University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Operations Manager

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Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Operations Manager to join CDG 9B at University Hospitals Birmingham. The CDG provides clinical support services for Surgery, Tertiary and Outreach services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB). This is an exciting opportunity for ambitious and highly motivated individuals to join the Theatres and Enhanced Perioperative Care (EPOC) directorate, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality, safe, and effective care across 38 operating theatres and EPOC at QEHB. The team provide support services to multiple specialities including General Surgery, ENT, Maxillofacial, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cardiac and Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology, Cath Labs and Endoscopy.

The post is fixed term, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, covering maternity leave within the CDG. We are keen to hear from applicants with operational management experience and/or experience working within the theatre environment in an acute setting in the NHS.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to develop within operational management, whilst further enhancing interpersonal, communication and analytical skills through interdisciplinary working.

The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic team providing effective day to day operational management of theatres, working closely with consultants, operational management teams and theatre staff supporting both elective and emergency pathways.

Main duties of the job

*To ensure that the operational performance of their assigned areas is effectively managed to meet agreed Trust, Site and CDG objectives.

*To work with the Associate Director of Operations, Clinical Service Leads, Senior Nurses and General Manager to ensure achievement of access standards for delegated specialties.

*To monitor performance against activity targets and other service objectives.

*To ensure complaints and incidents are investigated in line with Trust policies to identify, agree and implement corrective action plans.

*To ensure the Trust's Infection Control policy is fully enforced.

*Co-ordinate assigned audits and improvement projects within the CDG.

*Lead on annual capacity and business planning processes within delegated specialties.

*To ensure the delivery of key performance standards for designated areas within the CDG, escalating any variances and providing action plans as required.

*To monitor and analyse data as required to ensure that the General Manager and key stakeholders have access to timely and accurate information on all relevant key performance indicators with the appropriate formulation of data for reports.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

31 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1087154LD

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to degree level or equivalent
.

Experience

Essential

*Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
*Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
*Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes .
*Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care.
*Clear understanding of the NHS agenda

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Ability to make independent decisions.
*Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding.
*Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure.
*Ability to interrogate and present complex data sets.
*Good IT skills with an ability to adapt to new systems with appropriate training.
*Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions.
*A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to degree level or equivalent
.

Experience

Essential

*Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
*Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
*Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes .
*Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care.
*Clear understanding of the NHS agenda

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Ability to make independent decisions.
*Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding.
*Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure.
*Ability to interrogate and present complex data sets.
*Good IT skills with an ability to adapt to new systems with appropriate training.
*Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions.
*A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.

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

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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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)