Job summary
Thank you for thinking about joining Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). We are a little bit different and in transition. Over the next five years we will use that difference to really transform outcomes and tackle health inequalities. This is why your skills could be just what we need, and why this might be the moment for you to come on board. There is a real chance for you to help shape what we do and for you to achieve this with us.
We are looking for a Deputy Chief Operating Officer to join the senior leadership team.
You would join a team that is shaping up to support our recently launched, ambitious and radical five-year strategy. That strategy will put the communities that we serve at the very heart of the Trust as we aim to be become recognised as among the first NHS 'community powered organisations'. RDaSH benefits from outstanding research capability and strong partnerships.
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/publications/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-2028/
This is a fast-paced transition requiring someone who wants to make a difference. RDaSH benefits from outstanding research capability and strong service-user partnerships. We want to bridge those two assets and create a listening enterprise that experiments for the right results and where we can deliver services to be proud of.
In line with this new strategy, we have reorganised our clinical services and you will work closely with the five Care Group Director.
Main duties of the job
This role will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and regularly deputise.
This role is key in ensuring effective delivery across all RDaSH services, working closely with the Care Groups, Corporate Services, Executive colleagues and wider system partners. Making a difference matter most to us. We are looking for a colleague who is focused on improving care and nurtures the power in our communities.
We are looking for people with a proven track record of service and performance delivery and in managing and delivering major change across a range of clinical services.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you are someone who is passionate about patient care and the NHS values, and has:
- significant experience of managing and improving clinical service delivery
- strong and demonstrable skills in leadership and clinical engagement
- excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality written material
- sharp analytical skills and is data driven
- foster strong partnership relationships
- feels passionate about taking forward community powered services
- have the ability to lead strategically across services and system.
If you would like an informal discussion then contact Richard Chillery, Chief Operating Officer, via Jenny Hill (PA) jenny.hill11@nhs.net or 07967 779923
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We work in three places, North Lincolnshire, around Scunthorpe, which is a rural community south of the Humber. Rotherham, a place with real inequality but a remarkable regeneration over recent years; and the newly crowned city of Doncaster with its cohesive tradition of general practice and joint working. All in all, just short of 750,000 people look to us for their mental health and autism care - adults, kids, and older adults. About 250,000 rely on us for physical healthcare too and importantly we also provide learning disability services across the region.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will be responsible for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of high-quality community and inpatient services for children and adults with mental and physical healthcare needs, across three geographical localities. In addition, the post will have its own responsibilities for a specific portfolio.
- Maintaining operational delivery including patient flow
- Emergency planning and business continuity
- Operational Improvement and Transformation will lead on planned service
- Taking an operational lead to work with colleagues within performance and health informatics to improve access to, and use of data and information to bring about performance and service improvement.
Applicants will need to evidence the ability to engage and motivate people within and across organisations and to plan, lead and embed patient-centred programmes which deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in organisational effectiveness, efficiency and performance.
***Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification to view the full details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will be responsible for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of high-quality community and inpatient services for children and adults with mental and physical healthcare needs, across three geographical localities. In addition, the post will have its own responsibilities for a specific portfolio.
- Maintaining operational delivery including patient flow
- Emergency planning and business continuity
- Operational Improvement and Transformation will lead on planned service
- Taking an operational lead to work with colleagues within performance and health informatics to improve access to, and use of data and information to bring about performance and service improvement.
Applicants will need to evidence the ability to engage and motivate people within and across organisations and to plan, lead and embed patient-centred programmes which deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in organisational effectiveness, efficiency and performance.
***Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent level attained through experience. Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing operational services in a healthcare setting at a senior level, ensuring effective patient care and meeting objectives and performance management targets.
- Experience of leading on the development and implementation of strategy.
- Experience of operational implementation of key national policy and strategy
- A proven track record of managing large budgets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent level attained through experience. Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing operational services in a healthcare setting at a senior level, ensuring effective patient care and meeting objectives and performance management targets.
- Experience of leading on the development and implementation of strategy.
- Experience of operational implementation of key national policy and strategy
- A proven track record of managing large budgets
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
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).
