We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to come and work within Oldham Care Organisation.

It is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to develop our services and build capacity within our operational teams.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone to come and develop their service management skills and can provide a valuable experience contributing to their career development.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Directorate Manager will lead and facilitate the development of one or more specific areas across a directorate within the division of surgery.

Be responsible for the performance management of one or more specific areas within the division of surgery.

Will ensure the achievement of activity and budgetary targets for one or more specific areas in a directorate within the division of surgery.

Advise and support the Directorate Manager in the planning and organisation of a directorate within the division of surgery at the Oldham Care Organisation.

Support the development of a business plan/workbook for the Directorates in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, Divisional Nurse Managers and Clinical Directors and Leads, and will lead one or more relevant improvement projects around service development.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Degree or equivalent level of evidence

Desirable

• Certificate in Management studies/project management or willingness to work towards

Knowledge, skills, training and experience

Essential

• Substantial management experience
• Experience of working within complex organisations.
• Experience of managing change and developing practice.
• Evidence of partnership working across organisational boundaries
• Experience in developing business cases and leading projects through to completion and evaluation
• Writing policies and guidelines. Setting, auditing standards. Problem solving
• Experience of risk management
• Experience of staff management
• Analytical and judgment skills and ability to think strategically
• Effective decision making
• Excellent time management
• RTT knowledge
• Ability to deal with HR issues
• Leadership skills - able to cope with a diverse teams located on multiple sites
• Able to demonstrate initiative and judgment in identifying key issues
• Good presentation skills. Innovative and creative in producing future service developments
• Strong persuasive and influencing skills
• Computer literacy
• Proven negotiation skills

Desirable

• Experience of managing budgets and advising budget holders of smaller delegated budgets
• ECDL

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

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