Directorate Administration Manager

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and compassionate individual with strong people management skills and experience of working at a senior level of administration within the NHS. You will be dynamic, motivated, and committed to supporting a wide range of teams across the directorate.

You will be responsible for the line management of the administrators within the Directorate which includes administration of board subcommittee's, overseeing service delivery, corporate governance compliance, Workforce issues and ensuring relevant standards are met at all times.

You will also have a responsibility in supporting the management of the administration service, including cross-cover with colleagues when necessary and leading on specific projects.

This role involves working closely with both the Director of Finance and associated deputy directors across the Finance directorate. The successful candidate will have strong leaderships kills and will be adept at building relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, both internally and externally.

We are looking for individuals who are able to -

• Drive high quality standards and professionalism across the directorate
• Be a role model and embed the rusts leaderships behaviours.
• Drive improvement and facilitate change with the team
• Motivate and support staff

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include -

• To support the Finance Directorate to deliver a range of functions associated with setting up and managing complex systems and processes
• To support, manage, supervise and lead any staff assigned to support the administration of the directorate
• To demonstrate specialist skills in practice and contribute support/advice the development, review and implementation of policy, protocol guidelines, processes and service development relevant to the area of work, in partnership with the service and other departments as appropriat

Core Functions - this includes but is not limited to:

• As a member of the Finance directorate you will provide specialist administration knowledge and experience to ensure the services within the division make the best use of the administration support.
• You will work with the Director of Finance to ensure deadlines are met at all times and that the correct governance route is adhered to.
• Take a pro-active approach to resolving admin related queries and problems using own initiative.
• Input to the development and improvement of management/administrative processes, working with other stakeholders.
• Manage various directorate email in-box, actioning requests wherever possible or delegating to colleagues where necessary.
• Cover the essential work of other members of the Directorate admin team during periods of absence where tasks are appropriate to this role.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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