About this role
Job summary
Please note that this is NOT a vacancy to work for Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Trust, this is to work for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services Limited. This position is with a private company, not a NHS Trust organisation.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services is the wholly owned subsidiary operating out of Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. The business aims to inspire and support NHS Trusts, health organisations and communities to deliver innovation, operational excellence and new ways of working, leading to enhanced patient care and improved financial return.
The business operates within many areas of work, including but not limited to outpatient pharmacy dispensing, homecare services, education and NHS resourcing, digital innovation and social and charitable cause.
The role of Business Operations Development Manager will play a vital role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team to drive business commercial expansion and deliver the corporate 3 year strategy.
The role will work closely with the Managing Director, to support in the development of a number of existing and new workstreams. As a result, the role requires someone who can operate at all levels, manage projects effectively (and to budget) and provide good sound commercial judgement across a number of areas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day leadership and operational management of all associated commercial activities.
Support the Managing Director to ensure that the business maximises all commercial opportunities and delivers ambitious, sustainable and progressive growth.
Providing oversight and direction for all designated work stream projects, including the development of project plans, ensuring consistency with the business strategic vision, goals and objectives.
Planning, negotiating and offering expert advice to ensure sufficient resources are available to undertake the business activities within the given timescales.
Provide clear support to assigned business development projects, acting as a positive role model and actively promoting the corporate vision, strategic aims and values supporting the drive towards a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
About us
Joining Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services means becoming part of a warm, ambitious, values driven team dedicated to making a real difference every day.
We are ambitious and innovative, challenging the status quo by developing novel services to improve overall patient pathways. Financial grip and control is at the heart of everything we do, to ensure that monies are retained within the NHS and exemplar services are provided fairly and efficiently.
Within an expanding and dynamic market, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services aims to become the 'provider of choice' for new, novel healthcare services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Experience of managing large and complex projects, prioritising effectively and delivering against robust budgets Substantial operational and management experience at a senior level Experience of preparing and presenting business cases, end stage reports etc. Experience of building successful multi discipline project teams Demonstrable Change Management experience and ability to interpret evidence and national guidance to support the development of new models of care with action plans to bring about the implementation of these models Experienced people manager with the ability to influence, consult, negotiate and problem solve Evidence of good analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and statistical data Working knowledge of financial processes, and ability to write financial focused reports for senior executives Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of individuals Good commercial awareness, with an ability to exploit commercial opportunities quickly and effectively
Desirable
Good level of knowledge and understanding of service and/or systems delivery within the NHS
Qualifications & Training Essential
BA (Hons) in Business or Project Management or other related field and/or relevant work experience Demonstrable experience in project planning & implementation, leading to successful and measurable outcomes
Desirable
PRINCE2 practitioner or an equivalent project management qualification or experience
Organisational Skills Essential
Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed time scales Take responsibility for the accuracy, timeliness, reliability and appropriateness of data ensuring quality decisions can be made Take a lead for analysis and reporting of specific target areas as agreed Effective decision-making ability when prioritising and organising own and team workloads to ensure strict project deadlines are met. Self-motivated and able to enthuse wider teams to ensure projects are delivered on time Ability to identity business expansion "pinch points", to mitigate risk as appropriate and when required and to ensure project deliverables are met to the agreed time, cost and quality measures Continuous development of own skill set, knowledge and experience to improve personal performance Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
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 Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services Limited
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)