About this role
Job summary
As a member of the senior management team, the post holder is accountable for the operational day-to-day running of the Division, and through this, the development of high quality, clinically effective patient centred services, ensuring these are delivered in the most cost efficient manner, through the effective leadership, management and deployment of resources. The Deputy role will involve task and finish based work throughout the Divisional specialities, applying senior leadership in order to drive successful solutions and transformation.
Main duties of the job
To work in collaboration with and provide support to Divisional Management Team to drive change and modernisation ensuring the achievement of National, Trust and Divisional performance indicators and objectives.
- To co-ordinate patient quality, safety and clinical effectiveness governance as well as riskmanagement supported by the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing.
- To be responsible for the operational delivery and running of the division, working incollaboration with the Divisional Leadership Team
- To lead the co-ordination of the Services Strategic Business Plan, identifying business opportunities and change management initiatives.
- To provide strong, clear leadership and operational management in the business aspects of the Division to achieve a fully integrated approach to delivering high quality, patient led services.
- To build effective working relationships with key partners including the public and clinical commissioning groups to maximise the opportunity for partnership working and effective service delivery across the Division, ensuring clinical teams are involved in all decisions
- To deputise for the Divisional Director as required.
- To lead the monitoring/improvements/recovery of operational performance targets
- The post holder will work closely with Financial Sustainability/ Transformation
- Provide regular analysis of both elective and private services throughout the region
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2004 following a reconfiguration of health services in Gloucestershire. We provide acute hospital services across two main district general hospitals, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital, as well as maternity services at Stroud Maternity Hospital.
We are proud to place people at the centre of everything we do, working as one team with a shared ambition to grow, develop and learn. Every contribution is valued, and by combining our skills and experience we support both our diverse communities and each other. Gloucestershire offers a strong sense of community and outstanding natural beauty, from historic towns to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With excellent schools, vibrant cultural life, and superb transport links to Bristol, Birmingham and London, it is an inspiring place to live and work.
Job description Job responsibilities
Delivery of access targets across the Division
- Delivery of efficient and effective patient care systems whichmatch best practice guidance.
- Delivery of related policies and procedures
- Compliance with legislation in relation to risk management andhealth and safety
- Responsibility for leading audit and accreditations with externalauditors
- Adherence to the complaints procedures so that complaints aremanaged within agreed time frames
- Investigation of untoward incidents and complaints
- Development of action plans resulting from investigations of incidents and complaints
- Openness to public scrutiny
- Management of the clinical teams expectations and developmentneeds
- Management of change in a complex environment across multi agencies and multi-cultures
- Balancing competing departmental and Trust priorities
- Review of innovative ideas and measurement in terms of effort vimpact and prioritisation of workload
- Management of an unpredictable workload in a flexible way
- Management of staff, including disciplinary and grievanceprocedures
- Recruitment and staff development
- Ability to think laterally and creatively to develop innovative plans and identify new business opportunities, commercial acumen.
- Ability to use quantitative and qualitative information to stimulateperformance improvement and provide assurance on dataintegrity.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience Essential
Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent Proven previous experience of working within Operational management, or extensive leadership experience in an equally diverse and complex organisation Experience managing RTT pathways within a clinical division Detailed knowledge of Cancer pathways and performance Thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts and practices of integrated service planning in complex organisations, analysing, synthesising and using complex data as the basis for strategic and tactical decisions, and scenario planning Experience of consultation, negotiation and influencing different stakeholders Experience of building personal and professional credibility with clinical and operational senior managers, other Directors, staff, and the public Experience of substantial operational management responsibility, built on extensive knowledge and understanding of financial, management and clinical issues associated with a large Acute Trust
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 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust
Gloucestershire
GL1 3NN
Employer's website https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)