Chair of Division – Imaging

Job summary

The Chair of Division - in conjunction with the Divisional Managing Director & Strategy Lead for Imaging as a triumvirate - will be accountable for the delivery of performance and cost improvement targets, service modernisation, development and clinical governance, within the Division.

They will have a key medical leadership role, with professional and managerial responsibility, via the Divisional Managing Director, for the Division's Clinical Directors (three in post). They will also deputise for the Medical Director as appropriate in conjunction with the Chair for Pathology. We are also committed to providing leadership development and individualised career support to the candidate.

Main duties of the job

The Chair of Division will also, in conjunction with colleagues from the Senior Divisional Leadership Team, be responsible for:-

• Assuring effective and reliable care through high standards of clinical service and governance
• Delivering quality and service improvement and eliminate avoidable harm
• Delivering high operational performance
• Ensuring effective financial management practice through improved efficiency and profitability.

The Chair of Division is a key member of the Care Organisations leadership team and will contribute to strategic thinking and decision-making processes, with an overriding requirement to act in the corporate interests of the Division and its patients and Service Users/Clients.

The Chair of Division will 'chair' meetings of the Division, working closely with the Divisional Managing Director and other members of the Management team.

The Chair of Division will work closely with the Care Organisation Medical Director in dealing with matters associated with the performance, competence, and behaviour of medical staff in accordance with the Trust's policy on 'Managing High Professional Standards'.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/