The post holder is responsible for the effective coordination of specific projects and service developments within Women’s services.
This will include ensuring that all financial and operational activity and information objectives are achieved within agreed deadlines together with effective day to day support to the management teams.
The post holder will provide clear managerial support to the Service Management Team and clinical Service Leads, in the delivery of activity targets and best practice tariff.
The post holder will support the line management of back office and front of house A&C teams
The post holder will contribute and be intrinsically involved in the development of service developments reflecting those in the Business Plans and will support the development of business opportunities for Women’s Services .
To work in partnership with the Senior Management Team and Clinical Directors in delivering the objectives of the Division Service.
To be clear about service direction and approach in all aspects of service development
To facilitate and drive change across the Directorates in line with the Divisional change agenda and to do so in conjunction with Management team colleagues and service leads
Ensuring that all staff understand the best practice tariff pathways, targets and systems and to support staff in the delivery of those targets
To assist with Auditing, Report writing and Business Case development for Women’s services.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Full details are available within the Job Description, but the core function of the role is as below
To contribute to the development of a viable business plan for the Directorate and to represent the directorate objectives in that business plan.
To support the financial performance of the directorate liaising with the Directorate Accountant; maintaining expenditure tolerances and ensuring the directorates maximise the income targets identified in the budget
Support the delivery of the cost improvement and productivity programmes identified for the directorates as part of the Directorate plan
Assist the Service teams to manage within their establishment and ensure that across all directorates the use of agency and locum is by exception
Ensure any changes to establishment, replacement of positions and development of cover are properly documented and presented in a justification case which identifies risk, cost implication and income implications
To support production of well - balanced business cases for all service developments or service changes including resource implications, capital requirements and full costs as well as income opportunity and efficiency gain
To support and develop a focus on the profit and loss account for the directorate, which supports the focus of the Directorate, as a Service Line
Work with General Managers, Business Managers and commissioning leads for services to support the successful delivery of the business plan, and ensure awareness of stakeholder priorities within the CSL, as part of informing the business and strategic planning for services
To be aware, of relevant National, Local and internal policy and guidance such as NICE, Specialist Commissioning, Procedures of low clinical value.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024