About this role
Job summary
Are you an excellent people manager with the ability to shape and influence service change? Do you have the proven ability to translate a challenging, fast moving and complex agendas into reality?
The Surgical Care Group is on an exciting journey of improvement and development to ensure that our services are focused on quality and safety. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic leader to join us and embrace the journey of continuous improvement and transformational change.
Reporting to the Associate Chief Operating Officer, you will directly manage the ENT/Audiology and OMFS Directorate. You will be responsible for ensuring operational safety, efficient and effectiveness of services, effective clinical governance and risk management, and budgetary/ workforce management.
Who should apply? You should be enthusiastic; experience senior leader looking to develop and expand your NHS managerial career. You must be able to demonstrate a strong performance focus and evidence sustained recovery and transformation services you have managed to date. You must be an experience manager who can lead a large team effectively ensuring performance and activity targets are achieved. You should be able to demonstrate how you have worked collaboratively and successfully with clinical teams. Finally, you should be passionate about improving care and up for a challenge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide operational leadership and management for the Directorate working in partnership with the Clinical Director and Matrons. The post holder will ensure that the Directorate and its services meet their quality, activity and financial targets. Working with the Clinical Directors, Matrons, Associate Chief Operating Officer, Associate Chief Medial Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer to assist in the planning, objective-setting and change management within both the Directorate and the Care Group as a whole.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email [email protected].
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description Job responsibilities
PERFORMANCE
To ensure that the operational performance of the Directorate is effectively managed to meet agreed objectives and targets. To work in close conjunction with the Associate Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Directors and Matrons to set and deliver the Directorate objectives, in line with Surgical Care Group and Corporate targets and strategies. To manage and deliver income and expenditure (I&E) balance on the budget devolved within the Directorate. To plan and monitor performance against all activity targets and other service objectives. To ensure that all national and locally agreed waiting times and bookings targets are understood within the Directorate and met. To work closely with Cancer Services Team to ensure the appropriate monitoring and delivery of cancer targets. Prepare and plan to meet inspection criteria for external reviews such as cancer peer review, external QA audits and CQC inspections as appropriate. Alongside the Directorate Management team, to take responsibility for the delivery of national performance indicators relating to the clinical service.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
To be accountable for the delivery of income and expenditure (I&E) balance for the Directorate. This will involve a close, professional working relationship with the Directorate Finance Manager and the establishment and maintenance of an effective performance management system within the Directorate. To develop business cases and present to the Care Group team. These will often involve complex financial / activity analysis using financial modelling. To participate in pricing and costing, working towards relating patient activity, by diagnostic condition to expenditure. To ensure compliance with Standing Financial Instructions (SFI).
BUSINESS / POLICY / PLANNING
To deliver the annual capacity and business planning process for the Directorate. Identify annual objectives, productivity and efficiency schemes, cost pressures, capital bids and workforce plan as part of this process, to agreed timescales. To support the Clinical Director, Matrons / Ward Managers, Departmental Managers and other key personnel within the Directorate to strategically review their services and identify areas for improvement and efficiency. To work closely with the finance and business teams to develop innovative methods of income generation (fully understanding the implications of patient choice), financial control, strategic planning and submission of bids for local and national funding. To draft business cases / briefing documents and papers, for submission by the Associate Chief Medial Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer to the relevant senior advisory and decision making committees To effectively manage the implementation of agreed outcomes from submitted papers / reports as detailed above. To ensure the review and update of policies / procedures and working practices across the specialities / departments within the Directorate to ensure standards of practice are maintained. To contribute to the update and rewriting of Trust wide policies. To ensure all Trust policies are adhered to within the Directorate. To undertake project work as directed by the. Associate Chief Operating Officer
TRANSFORMATION
To lead Directorate clinical teams in service redesign/ improvement and clinical strategy development. To lead and advise the Care Group Team on the development and implementation of strategies within the Directorate that respond to key national initiatives. To identify opportunities to work with partner organisations in the integrated care system and regional tertiary services which improve the way services are delivered to the local population.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
To motivate and take line management responsibility (direct and delegated) for all non-clinical staff within the Directorate, with direct line management of the Directorate admin team. To work with the Clinical Director and Matrons to provide leadership to all staff across the Directorate. To ensure appropriate implementation of Trust HR policies. To oversee the effective recruitment, induction, training and development of all non-clinical staff within departments across the Directorate, ensuring that each member of staff has a robust appraisal. To support the Clinical Director in the monitoring and management of medical staffing in the Directorate, including job planning, workforce planning, recruitment and ensuring robust rota management is in place. To ensure Junior Doctor compliance in relation to European Working Time Directive, working closely with Clinical Directors to achieve this. On behalf of the Associate Chief Operating Officer, review workforce plans with heads of department, corporate staff group leads and HR to ensure appropriate and effective workforce planning in short, medium and long term scenarios. To ensure effective communication channels with all team members are established, maintained and developed within the Directorate. To work closely with the Human Resources team in developing a partnership working framework with staff representatives within the Directorate. To manage compliance with HR key performance indicators including the development of action plans for improvement.
