Band 8b

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.

• Over 5,000 full and part time staff, with 4,000 people registered on our bank
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 9,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
• Flexible working patterns offered across our services
• BAME, Disability, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Disability Confident Employer - Level 2

Do you have a passion for delivering excellent community health services to families, children and young people?

Can you lead services and staff to an outstanding level?

We are looking for a two General Managers: one for our Healthy Child Programme and one for Community Children's Nursing services, both covering West Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

Whilst not essential, having a background in a related clinical field or management experience of Healthy Child Programme/Children's Community nursing services would be a distinct advantage.

The Healthy Child Programme in West Sussex has been awarded Gold Unicef UK Baby Friendly status, and our School Nursing teams work in innovative ways to engage and work with young people.

Our Children's Community Nursing services portfolio includes Children's Nursing, Community Immunisation services and Looked After Children's Nursing services. The Children's Community Nursing service in West Sussex is award winning delivering innovative and responsive services to children and young people and their families, and the immunisation service delivers into schools across Brighon & Hove and East & West Sussex.

We encourage you to contact Emma Smith, Deputy Area Director, to find out more about these positions. We will consider applicants for both posts but please express in the application your preference.

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• General Manager Healthy Child Programme ( PDF , 609.3 KB )
• General Manager Healthy Child Programme ( PDF , 609.5 KB )
• About Us ( PDF , 743.4 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )