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Bromley Healthcare
 
				About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
 
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
Source = www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk
Contact
- Address
- Central Court
- 1 Knoll Rise
- Orpington
- Kent
- BR6 0JA
- Contact Number
- 020 8315 8880
Hospital at Home Service Manager
Accepting applications until: 13-Nov-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 13-Nov-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Central Court
- Town
- Orpington
- Postcode
- BR6 0JA
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Hospital @ Home
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Hospital at Home Service Manager
8A - £61,631 - £68,623 Inclusive of HCAS
The Hospital at Home Service Manager will be responsible for the operational management and service improvement of the Hospital at Home Service, overseeing day-to-day delivery of the service and providing caring, inclusive and compassionate leadership as part of a Divisional Leadership Team.
The postholder will work strategically with colleagues across Bromley Healthcare, One Bromley Collaboration and Virtual Ward technology providers to ensure the effective provision of high quality, safe services against agreed outcome measures, service level agreements, activity and financial targets.
The Hospital at Home Service Manager will oversee the allocation of resources across the service(s) and have line management responsibility, alongside overall responsibility for building and strengthening a wide, multi-disciplinary team, delivering evidence based acute level interventions in patients’ own homes.
Please note there will be a requirement to travel between and work across Bromley Healthcare & Partner sites.
Interviews expected to be held week commencing 24th November 2025
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The Hospital at Home Service Manager will lead on the development of the service(s), ensuring an ongoing positive contribution to the performance of the Division overall. The postholder will also collaborate with partners and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement locally and promote shared learning across the system.
The postholder will have budgetary responsibility for the service(s) and will act as a point of escalation to ensure smooth delivery of service(s) as well as addressing any non-clinical issues impacting on service delivery e.g. Estates/IT.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of duties and responsibilies of this role.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification, ensuring you meet the required criteria to be considered for this role.
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
- Remote working
- Compressed hours
- Part-time
- Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
Important Reminders:
- Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
- When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
- All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
- The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
- Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to PGDip level in relevant field e.g. healthcare management or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience, study and training
- Management and Leadership qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience, study and training
Desirable criteria
- Project Management qualification or training e.g. Prince 2
- Clinical or medical background or qualification
Professional Registration
Desirable criteria
- NMC Registration or HCPC Registration if qualified Clinician
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven line management experience, including recruitment, appraisal and absence management
- Experience of effective resource management, both human/physical and financial
- Experience of coordinating projects in a healthcare environment, with a sound understanding of project management principles and processes
- Recent demonstrable success in influencing and contributing to successful service redesign/ improvement
- Experience of financial and substantial change management
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Sound understanding of clinical governance, risk management and audit in a healthcare setting
- Experience of presenting data and reports to large and/or senior audiences
- Good understanding of the principles of evidence-based practice
Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven Leadership and Management skills with the ability to work within, and provide leadership of, a multiprofessional team
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting demands
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term, adjusting plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Good analytical skills with the ability to: • analyse complex issues, offering insight and judgement • assess options and take action or make recommendations as appropriate • draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and re-present in a clear concise manner • understand and convey complex financial issues, including budget monitering
- Demonstrates sound judgement and decision making, with a good understanding of delegation/escalation, accountability and scope of responsibility
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to: • communicate sensitive, complex and sometimes contentious themes • influence and motivate others • manage barriers to acceptance • adjust communication style to audience
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Information Technology and Information Governance
Essential criteria
- Strong IT skills, including use of MS Office e.g. Word, Excel
- Ability to interrogate information systems and present results in accessible formats for a variety of audiences
- Familiar with electronic patient care systems e.g. EMIS
- Familiar with use of e-rostering systems
- Familiar with use of risk management systems e.g. RADAR
- Be aware of and adhere to Information Governance responsibilities relevant to your role
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Redpath
- Job title
- Head of Bromley Adult Hospital at Home
- Email address
- [email protected]
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