Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and experienced leader who can bring energy and focus to the Associate Director of Elective Recovery role. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and delivery of NUH's elective recovery programme alongside leading the Surgery & Cancer Division, as part of the Divisional Triumvirate, ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services.
Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time to join the NUH and the surgical division:
NUH has been designated the Barts ambulatory surgical hub for general surgery and gynaecology, alongside the Barts HVLC hub for orthopaedics;
NUH has recently opened a new and expanded critical care;
NUH is looking to secure funding to refurbish two mothballed theatres on the Main Site - expanding the ambulatory elective centre on the main site to four theatres, and fully utilising the newly opened day-case unit; and
NUH is at the heart of a Barts Health surgical strategy implementation - looking to build a centre of excellence in ambulatory surgery at NUH.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director of Elective Recovery (ADoER) is responsible for the development and delivery of NUHs elective recovery programme alongside ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services within the Division that are clinically sound, delivered cost effectively and meet the Trusts priorities and performance targets.
The ADoER will provide strategic leadership at divisional level, ensure that there are appropriate systems and processes within the Division to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care and drive forward the service improvement agenda to achieve efficiency gains and improve the operational effectiveness of the Division
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director of Elective Recovery (ADoER) is responsible for the development and delivery of NUHs elective recovery programme alongside ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services within the Division that are clinically sound, delivered cost effectively and meet the Trusts priorities and performance targets.
The ADoER will provide strategic leadership at divisional level, ensure that there are appropriate systems and processes within the Division to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care and drive forward the service improvement agenda to achieve efficiency gains and improve the operational effectiveness of the Division
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent level Management qualification
- Further evidence of management/leadership training and continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior level in an acute Trust environment, including a sound understanding of the performance and governance requirements of the NHS for acute Trusts
- Significant experience of financial management and rigorous financial management and control to meet agreed targets
- Experience of establishing and applying performance management systems in areas like contract monitoring, staff management and departmental performance indicators
- Experience of service improvement
- Strong performance management experience
- Evidence of strategic leadership of service delivery in a complex organisational environment
Desirable
- Experience and training in handling media
Knowledge
Essential
- Track record of achievement as a leader which demonstrates significant successes through innovation and a strong but sensitive style, which contributes directly to the patient experience and continuous improvement
- Demonstrate well developed negotiation skills coupled with the ability to tackle poor performance effectively
- Experience of instigating and leading complex change to achieve continuous improvement
- Evidenced experience of building and sustaining effective and productive working relationships with a range of people at local and regional level including statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations
- Evidence of a collaborative management style coupled with improving quality of service provision at a strategic level
- Keeps abreast with national developments in health and social care through active involvement in local and national networks
Skills
Essential
- High degree of political sensitivity and experience of dealing with a range of issues in a complex stakeholder environment
- Sound analytical, negotiation and numerical skills
- Ability to develop and influence a high performing, collaborative team, whilst allowing flexibility for members to develop against their own personal targets
- Ability to establish rapport/credibility with Trust staff including clinicians, managers, staff, staff representatives and professionals from outside the Trust
- Establish strong, supportive working relationships with the senior team and nonexecutive directors
- Strong commercial and business acumen and judgment, understanding the need for efficient services and the impact of operational efficiencies on financial performance, the patient experience and staff motivation and morale
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with the chair and non-executive directors and provide support to the senior team individually when they are tackling challenging issues
- Ability to assess situations and take calculated risks based on learning and experience, to achieve longer- term service improvements
Other
Essential
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent level Management qualification
- Further evidence of management/leadership training and continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior level in an acute Trust environment, including a sound understanding of the performance and governance requirements of the NHS for acute Trusts
- Significant experience of financial management and rigorous financial management and control to meet agreed targets
- Experience of establishing and applying performance management systems in areas like contract monitoring, staff management and departmental performance indicators
- Experience of service improvement
- Strong performance management experience
- Evidence of strategic leadership of service delivery in a complex organisational environment
Desirable
- Experience and training in handling media
Knowledge
Essential
- Track record of achievement as a leader which demonstrates significant successes through innovation and a strong but sensitive style, which contributes directly to the patient experience and continuous improvement
- Demonstrate well developed negotiation skills coupled with the ability to tackle poor performance effectively
- Experience of instigating and leading complex change to achieve continuous improvement
- Evidenced experience of building and sustaining effective and productive working relationships with a range of people at local and regional level including statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations
- Evidence of a collaborative management style coupled with improving quality of service provision at a strategic level
- Keeps abreast with national developments in health and social care through active involvement in local and national networks
Skills
Essential
- High degree of political sensitivity and experience of dealing with a range of issues in a complex stakeholder environment
- Sound analytical, negotiation and numerical skills
- Ability to develop and influence a high performing, collaborative team, whilst allowing flexibility for members to develop against their own personal targets
- Ability to establish rapport/credibility with Trust staff including clinicians, managers, staff, staff representatives and professionals from outside the Trust
- Establish strong, supportive working relationships with the senior team and nonexecutive directors
- Strong commercial and business acumen and judgment, understanding the need for efficient services and the impact of operational efficiencies on financial performance, the patient experience and staff motivation and morale
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with the chair and non-executive directors and provide support to the senior team individually when they are tackling challenging issues
- Ability to assess situations and take calculated risks based on learning and experience, to achieve longer- term service improvements
Other
Essential
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
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
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).
