Job summary This is a fixed term post for 12 months and present potential secondment opportunities for individuals to further develop their project management, leadership and accreditation skills experience whilst working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. It is also an opportunity to work alongside corporate operations colleagues and learn more about organisation and our partners. Leadership of the operational planning, mobilisation, quality and accreditation of the CDCs is the main focus for these roles, working with clinical and operational colleagues to identify and track benefits of the programme and to develop the strategic plan for CDCs within Leeds for the benefit of our population as well as delivering on the accreditation for the programme. The role will also include ensuring key measures of success, tracking productivity and utilisation, seeking opportunities to implement improvements to ensure efficient use of resources which include establishing and running effective programme management systems for delivering the programme deliverables. A key drive for these roles will be to develop and implement is the embed the CDC service within business as usual for CSUs and corporate functions with a clear understanding of the benefits to time, budget and quality standards as well as accreditation for the service. Expected Shortlisting Date 02/04/2025 Planned Interview Date 11/04/2025 Main duties of the job As programme leaders, you will be required to analyse and interpret hospital performance and quality data, policies and guidelines and work closely with other networks and CDCs, in particular to understand development of the business and the workforce and accreditation process. NHSE have stipulated that CDCs are to be accredited within 2 years of being set up so a key role for the quality improvement manager will be to ensure that robust management systems are in place during the planning period to achieve the strategic and operational quality improvement for the CDC with an aim to gain accreditation through UKAS. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be important for your engagement with multidisciplinary teams across the system including clinical and non-clinical services to ensure a fully operational business as usual model is in place by March 2026. This is a large and complex programme providing the necessary levels of assurance to senior programme leads regarding delivery milestones of this programme and ensuring efficient risk management is a key priority. These are full-time roles and will be primarily office based with a requirement to work across other LTHT sites and the existing CDCs (Seacroft, Armley, Beeston) and will require an immediate start. About us Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 13 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number C9298-TEX-0073 Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities The Service Manager will manage a complex programme of interdependent projects across clinical service units to ensure development of financially affordable solutions to capacity and quality issues that affect multiple areas of the Trust and where appropriate work with partners in the community so that organisational boundaries are not a barrier to implementation. This will enable the development, delivery and maintenance of all activity data capture associated with the CDC (Community Diagnostics Centre) ensuring that it delivers a sustainable business as usual model. Working in partnership with clinical staff, commissioners, managers and users, the post holder will lead the redesign of services and business processes and be responsible for facilitating the involvement of all stakeholders to ensure timescales are met and service benefits realised. The Service Manager will ensure that robust activity and financial management systems are in place during the planning period to maintain business continuity. Job description Job responsibilities The Service Manager will manage a complex programme of interdependent projects across clinical service units to ensure development of financially affordable solutions to capacity and quality issues that affect multiple areas of the Trust and where appropriate work with partners in the community so that organisational boundaries are not a barrier to implementation. This will enable the development, delivery and maintenance of all activity data capture associated with the CDC (Community Diagnostics Centre) ensuring that it delivers a sustainable business as usual model. Working in partnership with clinical staff, commissioners, managers and users, the post holder will lead the redesign of services and business processes and be responsible for facilitating the involvement of all stakeholders to ensure timescales are met and service benefits realised. The Service Manager will ensure that robust activity and financial management systems are in place during the planning period to maintain business continuity. Person Specification Skills & behaviours Essential Ability to assimilate & co-ordinate various agendas prioritising appropriately. Desirable Performance management methodology Able to prepare business cases/lead others through the process. Additional Requirements Essential Motivated and enthusiastic. Assertive& Decisive. Experience Essential Several years experience at middle management level in the NHS, including business planning, budgetary management, and service Desirable Experience in presentation, coaching and facilitation Qualifications Essential Graduate level qualification. Desirable Management Qualification Person Specification Skills & behaviours Essential Ability to assimilate & co-ordinate various agendas prioritising appropriately. Desirable Performance management methodology Able to prepare business cases/lead others through the process. Additional Requirements Essential Motivated and enthusiastic. Assertive& Decisive. Experience Essential Several years experience at middle management level in the NHS, including business planning, budgetary management, and service Desirable Experience in presentation, coaching and facilitation Qualifications Essential Graduate level qualification. Desirable Management Qualification 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 Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)