Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR792-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester and Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Colchester and Ipswich
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Associate Director of Operations
NHS AfC: Band 8c
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to the success of one of the largest Trusts in East Anglia as a Deputy Associate Director of Operations in our Surgery, Gastroenterology and Anaesthetics Division.
This is a key senior leadership role within the Division. As part of our innovative clinical and operational structure you will work closely with divisional colleagues, Clinical Leads and Speciality Matrons to ensure safe, efficient and high quality care is delivered to all our patients.
You will also be responsible for leading your current Clinical Delivery Group in the form of the General Manager position on a day to day basis and supporting the implementation of forthcoming initiatives. In this role you will develop the service within a business focused environment which delivers best practice whilst maintaining financial performance.
You will have healthcare or NHS experience and possess a strong track record of operational delivery, strong financial management knowledge and skills, coupled with effective leadership skills. You will also have the ability to develop strong, productive and collaborative relationships both internally and with key stakeholders.
If you have an interest in developing your operational leadership skills as well as facilitating and driving service development and innovation then we are very interested in hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
- Deputise for the Associate Director of Operations and lead on key divisional projects across the Division. To also be the accountable lead for the Clinical Delivery Group.
- Be responsible for policies and service improvement and make recommendations to the Operations management team where policy changes are required.
- Ensure the key performance indicators for the service are met through effective operational planning of the service and allocation of resources.
- Liaising with external agencies as appropriate, including being the first point of contact for the portfolio.
- Responsible for budget and physical resources such as estates and equipment within the portfolio.
- Attending Divisional Board meetings and being an active member of the senior management team.
- Assess the revenue consequences of new equipment and new developments in the CDG and of new consultant appointments.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the day-to-day and strategic management of the Clinical Speciality portfolio.
- Support the delivery / transformation of all Services
- Responsible for the quality of service delivery and meeting key performance indicators.
- Liaising with external agencies as appropriate, including being the first point of contact for the portfolio.
- Responsible for budget and physical resources such as estates and equipment within the portfolio.
- Attending Divisional management team meetings, Divisional Board meetings, CDG Board / Governance meetings and being an active member of the senior management team.
- Deputise for the Associate Director of Operations where necessary
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post graduate Management Qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Relevant leadership courses
- Financial training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of managing people, and multiple teams
- Extensive experience of managing large and complex teams
- Demonstrable experience in managing large scale organisational change effectively
- Extensive experience of managing budgets across services
- Demonstrable experience of managing clinical governance issues
Desirable criteria
- Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS and Private Sector
Skills and apititudes
Essential criteria
- Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills at all levels
- Highly developed interpretation and analytical skills
- Demonstrable ability to lead a team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robert Power
- Job title
- Associate Director of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07507411688
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