GOVERNANCE
To work alongside the Clinical Director and matrons to ensure the Directorate deliver all aspects of the Trust quality improvement strategy; maintaining the highest standards in quality, safety and patient experience for service users. To develop a strategy to enhance quality standards within the Directorate in line with the overall objectives of the Trust. Establish appropriate mechanisms to monitor achievement and take action in the event of underperformance. To work with the Care Group governance team and Directorate management team to ensure that appropriate processes are in place for the management, monitoring and escalation of governance concerns within the Directorate. These should be in line with Care Group, Trust and external processes. To ensure effective risk management and incident reporting within the Directorate. To be ensure effective complaints management within the Directorate, including adherence to timescales for completion. To support the clinical team in implementation of operational changes resulting from governance or quality concerns, tying resource requirements into financial and workforce planning and leading on implementation of change. To be involved with Directorate quality improvement initiatives, in line with the Trust single improvement methodology. To identify opportunities for change that will improve or assist the development of clinical practice and which lead to improvements in quality or efficiency within the Directorate.
CORPORATE & ON CALL DUTIES
To participate in the Trusts management on-call rota. To investigate / hear internal staff grievances / complaints from other Care Groups as required.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities Essential
Pragmatic diplomatic management of situations and processes Displays strong motivation and commitment to success Ownership of personal development Resilience to work with competing demands and maintain high quality work Able to travel between sites Able to take part in trust wide on call rota
Skills/ Knowledge Essential
Please provide an example of where you have demonstrated your ability to analyse issues and make judgements on a wide range of general management subjects e.g. Finance, HR, quality, environment and external issues Excellent communications skills including the ability to make effective formal presentations and informal approaches to a wide range of audiences, adapting the style and method of communication as appropriate. Able to form effective working relationships and partnerships across professional groups/ divisional boundaries and maintain personal credibility Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information Please provide an example of where you have demonstrated your ability to conduct negotiations with others in the organisation and externally Ability to quickly grasp new ideas/concepts Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver targets Ability to critically analyse and interpret complex management and patient information and data sets to support decision making and service improvements Please describe a situation where you have contributed to strategic management processes and their implementation, such as financial planning, workforce planning, or service development. Knowledge of the financial flows in the NHS and the impact on service planning Demonstrate a working knowledge of employment law and good HR management practice Knowledge and understanding of national strategies/policy concerning patient care and national plans Knowledge of the clinical and corporate governance agenda and role of the CQC Knowledge of the inspection and regulation environment in which the trust operates
Experience Essential
Experience at a senior management level in an acute setting to include the following: Proven record of pro-active management to achieve key performance targets Demonstrable experience of service re-design/ business planning and change management initiatives Track record of effective financial management including delivery of efficiency savings, income and expenditure targets. Experience in managing and responding to a range of operational issues
Qualifications Essential
First degree or professional academic qualification Relevant Management qualification or equivalent
Desirable
Masters degree and/or equivalent experience
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment Essential
As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
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.
Employer details Employer name Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)