Job summary
The Royal Surrey is seeking to appoint a Head of Service for Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care to lead these services within the Trusts Surgical Division. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced operational manager that will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high-quality patient centred services. They will provide strategic planning, service development and driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of staff and patient satisfaction.
This is an exciting time to join the Surgical Division within the Royal Surrey: we provide a large range of surgical services to our local population, as well as delivering extensive regional cancer services. We have one of the largest multi-disciplinary surgical robotic programmes nationally in conjunction with a high quality critical care service.
Within the next year we will complete the building of the Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre at our Guildford site (the Royal Surrey Hospital), which will provide six new operating theatres and well as brand new recovery and admission areas. The role will be responsible for leading and engaging operational and clinical teams in the programme, operational mobilisation of the project and delivering patient pathways to ensure effective patient flow across the new Surgical Cancer and Innovation Centre and existing main theatre environment.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Service is responsible for operational management of Theatres and Anaesthetics & Critical Care Specialist Business Units within the Surgical Division. This post is accountable to the Associate Director of Operations for the Surgical Division, to ensure that the division delivers on Trust key performance objectives for elective and non-elective care.
This role is responsible for providing operational leadership to a large portfolio of services within the Division at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
This role carries responsibility for:
o Main Theatres, Day Surgery Unit, Surgical Short Stay Unit & the Elective Surgical Unit.o Anaestheticso Pre-operative Assessmento Critical Careo Pain Serviceso Sterile Services (Contract performance with external provider)o Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit (MATTU)
The post will provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure services continue to improve and develop. The role is responsible for the leadership, coordination and operational management of these services alongside the Matron, Clinical Director and Operational/Administrative lead for each specialty, to ensure implementation of strategic issues and performance targets are met within their services. The role also requires the post holder to monitor and manage performance to ensure that patient-centered services are of a consistently high standard.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
The Trust is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and many of our services are acknowledged internationally for the quality of their provision.
If you are expert in leading services effectively in order to see their patients as promptly, safely and efficiently as possible then we would be keen to hear from you.
The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and delivering Theatre performance across all specialties against national and local targets. The Head of Service (TACC) will work with service leads to improve performance and ensuring the performance framework is being adhered to across all services. This involves being fully conversant with the various trust information systems, and being able to extract and manipulate data that can be used to maintain accountability of performance.
Within the next year the Trust will complete the building of the Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre (CASIC) at our Guildford site (the Royal Surrey Hospital), which will provide six new operating theatres and well as brand new recovery and admission areas. This role is the operational lead of the programme, in conjunction with the programme team. The role will be responsible for leading and engaging operational and clinical teams in the CASIC programme, operational mobilisation of the project and delivering patient pathways to ensure effective patient flow across the New Surgical Cancer and Innovation Centre and existing main theatre environment.
The post holder they will deputise for the Associate Director of Operations for Surgery and provide cross cover to the Head of Service for Surgery as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
The Trust is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and many of our services are acknowledged internationally for the quality of their provision.
If you are expert in leading services effectively in order to see their patients as promptly, safely and efficiently as possible then we would be keen to hear from you.
The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and delivering Theatre performance across all specialties against national and local targets. The Head of Service (TACC) will work with service leads to improve performance and ensuring the performance framework is being adhered to across all services. This involves being fully conversant with the various trust information systems, and being able to extract and manipulate data that can be used to maintain accountability of performance.
Within the next year the Trust will complete the building of the Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre (CASIC) at our Guildford site (the Royal Surrey Hospital), which will provide six new operating theatres and well as brand new recovery and admission areas. This role is the operational lead of the programme, in conjunction with the programme team. The role will be responsible for leading and engaging operational and clinical teams in the CASIC programme, operational mobilisation of the project and delivering patient pathways to ensure effective patient flow across the New Surgical Cancer and Innovation Centre and existing main theatre environment.
The post holder they will deputise for the Associate Director of Operations for Surgery and provide cross cover to the Head of Service for Surgery as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in healthcare or management or demonstrable ability to work at Masters level
- Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Project Management qualification or equivalent training /experience
Knowledge
Essential
- A minimum of three years proven track record of significant successful operational management experience within an acute Trust in the NHS, or equivalent.
- Proven track record managing NHS teams and services at a senior level preferably within an Acute Trust (though not essential)
- Experience leading multi-professional teams with proven service developments plan network
- Experience leading senior teams and chairing major project teams with multi-professionals
- Proven track record of project management and implementation of successful service changes
- A strong financial aptitude and a demonstrable track record of managing budgets and developing business cases
- Able to manage & develop patient care pathways and to evaluate and improve performance
- Able to risk & healthcare governance
- Experience of effective partnership working across health systems
- Successful track record of effective business planning & development
- Experience of delivering capital programmes or coordinating the scheduling, phasing and delivery of projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in healthcare or management or demonstrable ability to work at Masters level
- Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Project Management qualification or equivalent training /experience
Knowledge
Essential
- A minimum of three years proven track record of significant successful operational management experience within an acute Trust in the NHS, or equivalent.
- Proven track record managing NHS teams and services at a senior level preferably within an Acute Trust (though not essential)
- Experience leading multi-professional teams with proven service developments plan network
- Experience leading senior teams and chairing major project teams with multi-professionals
- Proven track record of project management and implementation of successful service changes
- A strong financial aptitude and a demonstrable track record of managing budgets and developing business cases
- Able to manage & develop patient care pathways and to evaluate and improve performance
- Able to risk & healthcare governance
- Experience of effective partnership working across health systems
- Successful track record of effective business planning & development
- Experience of delivering capital programmes or coordinating the scheduling, phasing and delivery of projects
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).
