Divisional Director for Urgent and Emergency Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Divisional Director for Urgent & Emergency Care, you will work as part of a triumvirate leadership model, alongside the Divisional Operations Director and Divisional Director of Nursing, to deliver outstanding care across our Emergency Department and integrated urgent care pathways. The Trust's Clinical Strategy commits us to working with partners to develop more community-based specialist pathways such as a Virtual Hospital at Home and neighbourhood urgent care models, aligning with primary care and community services for more patient-centred and personalised care. We are an improvement-focused organisation and in UEC there is real benefit to be gained for staff and patients from improving flow and experience, eliminating corridor care through relationships with other divisions, working with non-hospital-based teams, and reviewing our internal operating model across the week and across sites, to improve access.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oA Consultant, GP, senior clinician, or experienced healthcare leader. with a clinical practice
• oAdditional Postgraduate Management or Service qualification or equivalent experience
• oAdditional Postgraduate Management or Service qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• oDemonstrable track record of achievement as a very senior clinical leader in an acute trust setting
• oA track record of applying a collaborative approach to implementing changes
• oEvidence of having led a major service improvement, including successful clinical leadership of change
• oStrong, deep understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and the Trust over the next 10 years.
• oStrong, deep understanding of the strategic, political and operational dimensions and challenges of the role

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• oStrong evidence of sensitivity to the needs and expectations of patients
• oStrong evidence of the ability to lead and motivate Consultant, managerial and other senior health professional colleagues and staff from other disciplines at all levels
• oStrong evidence of the ability to communicate and collaborate at HMC and executive level in an acute trust
• oStrong evidence of the ability and desire to innovate and the drive service change and improvement - focussing on both quality and productivity - including evidence that they set a very positive example in terms of quality and productivity in their own practice
• oStrong evidence of the ability and commitment to manage resources effectively
• oHighly analytical and numerate so as to be able to evaluate and use the complex information relating to the Clinical Division and its functions
• oEvidence of the ability to think and act strategically at a level appropriate for Divisional senior leadership and to Hospital Management Committee membership
• oStrong evidence of clinical and operational leadership skills at a level appropriate to the scale and challenge of the post
• oEvidence of the ability to develop effective problem-solving alliances and partnerships
• oPersonally committed to the Trust's Mission and Values
• oPersonally committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity
• oAbility to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding deadlines

Personal and Organisational Skills

Desirable

• oEffective team player with an open and transparent style
• oNo blame approach
• oReflective and with a high level of self-awareness
• oAble to demonstrate personal resilience
• oAble to influence senior clinical and other colleagues, enlisting support for change

Strategic management

Desirable

• oEvidence of track record re initiating, developing, communicating and mobilising clinical leadership of change

Collaborative Leadership

Desirable

• oEvidence of effective clinical and operational engagement with others to drive forward change at scale

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Edith Cavell Campus, Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)