Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Division at the Trust. This is a dual role as a senior Divisional Director (and a member of the Trust Executive Board) and a Consultant in an Urgent and Emergency Care specialty. It is a 10 PA job plan of which 4 PAs is for the DD responsibility, which also attracts a £16k responsibility allowance. The remaining PAs will depend upon the candidate's specialty of interest.
As a senior leader, you will help develop and support the implementation of the Trust's urgent and emergency care strategy, enabling good cross Divisional and system working and contributing to major strategic developments. You will shape our organisational culture by empowering our staff to work collaboratively to achieve excellence for our patients.
The Division manages the UEC, which includes five main services: the A&E department, the multi-specialty clinical assessment unit, the same day emergency care centre (SDEC), acute frailty and acute medicine. We also work closely with our partners to oversee the delivery of diverse services including the Urgent Treatment Centre and mental health provision.
We are looking for a practicing clinician who is a strategic and visionary thinker with highly developed communication and negotiation skills and able to demonstrate ability for large scale clinical service management and experience of acting at a senior level ideally in a complex hospital environment.
Main duties of the job
The Divisional Director has two key elements to their role, in addition to their clinical duties:
- Their leadership role in their Division and
- Their leadership role as a member of the Trust Executive Board
The Divisional Director will need to deliver results across the board. Within the Divisions, Divisional Directors will be expected to ensure:
- That national NHS requirements are satisfied and all quality and performance targets are delivered
- That the Trust's strategy and business plans are delivered
- That sound and effective clinical governance arrangements are in place to secure excellent patient experience, outcomes and high standards of safety
- Sound financial management and governance
- The creation of an inclusive and collaborative culture which enables and supports the highest standards of clinical quality and operational performance.
As a member of the corporate management team, Divisional Directors will be expected to
- Help shape the Trust's strategy and business plans
- Support the overall implementation of the Trust's strategy, enabling good cross Divisional working where necessary, and contributing to major strategic developments.
- Shape and support the culture of the organisation
- Represent the organisation effectively with key partners, building the reputation of the Trust in its local community and further afield.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical sessions will comprise around half of the Divisional Director's job plan. The detailed job plan will be developed following appointment, in liaison with the relevant clinical specialty lead and the Chief Operating Officer.
An example job pack for an Emergency Medicine Consultant is attached, but applications will be considered from candidates with an interest in other UEC specialties. If you are considering applying and have a different specialty interest e.g. Acute Medicine please contact us for more details.
The successful candidate will be supported to deliver their role by a Divisional Chief Nurse (DCN) and Associate Director of Operations (ADO), as well as specialty Clinical Leads.
For more information please visit the link at the side of this advert 'For more information please visit the link to Hunter Healthcare'or see the attached 'Divisional Director of EUC - Info Pack' which can also be found at the side of this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical sessions will comprise around half of the Divisional Director's job plan. The detailed job plan will be developed following appointment, in liaison with the relevant clinical specialty lead and the Chief Operating Officer.
An example job pack for an Emergency Medicine Consultant is attached, but applications will be considered from candidates with an interest in other UEC specialties. If you are considering applying and have a different specialty interest e.g. Acute Medicine please contact us for more details.
The successful candidate will be supported to deliver their role by a Divisional Chief Nurse (DCN) and Associate Director of Operations (ADO), as well as specialty Clinical Leads.
For more information please visit the link at the side of this advert 'For more information please visit the link to Hunter Healthcare'or see the attached 'Divisional Director of EUC - Info Pack' which can also be found at the side of this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued learning and CPD
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent in Leadership
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable capability and capacity for large scale clinical service management at a senior level in a complex hospital environment, including significant staff financial and change management
- Experience of delivering to deadlines and within resources and value for money/efficiency related changes
- Leading and achieving substantial improvement in challenged or failing clinical services
- Developing and implanting new services from idea to inception
- Experience of leading successful MDT teams through periods of change, including service reduction and closure
Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the NHS, politically astute and able to identify key influencers to deliver the range of healthcare services
- Resilience and perseverance to ensure delivery and implementation of key goals
- In depth knowledge of governance practices and systems applicable to NHS Foundation Trusts, and the ability to operate within robust frameworks without hindering desirable freedoms and innovations
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills, able to assimilate, interpret and communicate complex information and data
- A strategic and visionary thinker with highly developed communication, problem solving and negotiation skills
- A strong understanding in theory and practice of quality improvement within healthcare
- Ability to drive up performance by developing capability and confidence in others, ensuring targets are achieved and maintained
- Ability to think and plan very strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Leadership qualities and ability to inspire others. Strong networker and relationship builder
- IT literate with the ability to interpret and manipulate statistical data and produce complex management information
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Always put patients first
- Customer service focus
- Highly self motivated
- Leadership skills and ability to motivate a team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Practical problem solving ability
- Persuasive and influencing skills
- Change management skills
- Able to grasp concepts and understand their wider significance
- Able to make judgements about highly complex and sometimes conflicting facts or situations
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Can act on own initiative
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- Evidence of a flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
- Clinical skills when undertaking clinical work
- Be committed to improving patient care
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to present to a diverse range of stakeholders confidently and quickly gain credibility
- High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued learning and CPD
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent in Leadership
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable capability and capacity for large scale clinical service management at a senior level in a complex hospital environment, including significant staff financial and change management
- Experience of delivering to deadlines and within resources and value for money/efficiency related changes
- Leading and achieving substantial improvement in challenged or failing clinical services
- Developing and implanting new services from idea to inception
- Experience of leading successful MDT teams through periods of change, including service reduction and closure
Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the NHS, politically astute and able to identify key influencers to deliver the range of healthcare services
- Resilience and perseverance to ensure delivery and implementation of key goals
- In depth knowledge of governance practices and systems applicable to NHS Foundation Trusts, and the ability to operate within robust frameworks without hindering desirable freedoms and innovations
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills, able to assimilate, interpret and communicate complex information and data
- A strategic and visionary thinker with highly developed communication, problem solving and negotiation skills
- A strong understanding in theory and practice of quality improvement within healthcare
- Ability to drive up performance by developing capability and confidence in others, ensuring targets are achieved and maintained
- Ability to think and plan very strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Leadership qualities and ability to inspire others. Strong networker and relationship builder
- IT literate with the ability to interpret and manipulate statistical data and produce complex management information
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Always put patients first
- Customer service focus
- Highly self motivated
- Leadership skills and ability to motivate a team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Practical problem solving ability
- Persuasive and influencing skills
- Change management skills
- Able to grasp concepts and understand their wider significance
- Able to make judgements about highly complex and sometimes conflicting facts or situations
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Can act on own initiative
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- Evidence of a flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
- Clinical skills when undertaking clinical work
- Be committed to improving patient care
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to present to a diverse range of stakeholders confidently and quickly gain credibility
- High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
