Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you looking to make a difference?

If so, our Band 7 PPE Team Leader role may just be the one for you...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the PPE team based at Haywards Heath - responsible for the day to day management of the team and delivering a high performing warehouse, storage & distribution service as part of a team brought together in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The post holder will work with Procurement, transport and service leads to ensure a continuous clinical supply of PPE to meet demand in service areas.

Part of a Trust wide PPE team to ensure effective co-ordination and planning of the future Trust arrangements for PPE.

Some lifting will be involved.

If you would like further information about this post, please contact Liz Chamberlain at Liz.Chamberlain@spft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will manage & deliver a high performing warehouse, storage distribution service, the current high demand for PPE and need to ensure emergency preparedness for future demand.
• The post holder is responsible for managing the analysis of Trust wide PPE / scrubs in addition to analysis of stock requirements and managing warehouse storage, supply and distribution within an agreed geographical location.
• Work with Procurement, transport, emergency planning, local Trusts and service leads to ensure, continuous clinical supply of PPE / medical devices / scrubs / uniforms to meet demand in service areas.
• Responsible for the day to day management and oversight of the team in addition to ensuring that the team are provided with regular supervision and an annual appraisal.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details regarding the role.

Working for our organisation

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

The roleholder will be working within a small team, leading the PPE Team based in Haywards Heath whilst being part of the wider Clinical Governance Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details regarding the role.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Person specification

Knowledge / Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience of providing support / supervision and motivation of staff.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Understanding of national PPE requirements and relevant Health & Safety legislation relating to the storage and management of PPE.

Skills
Essential criteria

• An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives.

Approach / Values
Essential criteria

• Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Clinical Governance Team and those of the Trust.
• Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.