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Forensics Operations Manager
The closing date is 28 April 2026
Secure Mental Health Care for Lancashire and South Cumbria is provided at Guild Lodge, Whittingham. The service has steadily expanded from its inception in 1999 and currently has a range of inpatient and community services including 164 beds.
Guild Lodge consists of 3 main service lines (15 wards), which include:
- Men’s service
- Women’s service
- Acquired Brain Injury Service
Caring for adults within Medium and Low Security, and Step Down environments.
Each of the services has their own model of care and provides bespoke training in addition to the comprehensive Trust Induction.
Main duties
The post will be specifically responsible for establishing effective systems and processes to support the operational management and delivery of services on a day to day basis across the forensic inpatient service. To provide assurances to the Service Manager that arrangements are in place to meet local, corporate and operational service requirements, to be achieved by effective working with the senior management, clinical staff and Admin clerical staff.
The post will support, develop and implement systems to enable improved performance and assurance in service delivery across the forensic inpatient service.
The post will contribute to the development, implement and monitor improved systems for management of key areas of work, including estate and environment factors, physical and procedural security standards in line with efficient governance structures.
Hospital site & staff benefits
Guild Lodge hospital site is situated in beautiful rural area, yet close to motorway links from all directions of travel. The hospital site offers:
- Free staff parking
Our staff receive:
- Preceptorship and support for those new to the services
- Access to salary sacrifice schemes for cars, electronics etc.
- Excellent support and Wellbeing services
- Superb external training and development opportunities
- Opportunities to develop leadership skills across differing care environments
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Graduate with relevant qualification e.g. operational management, business studies or other relevant experience
- Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
Knowledge
- Knowledge of administrative systems and operational requirement of NHS services
- Knowledge of key policy initiatives e.g. controls assurance and experience of implementation
- Knowledge of RPSYCH standards for forensic inpatient environments
Experience
- Previous experience at a senior level
- Has had experienced of managing staff
- Knowledge of employment law would be an advantage
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.
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
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