Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) as Programme Lead for Audiology. The role will play an important leadership role in the recovery and improvement work to support a challenged service to offer a high-quality service to our local population. We require this leadership for 12 months. This is a challenging role which will require excellent interpersonal skills and programme management experience.
You will be a values-based leader, role modelling our DBTH Way and We Care Values through your everyday behaviours and interactions with colleagues. You will be driven by a passion for making a difference and motivating others.
The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring delivery against the agreed recovery plan. These include prioritisation of urgent patients and timely access, resolving IT and infrastructure issues, supporting and developing the team through comprehensive training and education, and embedding effective governance systems and processes.
You will report to the Deputy Chief Executive, providing assurance and timely escalation of issues. You will work closely with the divisional leadership team and audiology service colleagues. There will also be a requirement to liaise with partners outside of the organisation including at Place, ICB and NHSE Regional level.
Main Duties of the Job
The role will project manage the recovery plan, working closely with the service and divisional team to ensure there is a clear understanding of the position against agreed milestones and that these milestones are delivered on time.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, the post holder will provide assurance and briefings on progress, ensuring timely problem solving and escalation where appropriate.
The key elements of the role include:
1. Programme managing the recovery plan to ensure milestones are delivered on time.
2. Leading relevant workstream operational meetings and holding to account workstream leads for delivery of their actions.
3. Briefing executive directors and supporting assurance reports for Board, committees and external partners and regulators.
4. Co-ordinating comprehensive demand and capacity analysis, liaising closely with the service, division and business support functions to ensure a robust and accurate analysis of the service needs is understood.
Working closely alongside operational and clinical colleagues, the post-holder will perform a bridging role to ensure the necessary improvements are delivered within agreed timelines and that interdependencies between the workstreams are understood and factored into the overall recovery plan.
About Us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
1. Extensive range of learning opportunities.
2. NHS Pension Scheme.
3. Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions.
4. Comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
5. NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes.
6. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Date posted: 29 November 2024
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8d
Salary: £88,168 to £101,677 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 272-6837813
Job locations: Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience Essential:
* Extensive senior performance management experience in a complex organisation.
* Experience leading an effective business planning process and service recovery/improvement programmes.
* Excellent knowledge of NHS performance measures relevant to the subject area of the post.
* Ability to develop and model the impact of activity and performance assumptions on clinical services.
* Ability to analyse complex information and develop potential options and/or recommendations on the most appropriate course of action.
* Demonstrable track record of operational achievement and business planning.
* Experience of leading performance delivery improvement identifying opportunities.
* Managing staff from different professional backgrounds.
* Knowledge of the political environment within which the NHS operates.
* Understanding of the NHS environment and its impact on service provision and staff.
Qualifications/Training Essential:
* Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent experience.
* In-depth understanding of the NHS Access Policy, national standards and their applications.
* Extensive knowledge of operational, performance and staff management gained through senior management experience and/or qualification.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable:
* Project Management or Programme 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship:
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.
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address: Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
Employer's Website: https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/
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