Job summary
This is a key role in supporting the Office of the CIO and Digital SMT to help monitor, co-ordinate, and assure on the administrative business operations of the Division of 100+ staff. This includes but not limited to supporting the oversight of; Financial monitoring and planning (budgets £10million+), contract management (100+contracts), business case development and review and monitoring complianceagainst standards.You will be responsible for the supervision, development and appraisal of the Business Administration team only.You will provide support and input to projects within Digital Services and across the Trust as assigned
Main duties of the job
o Provide support and co-ordination to the Office of the CIO and the Digital senior leadership team to help them manage all aspects of Digital Services business administration to meet objectives, meet defined standards and maintain an excellent service to help Christie staff care for our patients.
o Working in partnership with the digital SMT, Trust corporate and clinical departments in monitoring the delivery of digital strategy and improvement goals to meet key national and local standards.
o Provide support and co-ordination to the senior leadership team in service change and reform ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of the Trust.
o Support the teams in their development and implementation of improved service delivery, by evidencing and communicating achievement.
o Demonstrating the support of excellent financial oversight and understanding, working in partnership with the digital SMT and the finance team to support and co-ordinate the development and implementation of cost control, realisation of savings, and adherence to excellent procurement practices.
o To be a resource and active participant in specific service development projects across Digital, particularly with communication and monitoring of Digital business activities.
About us
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Senior Management Team to help monitor strategic development and change management.
Help and support the Digital SMT communicate complex information in a simple and understandable way to non-technical staff.
Analyse and produce monthly reports of business planning performance data including comparison with contractual related information.
Monitor the delivery of activity, raising concerns in a timely manner and identifying appropriate corrective actions.
Follow and lead on improvement of existing processes which enable consistent and accurate business information collection to will inform future planning, service improvement and re-design within the organisation.
Provide input into the planning of any service development including change within the division/directorate as appropriate, ensure that divisional/directorate objectives are affordable within available resources consistent with organisational strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Senior Management Team to help monitor strategic development and change management.
Help and support the Digital SMT communicate complex information in a simple and understandable way to non-technical staff.
Analyse and produce monthly reports of business planning performance data including comparison with contractual related information.
Monitor the delivery of activity, raising concerns in a timely manner and identifying appropriate corrective actions.
Follow and lead on improvement of existing processes which enable consistent and accurate business information collection to will inform future planning, service improvement and re-design within the organisation.
Provide input into the planning of any service development including change within the division/directorate as appropriate, ensure that divisional/directorate objectives are affordable within available resources consistent with organisational strategy.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Demonstrate Continuing Professional Development
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Business Administration qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience working in a Digital multi-agency and disciplinary environment
- Experience of managing and motivating staff
- Experience of presenting and explaining measures and progress against defined standards
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience of NHS digital systems and solutions
- Experience of presenting and explaining measures and progress against defined standards
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent analytical and reasoning skills
- Ability to prepare and present financial information to nonfinancial people
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work without supervision whilst delivering to deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of business management processes including financial budget setting, variance analysis and contract management
- Knowledge of business case development processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS financial processes
VALUES
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
OTHER
Essential
- Requirement for occasional travel to external meetings and events
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Demonstrate Continuing Professional Development
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Business Administration qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience working in a Digital multi-agency and disciplinary environment
- Experience of managing and motivating staff
- Experience of presenting and explaining measures and progress against defined standards
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience of NHS digital systems and solutions
- Experience of presenting and explaining measures and progress against defined standards
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent analytical and reasoning skills
- Ability to prepare and present financial information to nonfinancial people
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work without supervision whilst delivering to deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of business management processes including financial budget setting, variance analysis and contract management
- Knowledge of business case development processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS financial processes
VALUES
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
OTHER
Essential
- Requirement for occasional travel to external meetings and events
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).
