Job summary
We're looking for a passionate and strategic leader to join our team as an Associate Director. This pivotal role offers the chance to lead and inspire across 12 inpatient wards, spanning Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, and Hebburn. The Clinical Business Unit covers Adults, Rehab, Older People, Trust-wide PICU and Rose Lodge Inpatient Services.
If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a wealth of experience in senior operational management, this is your opportunity to:
- Drive Operational Excellence: Lead and optimise the performance of our South Inpatients Clinical Business Unit.
- Embrace Collective Leadership: Collaborate with Allied Health Professional, Nursing, Medical, and Psychology Associate Directors.
- Shape Service Delivery: Drive operational excellence within our South Inpatients Clinical Business Unit.
- Implement Strategic Ambitions: Translate CNTW's vision into tangible improvements for service users and their families.
- Drive Performance: Achieve key performance indicators and targets, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Inspire and Empower: Lead a dedicated team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Make a Real Difference: Play a key role in delivering exceptional inpatient services to our community.
We're seeking an individual who is not only a skilled operational leader but also a visionary thinker with a passion for improving patient outcomes. The successful post holder with be accountable and accountable to the Group Director
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director will be expected to display the Trust values at all times work as part of collective leadership team which will ensure that the effectiveness and safety of patient care is delivered in a patient centred manner whilst ensuring that decision making is as close to the patient as possible.
The Associated Director will be working within a federal model working to organisational requirements whilst influencing areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the quality delivery of services. They will also lead on developments across services.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 4th March 2025
Closing date : 18th March 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 4th March 2025
Closing date : 18th March 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional, health or social care Qualification
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable experience of managing within a Health and or Social Care setting
- Extensive knowledge of current mental health/ disability policies and legislation
- Experience of consultation and negotiation
- Good people management skills
- 3 years managerial experience at a senior level
- Knowledge of Integrated Governance
- Budgetary management
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Ability to modernise and transform services
- Experience of local and national commissioning
Skills and Competancies
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional, health or social care Qualification
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable experience of managing within a Health and or Social Care setting
- Extensive knowledge of current mental health/ disability policies and legislation
- Experience of consultation and negotiation
- Good people management skills
- 3 years managerial experience at a senior level
- Knowledge of Integrated Governance
- Budgetary management
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Ability to modernise and transform services
- Experience of local and national commissioning
Skills and Competancies
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
