The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Director of Operations

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Job summary

Full time fixed term contract until 31 March 2025

Interview date Monday 11 December 2023

The Peri-operative and Critical Care Clinical Board are delighted to offer an exciting secondment opportunity to manage over 54 Operating Theatres, 64 Adult Critical Care Beds, Anaesthetic Departments, Pre assessment Services at RVI and Freeman, Chronic and Acute Pain Management, Home Ventilation Service, Post Anaesthetic Care Unit and Sterile Services Departments. The post holder will have experience in a senior manager role, ideally with knowledge and experience of surgical or theatre services and a passion for collaborative working in order to ensure we deliver the highest quality services and outcomes to our patients.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring delivery of our ambitious cross site Theatre Improvement Programme through strategic and operational leadership, regular engagement with stakeholders and line management of members of the Board management team. The post holder will develop effective partnerships with clinical and non-clinical staff and help create an environment within which all staff working in Peri-operative and Critical Care services have the opportunity to influence the planning, management and development of all our services. The post holder will also deputise for the Director of Operations as required.

The ADO is responsible to the Director of Operations for the Clinical Board for ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources in delivering high quality patient centred care within their area(s) of responsibility within the Clinical Board.

o To ensure the delivery of agreed performance targets within their portfolio.o To contribute to the development and implementation of corporate strategies and decisions within the Clinical Board and the Organisation.o Responsible for the line management of all non-medical staff within their portfolioo There is a continuing need for the post holder to influence and direct medical staff to ensure practice is within Trust policies, key targets are achieved and clinical and corporate governance is addressed

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Details

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive salary equivalent to Band 8c

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2023-SSC-45-020

Job locations

Trustwide

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

The ADO is responsible to the Director of Operations for the Clinical Board for ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources in delivering high quality patient centred care within their area(s) of responsibility within the Clinical Board. To ensure the delivery of agreed performance targets within their portfolio. To contribute to the development and implementation of corporate strategies and decisions within the Clinical Board and the Organisation. Responsible for the line management of all non-medical staff within their portfolio. There is a continuing need for the post holder to influence and direct medical staff to ensure practice is within Trust policies, key targets are achieved, and clinical and corporate governance is addressed. Ensure compliance with all relevant professional standards including UKAS, ISO, MHRA and HTA.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ADO is responsible to the Director of Operations for the Clinical Board for ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources in delivering high quality patient centred care within their area(s) of responsibility within the Clinical Board. To ensure the delivery of agreed performance targets within their portfolio. To contribute to the development and implementation of corporate strategies and decisions within the Clinical Board and the Organisation. Responsible for the line management of all non-medical staff within their portfolio. There is a continuing need for the post holder to influence and direct medical staff to ensure practice is within Trust policies, key targets are achieved, and clinical and corporate governance is addressed. Ensure compliance with all relevant professional standards including UKAS, ISO, MHRA and HTA.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree level education supplemented by post graduate study and o relevant management or clinical experience to master's degree level o or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Successful recent achievement record within a large, complex, NHS environment.
  • Successful recent experience of leading and managing transformational change, and service redesign, including staff consultation and engagement.
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding and experience of motivating people and transforming services
  • Demonstrable experience of business planning, and the production of comprehensive and complex business cases.
  • Significant budgetary and staff management experience
  • Delivery of productivity improvements in conjunction with clinical and other colleagues
  • Experience in service marketing, promoting unique qualities of own service, and delivering a successful service strategy to capture market share

Knowledge

Essential

  • Well-developed understanding of health service issues.
  • Good understanding of current emerging health issues, commissioning systems and performance standards
  • In depth knowledge of the NHS, recent reforms including Health and Social Care Act 2012
  • Clear understanding of NHS Five Year Forward View, future landscape for health and social care.
  • IT skills - significant proficiency in use of MS Office suite and other IT systems
  • Demonstrable knowledge of NHS information systems, data sources and benchmarking resources.
  • Able to provide high quality, accurate and timely reporting and performance information
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree level education supplemented by post graduate study and o relevant management or clinical experience to master's degree level o or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Successful recent achievement record within a large, complex, NHS environment.
  • Successful recent experience of leading and managing transformational change, and service redesign, including staff consultation and engagement.
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding and experience of motivating people and transforming services
  • Demonstrable experience of business planning, and the production of comprehensive and complex business cases.
  • Significant budgetary and staff management experience
  • Delivery of productivity improvements in conjunction with clinical and other colleagues
  • Experience in service marketing, promoting unique qualities of own service, and delivering a successful service strategy to capture market share

Knowledge

Essential

  • Well-developed understanding of health service issues.
  • Good understanding of current emerging health issues, commissioning systems and performance standards
  • In depth knowledge of the NHS, recent reforms including Health and Social Care Act 2012
  • Clear understanding of NHS Five Year Forward View, future landscape for health and social care.
  • IT skills - significant proficiency in use of MS Office suite and other IT systems
  • Demonstrable knowledge of NHS information systems, data sources and benchmarking resources.
  • Able to provide high quality, accurate and timely reporting and performance 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.

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Operations

Rachel Lonsdale

Rachel.lonsdale1@nhs.net

01912825540

Details

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive salary equivalent to Band 8c

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2023-SSC-45-020

Job locations

Trustwide

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


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