Job summary
Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service has 60 staff, it is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, managers, and admin. APOHS operates from 3 main sites and provides occupational health services to a wide range of external businesses/customers (in excess of 100 companies).
It has been an exciting and transformational time for the APOHS service. To continue this journey, we are looking for an experienced business transformational leader with the skills and experience to lead a very competent and enthusiastic multi disciplinary team who work across numerous sites.
The successful candidate will be a role model for the Trust values and leadership behaviours, delivering to the highest standards and promoting a positive inclusive and compassionate culture throughout the organisation, given this role will work alongside Organisational Development and Wellbeing and Psychology Service Leads.
Are you passionate about service transformation, delivering a high-quality services and improving the health of employees? Do you have excellent communication skills, experience of strategic project management and good business acumen? There has never been a more exciting time to join us and take forward the great work within Occupational Health.
Main duties of the job
- Overall responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the running of APOHS business, reporting to partnership board for assurance.
- Responsible and accountable for strategic and operational management of an efficient, high quality and value for money advisory OH service to NHS Partners and external organisations under contract.
- Direct strategic leadership to the BNSSG Healthier Together working with the SRO across 14 partner organisations reporting to ICS People Board.
- Improve, promote best practice in OH on basis of research, evidence and evaluation; seek income generation and commercialisation opportunities.
- Establish, implement overall strategy and direction for Programmes, design long-term business strategies, manage daily operations to guarantee efficiency, working with Programme Boards of partner Trust Boards and external business customers alongside senior Clinical Leads in developing and implementing them.
- Responsible and accountable to the APOHS Partnership board for the daily performance and delivery of programmes and functions in line with agreed quality standards, working closely with the Lead Clinicians
- Agree and manage complex budgets in excess of £3 million and associated finances through robust Annual Business Plans
- Ensure compliance with responsibilities imposed by OH guidance and legislation, maximise and promote the health of all employees, reducing risk of cases of occupational ill health developing, championing best practice in OH provision.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Interested? To have an informal conversation and to find out more contact Ginette Corr, Associate Director Occupational Health. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8th Novemberin Bristol, candidates will be required to deliver a presentation and the topic will be shared closer the time.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Interested? To have an informal conversation and to find out more contact Ginette Corr, Associate Director Occupational Health. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8th Novemberin Bristol, candidates will be required to deliver a presentation and the topic will be shared closer the time.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree level management/business qualification or equivalent
- Master's Degree or equivalent experience
- Post Graduate qualification or significant experience in a related business field
- Evidence of continuing personal development in relevant fields
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Strong record of successful transformational business management within a business orientated environment at a senior level
- Substantial experience of strategic leadership
- Experience of leading multiple programmes of work
- Experience of partnership working at a strategic level
- Demonstrable experience of dynamic leadership and development across a multi-professional team
- Experience of medium and long term business planning, target setting and performance management of individuals, teams and contracts
- Track record of successfully promoting, marketing, and securing products/services/contracts
- Experience of working with stakeholders from different organisations to develop annual business plans and produce long term strategies where funding commitments due to external contracts and short term national funding is uncertain and professionals may have different priorities
- A strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of successfully delivering major change programmes
- Experience of contributing to corporate plans and strategies and reporting on performance at strategic level
- Experience building relationships and commending the respect of clinical and non clinical professionals across multiple organisations
- Experience of working within Occupational Health or able to demonstrate transferrable skills
Desirable
- Track record of successfully winning tenders
- Evidence of successful financial management of complex budgets
- Significant Experience of contract negotiation and management in a commercially driven environment
- Experience of working in the NHS at a strategic level
- Experience of strategic leadership at ICS level
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands
- Ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and direct senior managers and staff at different levels and from different professional backgrounds and organisations
- Very Strong influencing, persuading, coaching, and negotiating skills
- Ability to review local, national strategies, policies and procedures and adopt and implement locally
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to build relations and influence at a senior level and with external stakeholders, with the ability to network credibly at all levels, across varying organisational sectors
- Ability to effectively manage conflict
- Quality focussed with an innovative, flexible approach and the ability to solve complex problems and identify sustainable improvements / solutions
