Job summary
Employer heading
Associate Director of Operations - Medicine & Care of the Older Person
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
We are looking for an exceptional and inspirational leader to join our team as Associate Director of Operations in Medicine and Care of the Older Person.
The Ideal candidate will be an experienced operational leader with vision, energy, enthusiasm and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and collaborate with partners to deliver work that will have a significant impact.
Main duties of the job
Share with the Care Group Leadership Team responsibility and accountability for the provision of high quality care within the resources available. This includes quality, operational and financial responsibility for the services and the self-managed teams included in the structure.
Support the development of a framework to ensure a strong infrastructure of leadership and delivery within the Trust in a self-managed environment.
Our ADO with the other members of the leadership team has a responsibility for the development of a delivery and quality improvement strategy that ensures continuous improvement and innovation. The post holder also has responsibility for ensuring that the services within their remit respond to national and regional initiatives, new technological developments and for ensuring that research influences practice.
Our ADO will provide leadership across the Integrated Care Board (ICB) for health and social care and ensure community services cohesion. In addition, they will link with the other Associate Director of Operations (ADO) to ensure strategy performance and delivery are aligned across social care and community services garnering the benefit of working closely with local authorities
Lead on achievement of quality improvement projects across their services to improve experience of care, value for money as well as giving equal attention to experience of staff and improving wellbeing and ‘Joy in Work’
Working for our organisation
As an integrated care organisation we have a track record of delivering good performance across our community and are always learning and developing. You will be supported and actively mentored and embraced through our compassionate leadership approach and people plan
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full information about the role and person specification please click the link below to access our interactive applicant booklet, which includes all you need to know about us, our new role and how to apply.
TSDFT Candidate Brief - Associate Director of Operations - Medicine & Care of the Older Person
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s equivalent, or able to demonstrate competence to this level through experience
- A recognised management qualification, or able to demonstrate experience to this level
- Knowledge of the NHS, with up to date understanding of performance management regimes
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Coaching qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- NHS & Social Care, infrastructure and arrangements nationally regionally and locally
- Local Care Model
- Working knowledge and understanding of RTT and cancer pathways
- Understanding or previous experience of Urgent and Emergency Care
Desirable criteria
- Working in self-managing systems
- Legislative framework for delivery of health and social care
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lee Johns
- Job title
- Care Group Director - Urgent and Emergency Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 655080
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