Deputy Director of Hospital Operational Readiness
The post holder provides professional credibility for the programme with a wealth of experience of acute hospital operational roles with knowledge and experience of leading a hospital team during build, commissioning and activation of services into new estate in addition to safe decommissioning of redundant estate.
As a Deputy Director of Hospital Operational Readiness, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Transformation Directorate and the NHP programme as a whole to meet the ambitions of the programme.
The post is responsible for providing acute hospital operational expertise to ensure the outcomes of the business processes for the Directorate.
The post holder will have accountability and responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the operational readiness team within the hospital operations workstream. Plans to achieve the strategy will be underpinned by the delivery of short to medium term objectives.
Main duties of the job
1. Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
2. Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.
3. Ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in the new organisations.
4. Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.
5. Monitor and establish accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.
6. Manage the whole budgetary implications of activity.
7. Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual.
8. Manage and actively promote relationships with key stakeholders.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
* Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
* Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
* Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
* Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.
Job responsibilities
For further details on job description and responsibilities please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Hold relevant qualifications in acute hospital care / operational delivery.
* Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior nurse operational level in a specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
* Have experience of a leadership role within a new acute hospital build programme, guiding the operational team / clinical department through build, commissioning and activation into new estate.
* Extensive knowledge and experience at an operational senior level within an acute hospital setting. This would be at Deputy Director or near Board level.
* Have extensive knowledge of operational readiness, including safely opening hospitals and optimising operational performance.
* Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
* Experience of building effective cross-functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
* Operational experience with capability at a very senior level, building and transforming services to improve effectiveness and responsiveness within acute care.
* Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
* Demonstrable experience developing, managing and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
* Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
Values and Behaviours
* Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
* Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
* Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
* Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
£105,385 to £121,271 a year (Exclusive of London Weighting)
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