Operational Support Lead: Sponsorship Available

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Operational Support Lead to join the Locality Therapy and Nursing Services Pathway.

This role requires strong leadership and management skills to support both non-clinical and clinical workforces, ensuring the delivery of a caring, efficient, safe, and effective service.

As the Operational Support Lead, you will support the community nursing and therapy teams, based across Oxfordshire, to deliver a high quality and effective service.

This will involve leadership and management of non-clinical staff across the county, developing and embedding county wide processes. The role will involve operational support to clinical services such as supporting the delivery of KPIs, maintaining rosters and oversight of office environment and stock control.

In addition, the post holder will lead on county-wide initiatives including promoting patient engagement, service developments and QI projects which involves regular travel to trust sites across the county.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead and manage administrative teams, including recruitment, induction, performance management and staff development
  • Oversee workforce planning, rotas, attendance management, pay queries and operational processes to ensure efficient service delivery
  • Provide leadership across the Pathway, driving continuous improvement, change initiatives and high-quality administrative support
  • Build strong relationships with clinical, operational and external partners to support integrated patient care and service development
  • Support the effective running of clinical services, ensuring patient-focused systems, risk management and service optimisation
  • Monitor performance, budgets and key performance indicators, using data and reporting to inform decision-making and improve outcomes
  • Monitor national, regional and local developments impacting community services and actively participate in local networks
  • Ensure compliance with Trust policies, governance, quality standards, NHS data protection requirements, health and safety standards, employment legislation and Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Able to use Microsoft 365 package of tools
  • Able to manipulate data using IT systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Have management experience, ideally in more than one organisation Have experience of line managing people, including development, conducting appraisals, supervision and dealing with HR issues Have experience of change management Have experience of, or the capacity to, manage upwards and downwards

Contractual

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently between sites, sometimes transporting loads and on occasion travelling to regional meetings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 8 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.