Band 8d Associate Director of Operations

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Associate Director of Operations (ADO) for Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) 1B (Emergency Medicine, Acute & Short Stay Medicine, Healthcare for Older People, Stroke and Therapies) reports directly to the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Operations Director and is responsible and accountable for the delivery of all services within the CDG.

The ADO role is an integral member of the operational leadership team and provides leadership on operational and strategic matters within the CDG. The role is part of the CDG's triumvirate structure with the Medical Director and Director of Nursing, together ensuring that there are appropriate systems and processes to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care, to meet key performance standards, and to deliver on the Trust's strategy.

You will need to have extensive experience at a senior level in a complex environment, with sound acute operational experience.

Main duties of the job

The ADO has overall responsibility for the operational management of the CDG, ensuring the effective implementation of national and local strategies and the delivery of service objectives within available resources.

The ADO will lead on the operational delivery of all services within the CDG, ensuring the sustainable delivery of all key performance indicators.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to establish and manage effective working relationships will all grades and disciplines of staff within the Trust, and with external partners to provide leadership and direction, ensuring that the CDG delivers the Trust's strategy.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

09 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£83,571 to £96,376 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-ADO1B

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please Note:: For more information about this exciting opportunity please see attached detailed Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please Note:: For more information about this exciting opportunity please see attached detailed Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Possession of a degree or equivalent
*Master's degree or equivalent
*Evidence of recent management and leadership development
*Relevant professional qualification

Experience

Essential

*Extensive senior management experience
*Demonstrable track record of operational achievement and service improvement
*Experience of leading service and/or transformational exchange
*Experience of the management of complex projects
*Experience of effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
*Experience of the management of large budgets

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Possession of a degree or equivalent
*Master's degree or equivalent
*Evidence of recent management and leadership development
*Relevant professional qualification

Experience

Essential

*Extensive senior management experience
*Demonstrable track record of operational achievement and service improvement
*Experience of leading service and/or transformational exchange
*Experience of the management of complex projects
*Experience of effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
*Experience of the management of large budgets

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).

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