Job summary
An
opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Systems Development Manager to join the NHS
North East and Yorkshire Leadership Academy Team. The post-holder will be
responsible for corporate activities including business management and
planning, performance, communications and budget management plus co-ordinate
system leadership interventions
Main duties of the job
This role will provide business management support
contributing to the implementation of the North East and Yorkshire Leadership
Academy vision and successful achievement of annual business objectives and
service level agreement.
The post holder will have responsibility for assigned
aspects of business planning, performance, communication and business
management, and to lead in these areas, ensuring implementation and achievement
of national and local policies.
This role also offers the opportunity to make a
positive contribution to the work of the North East and Yorkshire Leadership
Academy, and successfully manage system leadership development interventions
independently, deciding how best to achieve agreed, stated outcomes across a
diverse portfolio of work
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role involves a diverse range
of responsbilities including:
- Day to day management of the
team's budget and procurement activities
- Line management and supervision
of operational staff
- Programme and project support to
the system leadership development workstream
- Support the development and monitoring of the
team's annual business plan
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role involves a diverse range
of responsbilities including:
- Day to day management of the
team's budget and procurement activities
- Line management and supervision
of operational staff
- Programme and project support to
the system leadership development workstream
- Support the development and monitoring of the
team's annual business plan
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Desirable
- Qualification in coaching / psychometric testing and feedback
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline
- Experience of managing a team.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Design, co-ordinate and implement leadership development interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Desirable
- Qualification in coaching / psychometric testing and feedback
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline
- Experience of managing a team.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Design, co-ordinate and implement leadership development interventions
Additional information
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
