Job summary
This Group Director of Operations position is within the Community Group.
This is a challenging, strategic and visible senior leadership role within our organisation, with a focus on delivery of the development and transformation of our physical health community services in Coventry. Working in partnership, each leadership team is collectively responsible for the delivery of the organisational strategy, operational planning and financial performance for their clinical group.
The Group Director of Operations will be responsible for supporting the Clinical Director in the overall management and performance of the clinical group, ensuring compliance with NHS and statutory requirements, national frameworks and be instrumental in the consistent delivery of high quality, cost effective, safe clinical services. Central to this is to support the ongoing engagement of group senior leaders and service managers in the delivery of the integration agenda.
***Interviews for this post are due to take place 20th January 2024***
Main duties of the job
This will include priority setting, annual business plans and the development of capacity and capability to deliver both local and national priorities for community services. A credible and influential leader, you will have extensive experience in a senior management role and will be able to evidence developing and managing services in a complex environment. Your first-class communication and influencing skills will have enabled a successful track record in achieving results through collaborative working, and you will have the ability to motivate and inspire people to deliver the best possible care to all of our patients.
A key component of the role will be working in collaboration with other Group Director colleagues to deliver complex pathway changes and developments as required. In joining us on this journey, you will have the opportunity to make a difference whilst making your mark, gain valuable experience and work within a progressive organisation that is at the forefront of transformational change.
This is an ideal opportunity for ambitious individuals who will ultimately see themselves functioning at director level.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic Development
To lead and identify the key activities for service improvement and business development within the speciality group(s) to ensure the delivery of cost effective strategies and the adoption of the lean principles. To develop and deliver business opportunities that maintain, support and enhance the delivery of high quality services, identifying new and existing opportunities for income generation. To lead service redesign with multidisciplinary teams, clinicians and operational managers to deliver Trust Objectives To work with clinical staff in developing appropriate changes in clinical practice within the division in line with Trust objectives. To develop effective partnerships with other Community Management teams and Corporate Services teams in order to contribute to strategic and planning deliberations that will develop the corporate strategy and operations of the Trust. To develop effective partnerships with clinical staff and an environment within which all staff within the service line have an opportunity to become closely involved in, or have genuine opportunity to influence, the management, planning of, and development of, services within the speciality group.
Financial Responsibilities To ensure that the Community management team(s) establishes a strategic direction, which provides a basis for business planning and reflects the priorities of the organisation. To involve all clinical and non-clinical teams in the management of budgets, and service line reporting and management to ensure service are cost effective To maximise income opportunities throughout the speciality group(s) and ensure business cases are in place to develop and sustain services in line with strategic plans for the trust To ensure that assets, for the full range of specialties and department within the service line (building, land and equipment) are utilised efficiently and effectively. Contribute to Trust -wide capital issues, including new developments as appropriate To be responsible for the strategic development of business, workforce and service plans in conjunction with other internal and external partners To support the introduction of local and national health initiatives to ensure their effective integration into specialties and services.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic Development
To lead and identify the key activities for service improvement and business development within the speciality group(s) to ensure the delivery of cost effective strategies and the adoption of the lean principles. To develop and deliver business opportunities that maintain, support and enhance the delivery of high quality services, identifying new and existing opportunities for income generation. To lead service redesign with multidisciplinary teams, clinicians and operational managers to deliver Trust Objectives To work with clinical staff in developing appropriate changes in clinical practice within the division in line with Trust objectives. To develop effective partnerships with other Community Management teams and Corporate Services teams in order to contribute to strategic and planning deliberations that will develop the corporate strategy and operations of the Trust. To develop effective partnerships with clinical staff and an environment within which all staff within the service line have an opportunity to become closely involved in, or have genuine opportunity to influence, the management, planning of, and development of, services within the speciality group.
Financial Responsibilities To ensure that the Community management team(s) establishes a strategic direction, which provides a basis for business planning and reflects the priorities of the organisation. To involve all clinical and non-clinical teams in the management of budgets, and service line reporting and management to ensure service are cost effective To maximise income opportunities throughout the speciality group(s) and ensure business cases are in place to develop and sustain services in line with strategic plans for the trust To ensure that assets, for the full range of specialties and department within the service line (building, land and equipment) are utilised efficiently and effectively. Contribute to Trust -wide capital issues, including new developments as appropriate To be responsible for the strategic development of business, workforce and service plans in conjunction with other internal and external partners To support the introduction of local and national health initiatives to ensure their effective integration into specialties and services.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
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).
