Human Resource Management Management responsibility for recruitment, retention, disciplinary and grievance, and all staffing issues within the directorate/services. Provide support and advice to junior managers directly managed Ensure that sickness absence is actively managed to agreed targets. Financial Management Ensure that the CSUs/services manage expenditure (including recharges from other Divisions) by achieving agreed income targets or reducing expenditure accordingly. Responsible for ensuring that the CSUs/services are appropriately supported to deliver allocated cost improvement targets, developing realistic plans and monitoring and reviewing their implementation. Service Delivery Advise on, and when appropriate, ensure the implementation of new practice/developments, which may have an impact on the effective and efficient delivery of activity targets, within the directorate/services. Maintain health and safety standards within the Trust. Communication To help establish and maintain effective two-way channels of communication within the division. To maintain lines of communication with other operational managers in the Trust and wider healthcare community if appropriate to ensure that services are integrated. Health and SafetyAll staff will: Take care of own safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions. Adhere to Trust and Departmental Health and Safety Policies and use any equipment or personal protective equipment provided to ensure safety. Please refer to the Job Description for further details. We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.