Executive Director of Planning & Business Development
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Interviews are scheduled for 25 November 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Executive Team and Board of Directors as the Executive Director of Planning and Business Development, sharing corporate responsibility for the strategic direction of the Trust and delivery of the Trust vision and objectives.
This role will also act as the Trust Accountable Emergency Officer responsible for discharging the duties as described in the NHS Act and Health & Social Care Act.
As the Director, you will have excellent leadership qualities as well as highly developed presentation skills with the ability to develop, communicate and gain ownership for a clear vision. You will have experience of working at senior manager level within the public sector and be able to evidence successful strategy development and implementation.
You must have a successful track record of leading and facilitating major change and transformation programmes, including cultural change and the ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative and creative solutions to the management of strategic issues and complex problems.
You will have a Masters degree level or equivalent qualification, along with a recognised leadership/management qualification.
Main duties of the job
The Directorate is responsible for the management of the Trust's Corporate Strategy including its vision, values and priorities, as well as managing and coordinating the Trust's planning framework Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures (OGSM).
Main duties of the role will include:
* Development of the Trust strategic framework built on an organisational culture based on clinical excellence and high performance, in an environment increasingly focused on whole system service delivery.
* Management and coordination of the Trust's planning framework Objectives, Goals, Initiatives and Measures (OGIM).
* Annual business planning process ensuring the Trust's plan aligns to national aims and objectives and local priorities.
* Trust's capital planning programme, working with other colleagues covering strategic developments, medical equipment, backlog maintenance and IM&T.
* Large scale strategic developments (as and when required) including identifying opportunities for growth through innovation.
* Accountable, via the Director of Performance & Information Services, for the effective and efficient delivery of performance and information services.
Please refer to the attached job description for a full outline of the role/duties.
About us
We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job responsibilities
The Executive Director of Planning and Business Development is a member of the Trust's Board of Directors, sharing corporate responsibility for the strategic direction of the Trust and delivery of the Trust vision and objectives.
Executive lead for the development of the Trust strategic framework built on an organisational culture based on clinical excellence and high performance.
The lead for the management and coordination of the Trust's planning framework Objectives, Goals, Initiatives and Measures (OGIM) as well as leading the annual business planning process ensuring the Trust's plan aligns to national aims and objectives and local priorities.
To engage in place-based arrangements, working closely with colleagues in LA, ICB, VSC and other place-based partners to develop place-based plans ensuring they are aligned to Trust priorities.
As the Director lead for the Trust's capital planning programme, working with other colleagues covering strategic developments, medical equipment, backlog maintenance and IM&T.
As and when required the Director will lead large scale strategic developments including identifying opportunities for growth through innovation.
Accountable, via the Director of Performance & Information Services, for the effective and efficient delivery of performance and information services.
Act as the Trust Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO), to be responsible for discharging the duties described under section 252A.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
* Resilience required to operate in a challenging organisation and a complex external environment.
* A leader who leads by example and empowers others, even in high pressure environments.
* Highly motivated to deliver high standards that contribute to the improvement in the quality of services.
* Personal and professional demeanour and credibility that always generates trust and confidence in others.
* Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can.
* Demonstrable experience of role-modelling Trust values.
* Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.
* Commitment to leading and driving creating an inclusive culture.
* The highest degree of honesty, probity and integrity.
Skills and Attributes
* The post-holder will be expected to display leadership qualities.
* Highly developed oral, written and presentation skills, with the ability to develop, communicate and gain ownership for a clear vision.
* The ability to shape and influence across organisational boundaries.
* A successful track record of leading and facilitating major change and transformation programmes, including cultural change.
* Good influencing skills, able to convince through personal credibility rather than managerial authority.
* Ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative and creative solutions to the management of strategic issues and complex problems.
* Evidence of supporting, guiding and coaching senior and executive staff to role-model values.
Experience
* Experience at senior manager level within the public sector.
* Evidence of successful strategy development and implementation.
* Evidence of effective influence over a wide range of external stakeholders.
* Evidence of leading the development of robust business cases including the carrying out financial due diligence.
* Experience in continuous improvement projects and change management projects particularly those involving change across more than one organisation.
* Current knowledge of the leadership and management context of the NHS.
* Experience of prioritising and triangulating organisational-wide delivery plans to align to national aims and objectives and local priorities.
* Exposure to and understanding of healthcare commissioning across a broad range of services.
* Experience and understanding of both primary and secondary care settings.
* Working knowledge and understanding of the performance target regime as applied to NHS Trusts.
* Understanding of impact organisational culture and experience of delivering performance and productivity gains.
Qualifications
* Evidence of continual CPD.
* Recognised leadership/management qualification.
* One of the following qualifications: Lean Improvement, Coaching, Project/Programme Management.
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.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Depending on experience VSM Pay Framework / Competitive Salary
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