- Advanced analytical and judgement skills which require management of complex facts and problems, interpreting complex data sets from different management information systems, providing options appraisals and recommendations based on comparisons against national data sets and national good practice examples
- Sound IT skills (Microsoft Office, Word), experience of manipulating HR databases and extracting and analysing data from a range of management information systems
- Ability to respond to urgent situations in a calm, empathetic and logical manager and manage stressful situations
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; demonstrating fluency, clarity and effectiveness including the production and presentation of papers to Executive level Boards
- Ability to present complex information to a wide audience including very senior colleagues in a compelling, clear and concise way
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to prioritise their own work and the work of other managers in the service
Aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstration of ability to take the lead in all aspects of the role and work independently using expert skills to make decisions on the agenda and supporting others to make positive development decisions in line with personal and business aspirations
- Able to build and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
- Personal commitment, energy and drive to deliver on the job description requirements
- Exceptional engagement, communication, interpersonal, influencing organisational skills
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of NHS environment
- Creative and innovative
- Agility, flexibility, change orientated, resilient
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree level management/business qualification or equivalent
- Master's Degree or equivalent experience
- Post Graduate qualification or significant experience in a related business field
- Evidence of continuing personal development in relevant fields
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Strong record of successful transformational business management within a business orientated environment at a senior level
- Substantial experience of strategic leadership
- Experience of leading multiple programmes of work
- Experience of partnership working at a strategic level
- Demonstrable experience of dynamic leadership and development across a multi-professional team
- Experience of medium and long term business planning, target setting and performance management of individuals, teams and contracts
- Track record of successfully promoting, marketing, and securing products/services/contracts
- Experience of working with stakeholders from different organisations to develop annual business plans and produce long term strategies where funding commitments due to external contracts and short term national funding is uncertain and professionals may have different priorities
- A strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of successfully delivering major change programmes
- Experience of contributing to corporate plans and strategies and reporting on performance at strategic level
- Experience building relationships and commending the respect of clinical and non clinical professionals across multiple organisations
- Experience of working within Occupational Health or able to demonstrate transferrable skills
Desirable
- Track record of successfully winning tenders
- Evidence of successful financial management of complex budgets
- Significant Experience of contract negotiation and management in a commercially driven environment
- Experience of working in the NHS at a strategic level
- Experience of strategic leadership at ICS level
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands
- Ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and direct senior managers and staff at different levels and from different professional backgrounds and organisations
- Very Strong influencing, persuading, coaching, and negotiating skills
- Ability to review local, national strategies, policies and procedures and adopt and implement locally
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to build relations and influence at a senior level and with external stakeholders, with the ability to network credibly at all levels, across varying organisational sectors
- Ability to effectively manage conflict
- Quality focussed with an innovative, flexible approach and the ability to solve complex problems and identify sustainable improvements / solutions
- Advanced analytical and judgement skills which require management of complex facts and problems, interpreting complex data sets from different management information systems, providing options appraisals and recommendations based on comparisons against national data sets and national good practice examples
- Sound IT skills (Microsoft Office, Word), experience of manipulating HR databases and extracting and analysing data from a range of management information systems
- Ability to respond to urgent situations in a calm, empathetic and logical manager and manage stressful situations
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; demonstrating fluency, clarity and effectiveness including the production and presentation of papers to Executive level Boards
- Ability to present complex information to a wide audience including very senior colleagues in a compelling, clear and concise way
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to prioritise their own work and the work of other managers in the service
Aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstration of ability to take the lead in all aspects of the role and work independently using expert skills to make decisions on the agenda and supporting others to make positive development decisions in line with personal and business aspirations
- Able to build and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
- Personal commitment, energy and drive to deliver on the job description requirements
- Exceptional engagement, communication, interpersonal, influencing organisational skills
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of NHS environment
- Creative and innovative
- Agility, flexibility, change orientated, resilient
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).
