Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen fora Head of Elective Care at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is a key position within the Chief Operating Officer Leadership team to support the delivery of high quality, productive and efficient services that are innovative and responsive. This will include the operational leadership of specific improvement programmes.
Please note that interviews will be held on 28th August and 1st September 2025
Main duties of the job
The overriding purpose of the role is to support the provision of timely access to the highest quality patient care through professional operational and strategic leadership and management actions creating a culture of continuous improvement in accordance with NHS management standards.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership and operational management experience within an acute Trust, in clinical services that provide elective care
- Subject matter expertise in Elective Care, Cancer and Diagnostics, including related national rules / reporting requirements
- Proven track record in the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements in elective care
- Proven track record of leading the delivery of timely access to care to meet national access standards.
- Proven track record in elective care service improvement and / or transformation
Desirable
- Experience in demand and capacity modelling
- Experience in Consultant job planning, aligned to demand and capacity modelling, to meet service needs
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Experience equivalent to the attainment of degree qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post graduate leadership / management qualification
- Training and experience in using quality improvement and project management approaches.
- NHSE Demand and Capacity training
- NHSE Elective Care & Cancer Care essentials training
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential
- Excellent planning and prioritising skills, able to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings. The ability to express oneself clearly both orally and in writing.
- Ability to understand and effectively utilise a range of financial, operational and clinical data to deliver services, manage budgets, identify problems and deliver evidence based solutions.
Desirable
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills to be able to support / develop colleagues and build effective teams
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership and operational management experience within an acute Trust, in clinical services that provide elective care
- Subject matter expertise in Elective Care, Cancer and Diagnostics, including related national rules / reporting requirements
- Proven track record in the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements in elective care
- Proven track record of leading the delivery of timely access to care to meet national access standards.
- Proven track record in elective care service improvement and / or transformation
Desirable
- Experience in demand and capacity modelling
- Experience in Consultant job planning, aligned to demand and capacity modelling, to meet service needs
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Experience equivalent to the attainment of degree qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post graduate leadership / management qualification
- Training and experience in using quality improvement and project management approaches.
- NHSE Demand and Capacity training
- NHSE Elective Care & Cancer Care essentials training
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential
- Excellent planning and prioritising skills, able to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings. The ability to express oneself clearly both orally and in writing.
- Ability to understand and effectively utilise a range of financial, operational and clinical data to deliver services, manage budgets, identify problems and deliver evidence based solutions.
Desirable
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills to be able to support / develop colleagues and build effective teams
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).
