Associate Director of Operations Urgent and Emergency Care
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Main area Admin & Clerical Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 388-6734810-SM
Site Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Town Paignton Salary £74,290 - £85,601 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 18/11/2024
Job overview
We are looking for an exceptional and inspirational leader to join our team as Associate Director of Operations in Urgent and Emergency Care.
The Ideal candidate will be an experienced operational leader with vision, energy, enthusiasm and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and collaborate with partners to deliver work that will have a significant impact.
Main duties of the job
Share with the Care group Leadership Team responsibility and accountability for the provision of high quality care within the resources available. This includes quality, operational and financial responsibility for the services and the self-managed teams included in the structure.
S upport the development of a framework to ensure a strong infrastructure of leadership and delivery within the Trust in a self-managed environment.
Our ADO with the other members of the leadership team has a responsibility for the development of a delivery and quality improvement strategy that ensures continuous improvement and innovation. The post holder also has responsibility for ensuring that the services within their remit respond to national and regional initiatives, new technological developments and for ensuring that research influences practice.
Our ADO will provide leadership across the ICO for health and social care and ensure community services cohesion. In addition, they will link with the other ADO’s to ensure strategy performance and delivery are aligned across social care and community services garnering the benefit of working closely with local authority’s
Lead on achievement of quality improvement projects across their services to improve experience of care, value for money as well as giving equal attention to experience of staff and improving wellbeing and ‘Joy in Work’
As an integrated care organisation we have a track record of delivering good performance across our community and are always learning and developing. You will be supported and actively mentored and embraced through our compassionate leadership approach and people plan
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full information about the role and person specification please click the link below to access our interactive applicant booklet, which includes all you need to know about us, our new role and how to apply.
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* Educated to master’s equivalent, or able to demonstrate competence to this level through experience
* A recognised management qualification, or able to demonstrate experience to this level
* Knowledge of the NHS, with up to date understanding of performance management regimes
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Coaching qualification
Knowledge and experience
* NHS & Social Care, infrastructure and arrangements nationally regionally and locally,
* Local Care Model
* Experience of managing service within Urgent and Emergency Care
* Working in self-managing systems
* Legislative framework for delivery of health and social care
* Understanding or previous experience of managing medical specialties
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
* We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
* Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
* Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
* Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
* If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
* It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.
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