About this role
Job summary
The Family and Clinical Support Services (FCSS) Division at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual for its the Operational Service Manager role for Maternity across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the leadership experience to engage, encourage and support the existing team to driveinnovations, efficiency and high-quality patient care.
The Maternity Service Manager is responsible for the delivery of operational performance, service transformation, workforce planning, financial control, and business intelligence across maternity services in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover hospitals and community, alongside the outlined Divisional strategic priorities. This post will work closely with the Operational Service Manager for Women's health to develop and align the rotas for the medical staff.
This role will be based between Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (Basingstoke) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (Winchester) and will involve travel to other Trust sites as required.
Main duties of the job
The Operational Services Manager in Maternity is a senior operational leadership role within the Family and Clinical Support Services Division, reporting to the Director of Midwifery and accountable to the Divisional Director of Operations. The responsibilities include full operational accountability for a complex clinical service; advanced analytical and business intelligence capability; service-level financial responsibility and cost improvement delivery; strategic workforce planning aligned to safe staffing models; leadership of transformation and redesign programmes; integration with clinical governance and national maternity priorities; and influence across divisional and external stakeholders.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor [email protected].
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information please contact Rachel Gasking, Divisional Operations Director ([email protected]) and/or Wendy Randall, Director of Midwifery ([email protected]).
Person Specification
Training & Qualification Essential
Master's degree in a health/business related subject (e.g., MTS/MBA) or working to attain one, or equivalent experience Continuous learning
Desirable
Project management Advanced practice Qualification demonstration of leadership or management experience and study
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Track record of operational experience Financial management People management Complex rotas and data analytics experience of service redesign and development
Desirable
Demand and capacity Transformation skills experience of managing/working within maternity experience of working across a range of organisation/services
Skills & Ability Essential
Leadership skills IT literate communication skills- negotiation and influencing ability to prioritise large and conflicting workload ability to work across hospital sites
Desirable
experience of managing MDT within hospital setting
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.
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Employer details Employer name Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Hospitals Trust
Basingstoke and Winchester
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)