Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Business Improvement & Development Manager (Band 7)

The closing date is 15 June 2025

Job summary

The post holder will assist the Patient Service Manager (PSM) in addressing the Trust's strategic and operational agenda. The post holder will oversee day to day service management issues, liaising with departments and teams as required. The post holder will provide line management for key staff within the group, and will deputise for the PSM as required. They will support the delivery and development of improved performance across the organisation and promote quality improvement including leading on specific programmes of development which will be clearly defined.

Main duties of the job

Service Development

Staff Management

Modernising Services

Communication

Finance and Activity Management

Data Quality

Governance

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7261904

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Service Development

Staff Management

Modernising Services

Communication

Finance and Activity Management

Data Quality

Governance

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service Development

Staff Management

Modernising Services

Communication

Finance and Activity Management

Data Quality

Governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post graduate qualification in Leadership or Management (or equivalent level of experience/qualification)
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design, acquired through training and experience to Masters' level equivalent
  • Evidence of relevant continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Service improvement training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience within the Healthcare sector including project management, business planning, change management, multidisciplinary working, financial management, human resource management, performance management
  • Evidence of supporting programmes of change in a complex organisation through development of services or policy implementation
  • Evidence of having achieved challenging healthcare/business targets
  • Thorough understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
  • Knowledge of Planning and organising a broad range of complex activities; formulating, adjusting plans and strategies including implementing new ways of working, facilitate collaborative working, capacity planning
  • Proven evidence of developing team work
  • Evidence of financial management.
  • Evidence of delivering a high quality customer facing service.
  • Proven ability to analyse complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options
  • Experience of managing/maintaining an information system that stores, processes and/or updates data.

Desirable

  • Understand the principles and practical knowledge of risk assessment methods and techniques
  • Management experience in an operational role within the NHS
  • Evidence of negotiating skills
  • Experience of Management within a secondary care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ability to identify and implement best practice solutions and methods across a wide range of services
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post graduate qualification in Leadership or Management (or equivalent level of experience/qualification)
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design, acquired through training and experience to Masters' level equivalent
  • Evidence of relevant continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Service improvement training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience within the Healthcare sector including project management, business planning, change management, multidisciplinary working, financial management, human resource management, performance management
  • Evidence of supporting programmes of change in a complex organisation through development of services or policy implementation
  • Evidence of having achieved challenging healthcare/business targets
  • Thorough understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
  • Knowledge of Planning and organising a broad range of complex activities; formulating, adjusting plans and strategies including implementing new ways of working, facilitate collaborative working, capacity planning
  • Proven evidence of developing team work
  • Evidence of financial management.
  • Evidence of delivering a high quality customer facing service.
  • Proven ability to analyse complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options
  • Experience of managing/maintaining an information system that stores, processes and/or updates data.

Desirable

  • Understand the principles and practical knowledge of risk assessment methods and techniques
  • Management experience in an operational role within the NHS
  • Evidence of negotiating skills
  • Experience of Management within a secondary care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ability to identify and implement best practice solutions and methods across a wide range of services

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Patient Service Manager

Kayleigh Brothers

kayleigh.brothers1@nhs.net

01535652511

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7261904

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


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