Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for managing and overseeing the Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre (HCC) for the North East and Yorkshire Region (NEY), hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Sheffield Children's Hospital.
This role is integral to the successful set up and delivery of the HCC which will co-ordinate, support and promote a system wide networked approach to delivery of haemoglobinopathy services. The post holder will be required to establish, maintain and develop working partnerships across organisational boundaries to ensure the success of the network.
A key role of the post will be work closely with the Clinical Lead and Lead Nurse for Haemoglobinopathy to ensure that the aims of the HCC are delivered.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for ensuring that the aims of the HCC (improving sharing of best practice and address systems learning and reducing unwarranted variation in care) are prioritised and each service development is supported to deliver within the relevant timescale, in partnership with the clinical lead
- To provide focused service improvement and development resource across the Network to drive implementation of improved patient pathways, shared protocols and policies within the Network. Actively supporting policy and service development in line with HCC objectives.
- In conjunction with the Lead Clinician ensure effective governance and accountability strategies are developed for the Haemoglobinopathy network supporting the development of clear terms of reference for the network board.
- Establish effective information collection and dissemination systems, collate and analyse information to create reports and produce statistics in order to provide the network steering committee with data to support projects for the network delivery.
About us
This role will sit within the Haematology Department, part of the Communicable Diseases and Specialised Medicine directorate (CDSM) and in turn, one of the two directorates within the Communicable Diseases and Specialised Medicine and Specialised Rehabilitation (SMR) Care Group.
The overall aim of the HCC is to reduce levels of morbidity and mortality and improve the experience of all haemoglobinopathy patients by reducing inequities and improving timely access to high quality expert care.
The HCC provides a coordinated leadership function, supporting Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Teams (SHTs) in the delivery of clinical care. Overall, the model of care is about the effectiveness of the SHT and HCC in delivering equity irrespective of where patients live
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience
- A post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. Service Improvement/Project Management or equivalent level of knowledge gained through a combination of equivalent experience and short courses
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Other relevant management qualifications
- A post-graduate qualification in management
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience of managing clinical services
- Experience of leading service improvement or modernisation initiatives.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with both immediate management and wider clinical teams.
- Experience of managing projects through to completion.
- Ability to negotiate and influence staff at all levels of seniority and across organisational boundaries
- Ability to access, analyse and translate to clinical teams, complex data and information, in order to facilitate service improvement.
- Experience of the development of business cases/ proposals for investment.
- Experience of report writing and presentation skills
- Experience of developing and implementing strategic service plans
- Experience in developing policies and procedures
- Staff management experience, including the setting of objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Experience of capacity planning
- Experience of working within an acute hospital
- Experience of managing, monitoring and controlling budgets.
- Knowledge of the key principles underlying functional clinical networks
- Knowledge of existing clinical networks and policy developments relating to networks
Further Training
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development, proactively seeking out new learning opportunities
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff
- A detailed understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Experience of using IT packages (i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matters relating to staff and patients
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption.
- An awareness of the political environment in which operating
- Demonstrable self-awareness, an understanding of impact on others and an ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in difficult and challenging situations.
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty and integrity.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing and uncertain environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience
- A post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. Service Improvement/Project Management or equivalent level of knowledge gained through a combination of equivalent experience and short courses
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Other relevant management qualifications
- A post-graduate qualification in management
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience of managing clinical services
- Experience of leading service improvement or modernisation initiatives.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with both immediate management and wider clinical teams.
- Experience of managing projects through to completion.
- Ability to negotiate and influence staff at all levels of seniority and across organisational boundaries
- Ability to access, analyse and translate to clinical teams, complex data and information, in order to facilitate service improvement.
- Experience of the development of business cases/ proposals for investment.
- Experience of report writing and presentation skills
- Experience of developing and implementing strategic service plans
- Experience in developing policies and procedures
- Staff management experience, including the setting of objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Experience of capacity planning
- Experience of working within an acute hospital
- Experience of managing, monitoring and controlling budgets.
- Knowledge of the key principles underlying functional clinical networks
- Knowledge of existing clinical networks and policy developments relating to networks
Further Training
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development, proactively seeking out new learning opportunities
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff
- A detailed understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Experience of using IT packages (i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matters relating to staff and patients
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption.
- An awareness of the political environment in which operating
- Demonstrable self-awareness, an understanding of impact on others and an ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in difficult and challenging situations.
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty and integrity.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing and uncertain environment.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
