Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-872AS-24
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Operational Business Manager - General and Breast Surgery
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
The Deputy Operational Business Manager is a full time position reporting to the Operational Business Manager. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of a range of clinical services. The Deputy Operational Business Manager is responsible for the delivery of national and local access and quality standards, service development, complaint management and delivery of Income and Cost Improvement Programmes.
The post holder will be expected to exercise initiative, prioritise conflicting work demands and communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, as well as internal and external departments, to deliver the highest quality of care for our patients.
The post holder will lead on delivery of national and local standards and will lead on projects to improve service delivery and patient experience. They will be required to lead on key areas of performance and activity including data management, coding and financial monitoring. The post holder will need to problem solve as appropriate, and develop and implement sustainable solutions in conjunction with clinical and administrative colleagues.
Main duties of the job
- Operational and Performance Management
- Service development
- Risk and quality management
- Financial and resource management
- Workforce management
Working for our organisation
We are committed to recruiting staff who demonstrate the core values and behaviours of the Trust and who are committed to the delivery of high quality services for patients, their families and our staff.
Our Values
Vision
We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable.
We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities.
Openness
We communicate clearly to our patients, families and our staff with transparency and honesty.
We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and Improvements.
Integrity
We demonstrate fairness, respect and empathy in our interactions with people.
We take responsibility for our actions, speaking out and learning from our mistakes.
Compassion
We take a person-centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families and our staff.
We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone.
Excellence
We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes.
We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Educational & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent.
- Certificate in Management Studies or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
General Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing and leading healthcare services within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of working within complex organisations.
- Experience of managing change and developing practice.
- Evidence of partnership working across organisational boundaries.
- Problem solving.
- Experience of staff management
- Proven track record of achieving healthcare targets
- Proven track record of partnership working to develop services
- Proven track record of delivering challenging objectives to a deadline
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing budgets and advising budget holders of smaller delegated budgets
- Experience of risk management.
- Experience in developing business cases and leading projects through to completion and evaluation.
- Experience of working in an acute environment.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
- Interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to deal with conflict management and stressful/hostile situations.
- Innovative and creative in producing future service developments.
- Ability to manage HR issues.
- Leadership skills – able to cope with a diverse teams located on multiple sites.
- Excellent time management and strong planning/ organisational skills
- Computer literacy.
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and judgement in identifying key issues
- Effective decision making
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills
Desirable criteria
- Skills in negotiation
- Knowledge of the political environment within which the NHS operates
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge across a wide range of health related issues.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of modernisation and change techniques
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current issues relating to the departments.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management.
- Impact – uses a variety of methods to gain support for ideas, strategies and values.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead and manage a team in the delivery of patient care across multiple sites
- Assertive, confident and able to work on own initiative
- Self-motivated – possesses high internal work standards, sets stretching yet attainable goals; desires to do things better and to measure progress against targets.
- The ability to communicate effectively in English
- Motivation – driven by a genuine desire and concern for the quality and appropriateness of patient services.
- Ability to function under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Commitment to ongoing learning and personal development.
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
- Claire Loughman
- Job title
- Operational Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390925
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