Band 7 Operational Manager - Anaesthetics

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Division 1 is looking to appoint a talented, dynamic and dedicated Operational Manager to our team within anaesthetics and Critical Care Workforce. We and our clinical teams have ambitious goals for the coming years both to recover and enhance our core service delivery, and to continue to grow both regionally and nationally.

The Operations Manager is responsible for promoting the vision and values of University Hospitals Birmingham, leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams and deliver our services.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for all aspects of operational performance within their allocated areas of the Division whilst maintaining quality standards and for ensuring the implementation and maintenance of good governance arrangements

Main duties of the job

The Operations Manager is responsible for delivering the Trust's Strategy, within their area of responsibility, incorporating the following;

*Ensuring the standardisation of services across all relevant sites to the best possible level, so that all of our patients experience equally high quality care;

*Lead on the planning, development and delivery of multi-site services to ensure that there is a common understanding of capacity and demand with clear operational plans to deliver the best in care in the most appropriate settings;

*To ensure that digital technologies underpin the way services are delivered at present and in the future and to drive all aspects of innovation and service improvement, across all settings;

*Planning and managing services to ensure the best possible use of resources. This will include income opportunities, reducing run-rate, delivering CIPs and delivering the recommendations from benchmarking tools such as HED, Model Hospital and GIRFT;

*Leading the development of a sustainable workforce that is fit for the future within their area of responsibility;

*Working with system partners to put in place clinical pathways that care for patients in the most appropriate settings, and reducing inappropriate or avoidable demand for acute services.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

26 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1071915DO

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Educated to degree level or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • *Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
  • *Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
  • *Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes
  • *Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care
  • * Clear understanding of the NHS agenda

Desirable

  • *Understanding and experience in managing Referral to treatment (RTT) pathways and the rules that apply to patients waiting times.
  • *Evidence of success in the management of a multidisciplinary environment
  • *Evidence of significant achievement and personal contribution to organization success

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Ability to make independent decisions
  • *Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding
  • *Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure
  • *Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
  • *Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • *Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
  • *A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals

Desirable

  • *Ability to work in a competitive market when appropriate.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Educated to degree level or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • *Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
  • *Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
  • *Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes
  • *Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care
  • * Clear understanding of the NHS agenda

Desirable

  • *Understanding and experience in managing Referral to treatment (RTT) pathways and the rules that apply to patients waiting times.
  • *Evidence of success in the management of a multidisciplinary environment
  • *Evidence of significant achievement and personal contribution to organization success

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Ability to make independent decisions
  • *Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding
  • *Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure
  • *Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
  • *Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • *Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
  • *A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals

Desirable

  • *Ability to work in a competitive market when appropriate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Leanne Newall

leanne.newall2@uhb.nhs.uk

077131420956

Date posted

26 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1071915DO

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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