About this role
Job summary
We have 5 Clinical Care Groups, each with a Care Group Director (CGD), who leads their Senior Leadership Team (SLT). This is a serious opportunity for an experienced senior leader to take up this role at a pivotal time. The Children's Care Group delivers a wide range of high-quality physical and mental health services for children, young people, and their families across the Trust footprint.
The CGD holds day-to-day accountability for everything within the Care Group. This relies on a depth of experience; a candidate who is outcomes-focused, a data informed leader who strives to deliver on all the things the Trust are wanting to achieve.
All CGD are part of the Clinical Leadership Executive, which reports to the Board, informing Trust decision making.
Main duties of the job
The role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), who is accountable for the delivery of effective and safe clinical services (i.e. the Care groups). You will join four other established Care Group Directors; Deputy Chief Operating Officer and other members of the senior operational team.
The Care Group Director provides leadership to their clinical services which are Childrens Services across Rotherham, North Lincolnshire and Doncaster, alongside their SLT which constitutes three Care Group Clinical Directors and a Deputy Care Group Director.
Please apply if you are passionate about the RDaSH strategy with its focus on community power, and can demonstrate:
o significant experience of operationally managing and improving clinical service delivery
o strong and demonstrable skills in leadership and clinical engagement
o excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality written material
o ability to lead and deliver on large-scale change
o sharp analytical skills and is data driven
o a record of delivering on performance, safety & quality and financial sustainability
o foster strong partnership relationships; also, with community voices & those with lived experience
o feels passionate about taking forward community powered services
o a demonstrable ability to lead strategically across different services and systems
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Must have an understanding of the background of and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for RDaSH. oAn appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care, the individual provider and commissioning organisations. oConsolidated experience as a senior Manager o3-5 years' experience as a senior Manager within the NHS, Local Authority, Business or similar organisation oMinimum 4 years' experience of staff Management oSuccessful track record of leading complex multiple service areas oExperience of complex financial and clinical redesign oRecent demonstrable success in delivering high standards of operational performance oRecent demonstrable success in influencing and delivering successful service redesign at scale oExperience of effective team working with multi-disciplinary teams oExperience of exercising effective, results orientated leadership oDemonstrable evidence of sound financial planning and HR management at a senior leve oWill consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda oPreviously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes. oLeadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning. Highly developed political skills and ability to influence others. oLeadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning. Highly developed political skills and ability to influence others oDetermination perseverance, and personal resilience. oFlexibility and the ability to handle a Rapidly changing and ambiguous environment
Desirable
oShow a high level of understanding and experience in the NHS commercial development. Previous experience of working at senior management level within the NHS. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
Qualifications Essential
oEducated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a relevant area. oEducated to master's level or equivalent
Knowledge Essential
oPreviously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Desirable
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Skills Essential
oLeadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning. Highly developed political skills and ability to influence others. oLeadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning. Highly developed political skills and ability to influence others. oHighly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations. oAbility to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement. oAbility to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively. oHigh level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner. oAbility to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions. oHigh level critical thinking skills. oDemonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate. oAbility to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines. oAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
Desirable
Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives.
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 Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address Honeysuckle Lodge
Tickhill Road Site, Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)