Job summary
An
opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, innovative individual to join
Leeds Teaching Hospitals on a secondment basis for maximum 12 months. We are a CQC Good rated organisation, with
high levels of staff engagement, and excellent clinical outcomes.
Main duties of the job
As
the Assistant Director in the Chief Executives Office working directly to
the Chief Executive and closely with other members of the Executive Team you
will be responsible for ensuring actions assigned to the Chief Executive are
taken forward by engaging and working with teams from across the Trust and
partners across the wider health and social care system and will have agreed
delegated responsibilities in strategy development and policy initiatives,
particularly focussed on integrated partnership working and tackling health
inequities. You will also be
responsible for ensuring the Chief Executive is briefed and prepared for all
meetings and events with appropriate information, presentations, speeches,
and background.
About us
The
successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their ability to commit to
and role model our agreed Trust wide values and behaviours, The Leeds Way,
and apply our continuous improvement methodology, The Leeds Improvement
Method.
For
an informal chat please contact philipwood1@nhs.net
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be responsible for providing a high-level executive support
service for the Chief Executive.
Working
closely with other members of the Chief Executives Office (see structure
below), the post holder will be responsible for ensuring actions assigned to
the Chief Executive are taken forward by engaging and working with teams from
across the Trust and partners across the wider health and social care system
and will have agreed delegated responsibilities in strategy development and
policy initiatives. They will also be responsible for ensuring the Chief
Executive is briefed and prepared for all meetings and events with
appropriate information, presentations, speeches and background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be responsible for providing a high-level executive support
service for the Chief Executive.
Working
closely with other members of the Chief Executives Office (see structure
below), the post holder will be responsible for ensuring actions assigned to
the Chief Executive are taken forward by engaging and working with teams from
across the Trust and partners across the wider health and social care system
and will have agreed delegated responsibilities in strategy development and
policy initiatives. They will also be responsible for ensuring the Chief
Executive is briefed and prepared for all meetings and events with
appropriate information, presentations, speeches and background.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of LTHT and within partner organisations
- A high level of leadership, communications (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to make effective judgments involving highly complex and multi-stranded facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a ran
- Ability to quickly understand issues involving highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information and communicate them clearly and succinctly to all levels within and outside the Trust
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications: Degree and post graduate diploma in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Holding a relevant professional business qualification Application/Certificates
Desirable
- Holding a relevant professional business qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the strategic context of the NHS and wider health and social care environment
- Extensive experience of working at a senior level in a large and complex organisation
- Experience in the preparation of general correspondence and management reports
- Experience of engaging with colleagues without authority to effectively to deliver against priorities
Desirable
- Understanding of project management including PRINCE 2 methodology
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of LTHT and within partner organisations
- A high level of leadership, communications (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to make effective judgments involving highly complex and multi-stranded facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a ran
- Ability to quickly understand issues involving highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information and communicate them clearly and succinctly to all levels within and outside the Trust
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications: Degree and post graduate diploma in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Holding a relevant professional business qualification Application/Certificates
Desirable
- Holding a relevant professional business qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the strategic context of the NHS and wider health and social care environment
- Extensive experience of working at a senior level in a large and complex organisation
- Experience in the preparation of general correspondence and management reports
- Experience of engaging with colleagues without authority to effectively to deliver against priorities
Desirable
- Understanding of project management including PRINCE 2 methodology
Additional information
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).
