Job summary
Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT) is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system that will deliver the best possible results for the 1million+ patients who rely on our services every year.
We are seeking a Group Chief Delivery Officer committed to the achievement of our strategic goals to foster a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organisation. The Group Chief Delivery Officer is a pivotal role to our future success as we push to improve the care and services for the people of our Manchester, Trafford and beyond. Applicants will have established operational management skills coupled with exemplar leadership and substantial experience of working in complex NHS organisations or similar.
Main duties of the job
As the Group Chief Delivery Officer you will provide inspirational leadership, with strong values that match ours and role model an unwavering drive to improve the care and services for the people of our city and beyond. Using your highly established operational management skills coupled with exemplar leadership, you will lead the operational management of the Group, working closely with other Group Executive Directors, Hospital, Managed Clinical Services and Local Care Organisation Chief Executives. You will have corporate responsibility for the management of clinical operations across our 10 hospitals & managed clinical services and you will drive the estates masterplan for MFT.
You will promote a culture of innovation; horizon scanning for opportunities to develop and implement improvements, ensuring we're at the forefront of service excellence. You will lead the development of all emergency planning activities, ensuring robust major incident plans are in place and that clinical services are delivered against the Trust's strategic priorities and performance objectives.
If our Trust and this role is of interest to you and would like to learn more to see if this is the next and best move in your career, we encourage you to contact us for a conversation in confidence.
Closing date for applications - Sunday 19th November 2023
About us
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. For more information, and to request a copy of the Candidate Information Pack including details of how to apply, please copy and paste the following wording into your web browser www.odgers.com/90242.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. For more information, and to request a copy of the Candidate Information Pack including details of how to apply, please copy and paste the following wording into your web browser www.odgers.com/90242.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
Essential
- General education to degree level or equivalent work experience operating at Master level.
- Relevant Masters level qualification or equivalent proven work experience operating at Masters level.
- Track record of continuous personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Professional Clinical Registration.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Strategic Leadership)
Essential
- Recent Chief Executive / Director of Operations experience in a large and complex NHS Trust.
- Significant director experience in a large and complex NHS Trust.
- Track record in the successful management & leadership of an extensive team.
- A proven ability to deliver consistently to best practice standards.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Wider NHS & health context)
Essential
- A solid and evident understanding of NHS dynamics and the values of the UK public sector.
- Knowledge of current national and GM NHS / Care systems.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and staff.
- Innovation and creativity - ability to make decisions that encourages new ways of working and develop a culture of innovation with a willingness to take calculated risks.
- Politically astute.
- Resilient under pressure and calm in a crisis.
- Sets high standards for self and team and motivates and inspires others to achieve these.
- Committed to support and deliver a culture of continuous learning for both self and team.
- Initiative - sees opportunities and acts on them - proactive rather than reactive approach.
- Decision making - ability to make decisions based on an analysis of key financial, people or service concepts.
- A commitment to the ethical standards expected of public sector leaders in the UK including the fit and proper persons test.
- Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Effective Partnerships)
Essential
- A commitment to system and organisational excellence.
- A commitment to close working with health and social care partners in Manchester and GM.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
Essential
- General education to degree level or equivalent work experience operating at Master level.
- Relevant Masters level qualification or equivalent proven work experience operating at Masters level.
- Track record of continuous personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Professional Clinical Registration.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Strategic Leadership)
Essential
- Recent Chief Executive / Director of Operations experience in a large and complex NHS Trust.
- Significant director experience in a large and complex NHS Trust.
- Track record in the successful management & leadership of an extensive team.
- A proven ability to deliver consistently to best practice standards.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Wider NHS & health context)
Essential
- A solid and evident understanding of NHS dynamics and the values of the UK public sector.
- Knowledge of current national and GM NHS / Care systems.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and staff.
- Innovation and creativity - ability to make decisions that encourages new ways of working and develop a culture of innovation with a willingness to take calculated risks.
- Politically astute.
- Resilient under pressure and calm in a crisis.
- Sets high standards for self and team and motivates and inspires others to achieve these.
- Committed to support and deliver a culture of continuous learning for both self and team.
- Initiative - sees opportunities and acts on them - proactive rather than reactive approach.
- Decision making - ability to make decisions based on an analysis of key financial, people or service concepts.
- A commitment to the ethical standards expected of public sector leaders in the UK including the fit and proper persons test.
- Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience (Effective Partnerships)
Essential
- A commitment to system and organisational excellence.
- A commitment to close working with health and social care partners in Manchester and GM.
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).
