Job summary
Job Title -Deputy Operations Manager
Hours per week-37.50
Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent
Salary: £43,742 to £50,056 per annum
Closing date: 15th May 2024
Interview date: 30th May 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Operations Manager to join the Women and Childrens Directorate at George Eliot Hospital. The successful candidate will be required to lead, manage and support the development of our services, ensuring continuous improvement to provide operational management of all aspects of the service, including financial, workforce and day to day operational performance.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertiseand enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'
Main duties of the job
Support the Women and Childrens Directorate leadership team in the development and provision of a comprehensive, high quality, patient centred care service within the resources available. The post has key functions: responsibility for the improvement and delivery of targets. Responsible in delivering performance against financial and activity targets; leading the development and delivery of service strategy; organisational development and the management of risk within the directorate.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensuring clear communication providing and receiving complex sensitive information.
- Uses specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures to implement robust policies for own work area and proposes changes as applicable, to deliver business objectives and agreed targets.
- Collaborating with the operations manager, matrons and clinical director to ensure sound operational management of all areas with robust systems that are continuously improved.
- Lead the delivery of operational performance of specialities within the directorate to achieve delivery of national and local targets, the development and delivery of improvement plans and reengineering of roles/models of care.
- In liaison with the General Manager and the directorate Financial Business Partner agree and deliver against financial and activity profiles for relevant specialities, identify risks and implement and review risk reduction strategies.
- Lead Implementation and review robust systems and processes so that speciality budgets are effectively managed and financial balance is achieved, within Trust budgetary rules, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions
- Responsible for the improvement and delivery of targets by ensuring effective and efficient operation of the specialities within the Women and Childrens directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensuring clear communication providing and receiving complex sensitive information.
- Uses specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures to implement robust policies for own work area and proposes changes as applicable, to deliver business objectives and agreed targets.
- Collaborating with the operations manager, matrons and clinical director to ensure sound operational management of all areas with robust systems that are continuously improved.
- Lead the delivery of operational performance of specialities within the directorate to achieve delivery of national and local targets, the development and delivery of improvement plans and reengineering of roles/models of care.
- In liaison with the General Manager and the directorate Financial Business Partner agree and deliver against financial and activity profiles for relevant specialities, identify risks and implement and review risk reduction strategies.
- Lead Implementation and review robust systems and processes so that speciality budgets are effectively managed and financial balance is achieved, within Trust budgetary rules, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions
- Responsible for the improvement and delivery of targets by ensuring effective and efficient operation of the specialities within the Women and Childrens directorate.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of service delivery within a healthcare setting
- Information analysis, business planning in a multi-disciplinary Setting
- Experience of dealing with staff management issues
- Sound leadership abilities
Desirable
- Experience of Project management
- Track record in managing and delivering change programs
- Awareness of current NHS issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through substantial NHS experience in a management setting
- Specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Ability to negotiate, influence and persuade staff at all levels
- Analytical and problem solving ability
Desirable
- Excellent understanding and ability to use IT
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Innovative and articulate
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good team worker
Trust EXCEL Values
Essential
- Effective open Communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge But Support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of service delivery within a healthcare setting
- Information analysis, business planning in a multi-disciplinary Setting
- Experience of dealing with staff management issues
- Sound leadership abilities
Desirable
- Experience of Project management
- Track record in managing and delivering change programs
- Awareness of current NHS issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through substantial NHS experience in a management setting
- Specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Ability to negotiate, influence and persuade staff at all levels
- Analytical and problem solving ability
Desirable
- Excellent understanding and ability to use IT
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Innovative and articulate
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good team worker
Trust EXCEL Values
Essential
- Effective open Communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge But Support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
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.
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
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).
