Deputy Associate Director of Operations

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to the success of one of the largest Trusts in East Anglia as a Deputy Associate Director of Operations in our Surgery, Gastroenterology and Anaesthetics Division.

This is a key senior leadership role within the Division. As part of our innovative clinical and operational structure you will work closely with divisional colleagues, Clinical Leads and Speciality Matrons to ensure safe, efficient and high quality care is delivered to all our patients.

You will also be responsible for leading your current Clinical Delivery Group in the form of the General Manager position on a day to day basis and supporting the implementation of forthcoming initiatives. In this role you will develop the service within a business focused environment which delivers best practice whilst maintaining financial performance.

You will have healthcare or NHS experience and possess a strong track record of operational delivery, strong financial management knowledge and skills, coupled with effective leadership skills. You will also have the ability to develop strong, productive and collaborative relationships both internally and with key stakeholders.

If you have an interest in developing your operational leadership skills as well as facilitating and driving service development and innovation then we are very interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Deputise for the Associate Director of Operations and lead on key divisional projects across the Division. To also be the accountable lead for the Clinical Delivery Group.
Be responsible for policies and service improvement and make recommendations to the Operations management team where policy changes are required.
Ensure the key performance indicators for the service are met through effective operational planning of the service and allocation of resources.
Liaising with external agencies as appropriate, including being the first point of contact for the portfolio.
Responsible for budget and physical resources such as estates and equipment within the portfolio.
Attending Divisional Board meetings and being an active member of the senior management team.
Assess the revenue consequences of new equipment and new developments in the CDG and of new consultant appointments.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

17 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR792-24

Job locations

Colchester and Ipswich Hospital

Colchester and Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day and strategic management of the Clinical Speciality portfolio.
Support the delivery / transformation of all Services
Responsible for the quality of service delivery and meeting key performance indicators.
Liaising with external agencies as appropriate, including being the first point of contact for the portfolio.
Responsible for budget and physical resources such as estates and equipment within the portfolio.
Attending Divisional management team meetings, Divisional Board meetings, CDG Board / Governance meetings and being an active member of the senior management team.
Deputise for the Associate Director of Operations where necessary

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day and strategic management of the Clinical Speciality portfolio.
Support the delivery / transformation of all Services
Responsible for the quality of service delivery and meeting key performance indicators.
Liaising with external agencies as appropriate, including being the first point of contact for the portfolio.
Responsible for budget and physical resources such as estates and equipment within the portfolio.
Attending Divisional management team meetings, Divisional Board meetings, CDG Board / Governance meetings and being an active member of the senior management team.
Deputise for the Associate Director of Operations where necessary

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post graduate Management Qualification or equivalent

Desirable

Relevant leadership courses
Financial training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of managing people, and multiple teams
Extensive experience of managing large and complex teams
Demonstrable experience in managing large scale organisational change effectively
Extensive experience of managing budgets across services
Demonstrable experience of managing clinical governance issues

Desirable

Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS and Private Sector

Skills and apititudes

Essential

Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
Proven influencing and negotiating skills at all levels
Highly developed interpretation and analytical skills
Demonstrable ability to lead a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post graduate Management Qualification or equivalent

Desirable

Relevant leadership courses
Financial training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of managing people, and multiple teams
Extensive experience of managing large and complex teams
Demonstrable experience in managing large scale organisational change effectively
Extensive experience of managing budgets across services
Demonstrable experience of managing clinical governance issues

Desirable

Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS and Private Sector

Skills and apititudes

Essential

Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
Proven influencing and negotiating skills at all levels
Highly developed interpretation and analytical skills
Demonstrable ability to lead a team.

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).

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