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Operational Lead

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Hereford, HR1 2PLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

6 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

Due to the expansion of our Wellbeing Emotional Support Teams in Schools (WEST), we are recruiting an Operational Lead for our new Hereford team. Our ...

Maintain accurate, up-to-date electronic records

Coordinate staff resources and support team planning

Take part in training and promote integrated ways of working

Lead or delegate mentorship and preceptorship

Review performance, quality, and finance data regularly

Chair and participate in key meetings

Set, monitor, and evaluate standards, escalating concerns as needed

Champion evidence-based practice and implement new developments

Provide professional advice, teaching, and support to school staff

Ensure high standards of governance, quality, and confidentiality

Lead on effective communication of clinical developments

Provide line management and caseload supervision

Act as a professional role model, maintaining high standards at all times

Take initiative and responsibility for the quality of your work and the service delivered

Lead, coordinate, and develop an effective and efficient service for children and young people

Provide daytoday leadership, support, and supervision to WEST staff, working closely with the Clinical Lead and Locality Services Manager

Support safe and effective triage of referrals and ensure coordinated care across the pathway

Deliver expert holistic assessments and evidencebased interventions for CYP and their carers

Lead the team in implementing integrated MDT care plans, ensuring highquality, patientfocused care

For full details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Practitioner with current registration (i.e. Health / Social Care / Education professional)
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio

Desirable: - Master's Qualification or working towards; - Non-medical prescriber (V300); - Leadership training/ qualification Practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of working within community settings
  • Experience of Leadership
  • Experience of working in a multi- disciplinary team
  • Experience implementing change in practice
  • Experience of active engagement in audit and governance activities

Desirable: - Experience of developing new services; - Relevant experience at band 7

Knowledge

Essential: - High level of knowledge underpinning roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an MHTiS

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

22 September 2026

Last checked

24 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

HAW
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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