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Clinical Operations Manager

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds, LS14 6UH

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 September 2026

3 days left

Job description

An exciting opportunity has come for a 12month secondment to be a Clinical Operations Manager for the LYPFT element of OpCourage North. This involves ...

OpCourage/Veterans (average 3 days a week)You will be the clinical operations manager and have operational responsibility and oversight for the LYPFT element of Opcourage North covering core/routine team (South West Yorkshire region) and the enhanced/urgent team (covers the North of England). You will provide operational and wellbeing support to the CTMs within the service and be responsible for ensuring monthly quarterly and annual reports are completed for both the lead provider of the collaborative (CNTW) and LYPFT when required. A key responsibility is developing and maintaining a strong partnership with the lead provider of Opcourage north (CNTW) and other Trusts across the north, whilst ensuring strong links and identity of the service within LYPFT. You will also require assurance and oversight that high quality of clinical care is being maintained across the service.

Duty Managers (average 2 days a week)You will directly line manage and provide wellbeing support to the four oncall duty managers within LYPFT and operationally support the CTM oncall support.

Both services sit within the forensic/veteran service line and you will report into the Clinical services Manager (or equivalent). You will have oversight of budgets and KPIs and deputise when required for the Clinical Service Manager and contribute to the oncall CSM rota once established in the role. You will ensure strong governance structures are maintained within both services and link into the wider service line and clinical governance structures.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Clinical registration (OT/SW/RMN)

Skills

Essential

  • Partnership working, flexible leadership approaches, confident clinical/operational decision making.

Experience

Essential

  • 2yrs team management experience, service development

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding/passion for veteran population/culture, able to identify and maintain good quality care

Values Based

Desirable

  • 1.Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
  • 2.Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
  • 3.Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 August 2026

Last checked

25 August 2026

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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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