Service Manager at British Red Cross

About The Role

Health and Care Service Manager 

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN, with travel around the Berkshire area

Hours: 21 per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Until 31st March 2026

Salary: £28,507 per annum based on 35 hours per week pro-rata

Travel: Full UK Driving Licence Required and Access to a Vehicle (Business mileage reimbursed)

Do you have great leadership skills and can get the best out of people? Would you love to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people? 

For over 75 years, the British Red Cross has supported the NHS and provided a lifeline for vulnerable individuals and supported people in crisis following an emergency. If you are organised and motivated then this is a fantastic opportunity to join our Health and Care team as a Service Manager. You will manage health and care services, ensuring all appropriate standards and requirements are met and service contracts maintained.

What does a day in the life of a Service Manager involve?

• Ensuring services are developed and implemented within the framework of national guidelines and to national expectations but flexed to meet local needs.
• Ensuring the area is working within Corporate Plan; service standards are achieved and maintained.
• Supporting developments and contracts.
• Quality and performance management.
• Line management of staff.

What does it take to be a successful Service Manager?

• Management experience and excellent organisational skills with an ability for prioritising your own & other people’s workload against competing deadlines?
• Right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
• Experience of working in a health or social care setting or voluntary organisation and delivering high quality services to people in need.
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft 365; Outlook, word processing, presentation and spread sheet packages.
• Ability to prepare, manage and monitor budgets.