Job summary
UHDB is seeking a talented and experienced Operations Manager to lead our Medicine Division. The Trust delivers services across a catchment covering south and east Staffordshire and the south of Derbyshire. It operates 1,200 beds at Royal Derby Hospital and 500 at Queen's Hospital in Burton upon Trent both offering 24/7 Emergency Care. Together with its community UTCs the Trust is within the top 10 for volume in the country with over 30,000 attendances each month. As accountable officer for the Division of Medicine you will have a passion for leading and transforming emergency care as well as the strategic leadership of planned care and cancer services in medical specialities. You will be responsible for a division with a turnover of around £250m and more than 100 consultants working with a talented AHP, nursing and admin and clerical workforce of around 3,500 colleagues across five business units:
- - Acute Medicine - Derby
- - Acute Medicine - Burton, including Community Urgent Treatment Centres at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital (SRP) in Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital (SJCH) in Lichfield
- - Specialist Medicine 1 - Dermatology, Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Stroke and Neurology
- - Specialist Medicine 2 - Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Endoscopy, Endocrinology Rheumatology and Clinical Measurement
- - Discharge, including Community Hospital Inpatient Services at SRP and SJCH
Main duties of the job
This role will suit those who are ready to take the next step on the career path to Chief Operating Officer. Leading one of our divisions offers the experience of operating services at a geographic scale and complexity rarely found outside of a Chief Operating Officer's brief. You will join a supportive team of four Divisional Directors and two Deputy Chief Operating Officers working with the COO. You will have the delegated accountability for your services and performance within the Division whilst being part of a wider senior team supporting Executive decision making and engaging with the Trust Board.
As an experienced leader you will bring the enthusiasm to drive forward this exciting and complex brief. You will also have the appreciation and skills for working in a triumvirate partnership with the Divisional Medical and Nursing Directors, to ensure our services are safe, effective and well-led.
Closing date of applications - 11 May 2025
Interview date - 21 May 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Masters level qualification in relevant subject area, or equivalent professional qualification/ experience.
- Highly-developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels within the organisation.
- Ability to oversee and interpret multiple priorities and performance targets (internal and external) of services and specialities.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful strategic business plans.
Desirable
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to inform strategic thinking to achieve organisational objectives.
- Ability to undertake strategic planning and make complex decisions.
- Experience of managing large complex budgets across multiple services/business units and the delivery of financial efficiency targets
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement methodologies and how to deploy these in both service development and delivery.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and of key changes in the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement methodologies and how to deploy these in both service development and delivery.
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to set long term strategic objectives and direction for the Division
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful strategic business plans.
Desirable
- Ability to forward plan to meet fluctuating priorities and demands on services
- Ability to translate strategic plans into workable operational plans.
Communication & relationship skills
Essential
- Highly-developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels within the organisation.
- Experience of negotiating at a senior level
Desirable
- Ability to communicate, both written and verbally in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Masters level qualification in relevant subject area, or equivalent professional qualification/ experience.
- Highly-developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels within the organisation.
- Ability to oversee and interpret multiple priorities and performance targets (internal and external) of services and specialities.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful strategic business plans.
Desirable
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to inform strategic thinking to achieve organisational objectives.
- Ability to undertake strategic planning and make complex decisions.
- Experience of managing large complex budgets across multiple services/business units and the delivery of financial efficiency targets
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement methodologies and how to deploy these in both service development and delivery.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and of key changes in the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement methodologies and how to deploy these in both service development and delivery.
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to set long term strategic objectives and direction for the Division
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful strategic business plans.
Desirable
- Ability to forward plan to meet fluctuating priorities and demands on services
- Ability to translate strategic plans into workable operational plans.
Communication & relationship skills
Essential
- Highly-developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels within the organisation.
- Experience of negotiating at a senior level
Desirable
- Ability to communicate, both written and verbally in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
