Job summary
Reporting to the Divisional Director and with line management responsibility for Directorate Operational Management team, the Directorate Manager is an exciting role. With operational responsibility for local and regional medical specialities Medicine the opportunity for service growth, transformation and development is in your hands. Leading multi-disciplinary teams to identify and implement service improvements, the opportunity to work to your strengths and expand your skills and knowledge is yours.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role include oversight of performance, financial management and management of medical staffing from a rota and HR perspective.
There are exciting opportunities to work alongside clinical leads to develop strategic plans and build business cases to improve the services.
You will be resilient, ambitious, and innovative and have a vibrant 'can do' attitude that mirrors our values perfectly. With the skill and flexibility to operate at a high pace and overcome individual and organisational obstacles readily, positively, and collaboratively.
You will be able to evidence implementation of service developments and the ability to forge positive relationships with people of all disciplines and levels.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description and Person Specification as well as the Welcome Letter. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you apply.
If you are invited to interview, the process involves three stages; online psychometrics and ability tests, an in person stakeholder engagement exercise, and an in person panel interview including competency and values-based interview questions. Candidates wishing to apply are strongly encouraged to get in touch to learn more about the role to be able to give their best performance during the selection process.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description and Person Specification as well as the Welcome Letter. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you apply.
If you are invited to interview, the process involves three stages; online psychometrics and ability tests, an in person stakeholder engagement exercise, and an in person panel interview including competency and values-based interview questions. Candidates wishing to apply are strongly encouraged to get in touch to learn more about the role to be able to give their best performance during the selection process.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate, managerial qualifications, masters degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of specific area acquired through a degree or equivalent experience or training. Highly specialist knowledge of managing within a NHS healthcare setting e.g. Finance, HR, project/programme management/change. Highly detailed knowledge and experience of managing capacity, demand, and activity. Knowledge of managing staff within a healthcare setting and significant experience of managing a Directorate. Knowledge and experience of project/programme management.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing healthcare services. Management of resources with a good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans. Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services. Experience of project management and imaginative planning. Experience of managing a diverse team. Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change. Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice. Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff utilising. Evidence of continuous professional development. Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking. Experienced in complaints management.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to present highly complex and emotive information clearly and openly with staff. An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives. Able to hold professionals and peers to account. Good project management skills and the ability to see through tasks to their successful conclusion within timescales and budgets. Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account. Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information. Excellent numerical and presentational skills. Negotiating and influencing skills. Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity. Honest. Open minded, treats colleagues with dignity and respect. Capacity to work with clinicians and staff at all levels. Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour. Inspires others and leads by example.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate, managerial qualifications, masters degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of specific area acquired through a degree or equivalent experience or training. Highly specialist knowledge of managing within a NHS healthcare setting e.g. Finance, HR, project/programme management/change. Highly detailed knowledge and experience of managing capacity, demand, and activity. Knowledge of managing staff within a healthcare setting and significant experience of managing a Directorate. Knowledge and experience of project/programme management.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing healthcare services. Management of resources with a good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans. Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services. Experience of project management and imaginative planning. Experience of managing a diverse team. Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change. Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice. Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff utilising. Evidence of continuous professional development. Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking. Experienced in complaints management.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to present highly complex and emotive information clearly and openly with staff. An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives. Able to hold professionals and peers to account. Good project management skills and the ability to see through tasks to their successful conclusion within timescales and budgets. Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account. Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information. Excellent numerical and presentational skills. Negotiating and influencing skills. Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity. Honest. Open minded, treats colleagues with dignity and respect. Capacity to work with clinicians and staff at all levels. Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour. Inspires others and leads by example.
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).
