About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring person to join our management team supporting the day to day operational function of the Medicine & Emergency Care Team. This post will include full line management responsibility for operational areas across a range of staff groups/disciplines and specialities. In addition to this the post holder will contribute to duty management of designated site(s) both in and out of hours.
Main duties of the job
To effectively support the management of the pay and non pay budgets of delegated areas. Full line management responsibility for operational areas across a range of staffgroups/disciplines and specialties. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
To ensure effective leadership, management, co-ordination and control of a defined area within the directorate at an operational level.
To provide leadership support in the development of clinical and support services.
To actively support the OSM/senior manager in and contribute to the development of Directorate strategy and objective setting.
To support the achievement of objectives within both the Trust and Directorate.
To support the OSM/senior manager in the delivery of services so as to meet the performance targets for the Trust.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
To provide project management support for key projects as well as the collation and analysis of data to support development of service.
To contribute to the on-call rota at weekends and on bank holidays.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential
Professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
Management qualification Masters degrees or equivalent level of post grad qualification
Experience Essential
Demonstrated experience of meeting performance targets Experience of managing a service or department and staff Knowledge and experience of effective change management strategies
Desirable
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other requirements Essential
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)