Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Surgical, Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres (SACCT) Division:
The post holder will be the managerial focal point for all services within the scope of responsibility; Theatres across Main Theatres, Day Surgery Unit, the Ophthalmic Surgical Unit & our planned Elective Surgical Hub; Anaesthetic Services & General Critical Care - all based on the Blackpool Victoria Hospital site. This exciting and diverse role crosses multi-specialities & gives the post holder a breadth of experience of numerous surgical specialities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Directorate Senior Management Teams to provide operational, staffing and budget management. The post holder will be responsible for the efficient and effective day-to-day running of all service within the portfolio to ensure delivery of operational performance targets (finance, activity, workforce and quality/safety), the achievement of service objectives and local and national standards relevant to the service areas.
The post holder will be responsible for leading and delivering success across our Theatres transformation projects and workstreams within the Division. This project is vital in ensuring the Division can deliver on its primary objectives and targets over the coming years and encompass a wide range of topics, including productivity and efficiency, quality, workforce and clinical effectiveness.
The three Directorates (Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care) provide essential clinical support services to the Clinical Directorates across the Trust.
The post involves both strategic and operational planning in a fast-moving work environment, driven by the rapidly changing NHS agenda. The role is highly demanding but also rewarding with the requirement to meet strict deadlines within a limited time and to manage projects through to full delivery.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Accountable for the operational delivery of Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care services.
2. To lead the Divisional Theatres transformation projects/ workstreams with key performance metrics and measures in place to monitor performance and delivery.
3. To be the Trusts Lead for the Theatre Efficiency Programme across the ICS attending regional meetings as required.
4. To engage the Directorate Managers, Matrons and Heads of Department in the Theatre transformation projects and hold Directorates to account on performance.
5. To ensure joined up and effective working with the Waiting list team and pre-operative assessment team, ensuring clear processes are in place between the Directorates, Pre-operative Assessment and Theatres.
6. To engage clinical and non-clinical staff in the business of the Directorates, building processes and systems around patient needs, ensuring delivery of excellent healthcare.
7. To maintain Directorate focus on and commitment to performance targets, patient safety and quality targets at all times.
8. To hold specific responsibilities delegated by the Divisional Director of Operations, ensuring that cross-Divisional working is managed proactively, including design and delivery of care pathways, and the Services are fully involved and engaged in a Trust wide system of working, policy and practice.
9. To ensure that decisions taken are fully informed and properly balanced, taking account of collective as well as individual need, and the requirement to manage services within available resources.
See full job description for more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Accountable for the operational delivery of Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care services.
2. To lead the Divisional Theatres transformation projects/ workstreams with key performance metrics and measures in place to monitor performance and delivery.
3. To be the Trusts Lead for the Theatre Efficiency Programme across the ICS attending regional meetings as required.
4. To engage the Directorate Managers, Matrons and Heads of Department in the Theatre transformation projects and hold Directorates to account on performance.
5. To ensure joined up and effective working with the Waiting list team and pre-operative assessment team, ensuring clear processes are in place between the Directorates, Pre-operative Assessment and Theatres.
6. To engage clinical and non-clinical staff in the business of the Directorates, building processes and systems around patient needs, ensuring delivery of excellent healthcare.
7. To maintain Directorate focus on and commitment to performance targets, patient safety and quality targets at all times.
8. To hold specific responsibilities delegated by the Divisional Director of Operations, ensuring that cross-Divisional working is managed proactively, including design and delivery of care pathways, and the Services are fully involved and engaged in a Trust wide system of working, policy and practice.
9. To ensure that decisions taken are fully informed and properly balanced, taking account of collective as well as individual need, and the requirement to manage services within available resources.
See full job description for more detail.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of operational management in a surgical specialty.
- Leading change and transformation in a complex environment.
- Proven capability to manage at a senior level (e.g., management of resources, priorities, personnel, problems, risks).
- Leading the development of business plans and business cases
- Experience in achieving a range of complex performance and financial targets.
- Proven ability to lead / manage a large number of staff including clinicians.
- Significant financial management experience including delivery of saving programmes and managing large complex budgets.
- Evidence of structured and professional managerial career development.
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS policy in relation to performance management, capacity planning, finance etc.
Desirable
- Involvement in NHS service development and configuration.
- Leading on capacity planning.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent management experience.
Desirable
- Management qualification at masters level e.g., MBA
- Relevant professional qualification.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Project management skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Ability to lead and motivate a large team of staff.
- IT skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to use own initiative of judgement and prioritise work accordingly.
- Ability to persuade and negotiate successfully.
- Able to maintain composure in challenging, distressing and emotional situations
- Proven ability to manage priorities under pressure to competing timescales and targets.
- Presentation and interpretive skills both in written and numerical form.
- An ability to manage complex issues through a range of approaches to communication.
- Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations including decision making on competing pressures.
- Ability to influence others in a positive and assertive way to achieve results
- Ability to work to precise timescales.
- Strong written/verbal communication skills
- Political awareness
- Ability to write effective business cases to enable decision making
- Demonstrable drive, commitment and self-motivation.
- Resilient - able to deal effectively with stressful working environment without affecting performance
- Able to participate in Senior Manager 'on-call' duties.
- Access to private transport for work purposes
Desirable
- Ability to exercise political judgement
- Advanced IT skills.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of operational management in a surgical specialty.
- Leading change and transformation in a complex environment.
- Proven capability to manage at a senior level (e.g., management of resources, priorities, personnel, problems, risks).
- Leading the development of business plans and business cases
- Experience in achieving a range of complex performance and financial targets.
- Proven ability to lead / manage a large number of staff including clinicians.
- Significant financial management experience including delivery of saving programmes and managing large complex budgets.
- Evidence of structured and professional managerial career development.
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS policy in relation to performance management, capacity planning, finance etc.
Desirable
- Involvement in NHS service development and configuration.
- Leading on capacity planning.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent management experience.
Desirable
- Management qualification at masters level e.g., MBA
- Relevant professional qualification.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Project management skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Ability to lead and motivate a large team of staff.
- IT skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to use own initiative of judgement and prioritise work accordingly.
- Ability to persuade and negotiate successfully.
- Able to maintain composure in challenging, distressing and emotional situations
- Proven ability to manage priorities under pressure to competing timescales and targets.
- Presentation and interpretive skills both in written and numerical form.
- An ability to manage complex issues through a range of approaches to communication.
- Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations including decision making on competing pressures.
- Ability to influence others in a positive and assertive way to achieve results
- Ability to work to precise timescales.
- Strong written/verbal communication skills
- Political awareness
- Ability to write effective business cases to enable decision making
- Demonstrable drive, commitment and self-motivation.
- Resilient - able to deal effectively with stressful working environment without affecting performance
- Able to participate in Senior Manager 'on-call' duties.
- Access to private transport for work purposes
Desirable
- Ability to exercise political judgement
- Advanced IT 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).
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).
