Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Divisional Director of Operations for our Medicine Division. Reporting to the Chief of Service and accountable to the Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional Director of Operations will be responsible for the operational management of our Medicine division ensuring medical and ambulatory pathways meet national standards and that we improve patient flow from arrival to discharge in our Emergency Department. In addition, they will play a key role in ensuring the Trust delivers on the full range of performance and finance targets and will lead the delivery of agreed performance indicators in relation to clinical outcomes and operational efficiency.
As a direct report, this post will deputise for the Chief of Service and the Chief Operating Officer, providing direction and leadership to operational teams across our four operational divisions. This includes daily flow management to trust wide industrial action response and winter planning across the trust. There will be a strong emphasis on the need to embed staff appraisal and development of a culture of performance management and delivery, as a foundation for achieving our organisational objectives.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to speak with motivated, compassionate, and resilient leaders with extensive leadership experience in an acute healthcare provider setting. You will have an excellent track record of delivery at a senior operational level plus evidence of success in strategic level projects or work streams. You will be confident and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels and be expected to establish and maintain relationships which enable the Trust to operate effectively with clinicians, managers and partners focused on improving outcomes and services to patients.
About us
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. SASH is a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of over 4,000 providing emergency and non-emergency service to a growing population of around 535,000 across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.
Our vision is to pursue perfection in the delivery of safe, high-quality healthcare that puts the people in our community first and we are proud champions of our core values: Dignity and Respect; One Team; Compassion; Safety and Quality.
Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC, we were named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year in the annual Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards for our clear ambition, vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further Information regarding the role please read the attached job Description and Person Specification.Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.
In return, you can be part of an upward journey. We are welcoming applicants who are passionate about improving the patient experience and who are wanting to progress their careers to board level at one of the UKs leading Trusts.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We especially welcome applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.
To apply for this role please submit a CV and covering letter to our recruitment partners at Hunter Healthcare via apply@hunter-healthcare.com
For further information, please contact our search partners at Hunter Healthcare via Finn McNulty, Head of Executive Search, on 07966 006091 or fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further Information regarding the role please read the attached job Description and Person Specification.Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.
In return, you can be part of an upward journey. We are welcoming applicants who are passionate about improving the patient experience and who are wanting to progress their careers to board level at one of the UKs leading Trusts.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We especially welcome applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.
To apply for this role please submit a CV and covering letter to our recruitment partners at Hunter Healthcare via apply@hunter-healthcare.com
For further information, please contact our search partners at Hunter Healthcare via Finn McNulty, Head of Executive Search, on 07966 006091 or fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
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).
