We provide acute and community healthcare services to a core population of over 430,000 people living in and around the borough of South Tyneside and the City of Sunderland, as well as thousands of people from Durham who regularly use our services. We also provide a number of community and other services to the Gateshead population.

Our Trust also provides a range of specialist services accessed by patients across the whole of the North East and beyond serving a population of almost 1 million people.

We are very proud to employ over 8,000 highly committed staff who excel every day in delivering outstanding, compassionate care to people within our hospitals, in their own homes and from our multiple community venues and outreach services.

To support achievement of our objectives, we are currently looking for a highly performing Divisional Director to provide strategic leadership to specific divisions within the Trust.

This is an opportunity to work at the most senior level of operational delivery and strategy, directing your division and working alongside colleagues in similar roles to ensure excellent and sustainable care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

A leader with a passion for improving patient care, you will work with your Divisional Leadership Team, Trust Senior Management Team and other Divisional teams to ensure optimal quality, performance and service delivery. You will have the opportunity to shape the development of services in your Division and the wider health and social care system.

You will be future focused, leading the development of the division's strategic and annual plans, to lead the delivery of excellent patient care. You will have accountability for leading quality improvement for the Division, encouraging staff contribution to innovation and tracking delivery of efficiency benefits.

And it's not just about what you do it's how you do it:

You will be a senior operational manager with significant experience across a range of specialties. You will and have highly developed leadership skills, be able to build successful teams and have an ability to work in true collaboration both within STSFT and outside to deliver the best care for our patients. You will be business focused, sensitive to clinical and political demands with the ability to cut through barriers to change. With skills in the analysis of data, you will be confident of articulating business cases and presenting arguments for change.

You will be an exemplar for the Trust's Values and Behaviours.

Informal conversation about this role is encouraged.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Be responsible and accountable for the efficient and effective management of the total resources of the Division.
• To provide strategic leadership to the Division whilst maintaining a close focus on the operational detail providing effective communication and engagement.
• To support the Director of Operations for the delivery of the Trust wide transformation agenda and to work with commissioners about service developments and clinical care pathways.
• Be responsible for quality and financial performance of the Division and for driving through clinical efficiencies and continuous improvement. Agreeing and working within an annual budget for income and expenditure, including efficiency / CIP requirements.
• To ensure that each Directorate in the Division delivers against specific performance targets and to discharge the accountability to Clinical Directors and Directorate Managers.
• To work in close partnership with the Clinical Director to ensure professional performance and clinical activity is effectively managed and services are developed appropriately.
• To contribute to the strategic direction and policy setting process of the Trust.

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Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

• Travel between sites and off site meetings as required
• Ability to work flexible hours and fulfil commitment of operational command role as well as support for major incidents

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
• Evidence of post qualification study/professional development to at least masters level qualification
• Senior leadership training/qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of the NHS with up to date knowledge of operational and clinical services
• Demonstrable knowledge of national and local NHS and changing national infrastructure
• Evidence of advanced leadership skills and qualities
• Ability to analyse, interpret and manipulate complex data, to facilitate operational delivery decisions to support key performance targets
• Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
• Ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical and workable solutions to address them
• Demonstrate a common sense approach when advising and influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all level, including interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Computer literacy
• High level of work organisation with the ability to meet deadlines within resources available
• Ability to manage conflict
• Able to work collaboratively with partner organisations
• Business focused, sensitive to clinical and political demand
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change
• Ability to think strategically

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working at a senior management level with senior operational / delivery experience
• Evidence and experience of presenting complex information to internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of successful leadership, management and engagement of clinical team to introduce change
• Strategic reporting writing skills and experience
• Experience of policy critique and writing to ensure fit for purpose
• Experience of successful budget management and evidence of achieving financial targets
• Experience of leading and delivering significant programmes of change with an NHS setting

Attributes

Essential

• Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Self-awareness
• Personal integrity
• Personal drive and initiative
• Emotionally resilient
• Able to exercise sound judgment in the face of conflicting pressures

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Kayll Road

Sunderland

SR4 7TP

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