Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Care Group Director of Operations

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Job summary

This is a one of a kind opportunity to join the Operational Leadership team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, an integrated acute and community trust, leading a new Care Group that spans across acute, community and national specialised services.

The new Care Group brings together existing services within the organisation with a particular focus on community services and rehabilitation. It includes Medicine for Older People, Palliative Care, Sexual Health, Community Paediatrics, Therapies, the National Spinal Injuries Centre and many other services. The new Care Group brings together over 1,700 colleagues with a £90m budget. The Care Group Director of Operations will work in partnership with the Clinical Director and Head of Nursing to lead the Care Group and work across the three other Care Groups as part of the Clinical Operations leadership of the organisation.

We are looking for a dynamic operational leader with strong values who is able to lead day to day operational delivery, service improvement and wider transformation working with partners in primary care, the local authority and the ICB. There is an ambitious shared vision in Buckinghamshire for how we increase resources for and focus on community services and integrate these services and this role will be central to that work.

Main duties of the job

The postholder leads, working in partnership with the Care Group Clinical Chair and the Head of Nursing, the new Community and Rehabilitation (named tbc) Care Group of over 1,700 colleagues with a budget of £90m. This new Care Group includes the internationally renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre, vital cross-cutting services including Medicine for Older People, Palliative Care and Sexual Health, the majority of the Trust's community services including for children and young people and therapy colleagues from across the organisation.

The postholder is responsible for the operational, financial, and quality delivery of the Care Group. They are accountable for delivering business, planning and financial objectives, productivity and activity as well as co-leading the cultural development of the Care Group to create a great place to work and delivering Board priorities on behalf of the executive team. This post is also accountable for the delivery of contractual requirements of community and specialised services and ensuring that performance and governance structures are in place to assure safe, effective, compassionate, and timely care.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

01 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

Depending on experience A 2% on-call allowance is paid on top of the base salary

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-C5771130

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree, or equivalent
Evidence of significant continued personal development

Experience

Essential

Experience of building and managing large and complex teams
Proven success in delivering complex projects and / or business plans within budget
Successful line management and development of staff
Experience of driving and managing change in a large organisation
Proven success of change management including the ability to motivate staff
Experience of effective management of large, complex budgets
Experience of successfully working across organisational boundaries
Experience of facilitating and driving innovation and new ways of working

Skills

Essential

Highly developed negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills
Well developed planning, strategy and implementation skills
Ability to prioritise challenging demands and balance risks across a range of key areas
Ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders and manage 'upwards' internally and externally
Ability to communicate complexity in straightforward ways and build consensus
A strong sense of personal and team accountability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree, or equivalent
Evidence of significant continued personal development

Experience

Essential

Experience of building and managing large and complex teams
Proven success in delivering complex projects and / or business plans within budget
Successful line management and development of staff
Experience of driving and managing change in a large organisation
Proven success of change management including the ability to motivate staff
Experience of effective management of large, complex budgets
Experience of successfully working across organisational boundaries
Experience of facilitating and driving innovation and new ways of working

Skills

Essential

Highly developed negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills
Well developed planning, strategy and implementation skills
Ability to prioritise challenging demands and balance risks across a range of key areas
Ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders and manage 'upwards' internally and externally
Ability to communicate complexity in straightforward ways and build consensus
A strong sense of personal and team accountability

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)