The Deputy Director for Elective Care is a key leadership role within the South West Region and the Performance and Delivery Directorate. The role is a key part of the region's oversight and reporting of performance in South West Systems and Providers, including agreeing and monitoring support to improve performance. The role has line management responsibility for Elective Planned Care programmes within the region, including children elective care (non-specialised commissioned care).
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced NHS leader, educated to Masters level or equivalent. Experience of leading complex transformation and improvement programmes is essential. Applicants should have strong elective operational and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate highly advanced relationship skills and make compelling evidence-based arguments to key stakeholders regarding the need to test new approaches to health care delivery.
Job responsibilities
The role leads on the provision of Insights and Intelligence support to the Southwest Region. Responsibilities include:
* Performance reporting and oversight;
* Working with national programme leads on designing policy and products;
* Tiering and other support to systems and providers;
* Developing Regional Strategies.
Works as part of the Performance and Delivery Leadership Team in monitoring integrated performance across the South West Region.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
* Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects.
Knowledge and Experience
* In-depth expert knowledge acquired over a significant period in specialist areas, with evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development.
* Subject matter expertise across key areas relating to elective care.
* Understanding of current healthcare policy and its implications for engagement.
* Proven leadership experience and/or formal management qualification.
* Significant management experience at a senior level in the NHS or public healthcare industry.
* Experience of leading major change initiatives.
* Significant experience of managing a large budget with knowledge of financial processes.
* Extensive experience of delivering presentations to stakeholders in pressured environments.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
* Ability to deal with challenging situations in formal settings.
* Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment.
* Ability to prepare concise communications for senior stakeholders.
* Ability to analyse complex issues from multiple sources.
* Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning skills.
* Ability to manage workload and make informed decisions in the absence of complete information.
Values and Behaviours
* Commitment to quality and high standards.
* Able to connect work to benefits for patients and the public.
* Works well with others, listens, and respects contributions.
* Promotes equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
* Values diversity and operates with integrity.
Other
* Ability to travel across multiple sites as required.
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