At Airedale NHS Foundation Trust we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and independently minded leader who can act on their own initiative, adopting a values led 'can do' style within a climate of constant change and unpredictability to develop and manage the day-to-day operations and performance within the Division.

Reporting to the Divisional Director of Operations the Deputy Director of Operations is responsible, in conjunction with the Patient Service Managers, Clinical Directors and Matrons, for the safe and effective delivery of all patient services for an agreed portfolio of services (Directorates).

This involves achievement of all operational performance targets, including urgent and emergency care, cancer and elective recovery, finance, and the quality of services to patients. Added to this is the development/improvement of services towards best practice standards within available budgets/income.

Main duties of the job

• Make decisions independently with regards to the delivery of services and resource allocation and expenditure within the limits of Standing Financial Instructions for their delegated authority.
• Formally deputies to the Divisional Director of Operations and is expected to make decisions on behalf of the Director of Operations in their absence.
• Lead and deliver on specific trust wide programmes of work on behalf of the Division, acting as the subject matter expert working closely with professional leads and managers across the division to ensure an integrated and high-quality response.
• Lead on the recruitment, retention, and development of the medical and operational workforce, developing and implementing strategies in conjunction with Human Resources for improving recruitment of hard to fill posts. This will include workforce planning and redesign.
• Lead service development and improvement for their portfolio of services. Leading on the development of improvement plans through the review and analysis of complex data and information relating to strategy, performance, demand, capacity, and clinical pathways.
• Have accountability for all aspects of operational management and performance for their delegated portfolio of services, this will include setting of strategic direction, use of resources, workforce planning, performance against agreed standards. Delegated budgetary authority will be in accordance with Standard Financial Instructions.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this job vacancy please see attached full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Healthcare related Degree/Diploma or professional qualification/registration in either Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Management
• Additional specialist knowledge or training to Master's level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Project management experience, Prince 2 or other project management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Proven success at managing complex programmes of organisational change while maintaining service quality.
• Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
• Budget management experience, including reducing costs/ efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action.
• Experience in report writing and delivering presentations, to include development of business cases and formal presentations.
• Experience of managing clinical pathways and implementing pathway changes in order to meet national access standards.
• Experience of developing and implementing strategic plans at service level that enables the attainment of Divisional objectives.

Desirable

• Experience of working within Urgent and Emergency Care, Medical Specialties and across wider systems.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues
• Understanding of recommendations from Francis, Keogh and other patient experience and quality of care directives and measures

Skills

Essential

• Full range of IT skills including spreadsheet analysis
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff with different levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds
• The ability to deal with complex issues in a large organisation
• Detailed understanding of all access targets and their application in managing patient pathways
• Ability to work pro-actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff, including at times of high levels of pressure.

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hopsital

Steeton

BD20 6TD

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423-6295119