Job summary PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Band 8A Associate Directorate Manager for Women's Services We are seeking an exceptional manager to join our team and support us in the delivery of high quality services across the directorate which comprises - Maternity Gynaecology and Fertility. We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative individual, confident at communicating across all staffing types and in partnership with other teams and organisation. The role is an ideal opportunity to for those looking to develop in an operational management role supported by a Directorate Manager The successful candidate will have a can-do attitude, extensive problem solving skills and the ability to effectively prioritize competing workload/demands. Please note previous operational experience is required for this role. Main duties of the job This is a key management role in Women's Services, presenting an opportunity to improve care for the local community, as part of an incredibly high performing and supportive team. Alongside the Directorate Manager, this role will provide supportive, engaging and authentic leadership for the BCC team, to improve both colleague and patient experience at RBFT. This role will support the Directorate Manager and Care Group Management team in ensuring the smooth and effective running of the department. The post holder will also represent the Trust externally across charities, regulators, networks and commissioners. They will proactively work with other Directorates and teams internally across the Trust to develop better services for patients. This role will also maintain a lens on development of our workforce for the future, driving efficiencies and innovation through the directorate, with the support of the Care Group Leadership team. About us Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. We are a designated specialist centre in cancer, bariatric care, heart attack and stroke and have many things to be proud of, including the fact that heart attack patients arriving at the hospital are receiving the fastest lifesaving treatment anywhere in the country. Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen. Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 193-6749084UCGB8a-ADMWS Job locations Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN Job description Job responsibilities To accept delegated responsibilities from the Directorate Manager to ensure the management and delivery of excellent service results, providing leadership and acting as a role model for the staff and services within the portfolio. To be responsible for ensuring the operational delivery of all services; leading and effectively implementing change management initiatives to improve service provision. To influence and lead on the strategic development and service improvement of services in conjunction with the BCC leadership team. To deliver services within allocated resources and develop action plans to manage variances. To take a lead role in the delivery of national standards To ensure effective processes and procedures are in place to monitor and track key performance indicators. To ensure the performance indicators relevant to specific work areas are reported both internally and externally and within allocated deadlines To provide regular reports on activity levels, performance against quality standards, financial and performance management issues, highlighting variances and creating action plans to resolve. To manage activity targets within the identified service areas through co-ordination and monitoring of waiting lists and to work with BCC leadership team to ensure that standards relating to patient access are achieved. To ensure that all relevant performance standards are met within the identified service areas, introducing or facilitating the introduction of new technology and working practices as appropriate. Take responsibility for the production, development and implementation of policies across the area of responsibility, some of which may affect areas beyond the immediate service area. Ensure the preparation of clinical business plans and so undertake long term strategic planning for designated services and prepare proposals for the planned growth of any of the services within the portfolio, or that support other services inside or outside the Care Group. These should take into account activity, outcomes, benefits (clinical and non-clinical) and income potential. To ensure information returns required by the Trust, Commissioners, NHS England and other partner organisations are delivered and are timely, accurate and presented to a high standard. To access and interrogate existing information systems in order to understand, analyse and report activity and/or changes in services covered to supplement existing standard information provided. To prepare reports on the relevant services within the portfolio for the Board of Directors/Executive Management Committee (EMC) as and when required. To use research and experience elsewhere in the NHS to inform service development and support the implementation of all relevant NICE Guidance. To produce business cases for service development ensuring that implication of service changes or development have been accurately assessed for submission to the appropriate corporate body. To undertake full service reviews as and when required. To produce relevant management information for monthly performance reviews. To represent the Directorate Manager at meetings as requested and as appropriate. To investigate complaints in areas of responsibility providing responses as appropriate and in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, Matron and Clinical Director. To assist in the implementation of improvements and learning from Datix Incident Reporting forms and complaints, so that adverse experiences, risks and incidents are reduced in severity and frequency. To ensure a regular and robust communications structure is in place; delivering and receiving information in a timely manner within the identified service areas and across the Care Group and Trust as appropriate. To take responsibility for any personal and professional development. HUMAN RESOURCES: To ensure delivery of the Trusts appraisal system within the defined area of responsibility, ensuring that every member of staff has measurable objectives and a personal development plan, which is commensurate with the needs of the service and underpins the Trusts strategic plans To ensure active application of the Trusts Sickness Absence Management policy. To deal promptly with matters relating to performance and support within the context of the Trusts Performance Management policy. To undertake exit interviews and develop a strategy to improve recruitment and retention and eliminate dependence upon agency staff. To ensure delivery of the Trusts Human Resources and Workforce policies. To participate in national and local Human Resources and Workforce Initiatives. To ensure learning environment and culture exists within the services and support the Trusts Training and Development Strategy. To ensure an annual training and development plan is completed and actioned for the areas that fall within the Directorate Managers remit. To ensure the statutory, essential skills and other training (including equipment training) are completed and that attendance and non-attendance records are maintained. To lead the recruitment and retention process of staff as appropriate, effectively inducting new staff in accordance with the Trusts induction programme both corporate and local. To devise, develop and implement skill mix reviews and other workforce planning strategies for the service. To create cohesive and flexible teams who identify strongly with other teams in the Care Group and Trust. FINANCE: To have full budget responsibility for the BCC and provide ongoing financial management support to the Directorate Manager. To ensure financial systems are in place to monitor and achieve budgetary control in those areas included within the portfolio, and to take any remedial action identified as necessary. To work closely with the Directorate Manager, and the Director of Finance for the Care Group and the Director of Operations to agree the annual budget for the services within the portfolio, identifying opportunities for cost improvement programmes, service improvement programmes and cash releasing efficiency savings. To exercise control over staff and non-staff expenditure where appropriate. To contain expenditure within budget and develop annual cost improvement plans. To review monthly budget statements for the department and in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, provide support with the services managers, Co-ordinators and other senior staff as appropriate, agreeing action to contain expenditure within budget. Devise, agree and deliver income-related targets within the department and provide support to the Directorate Manager to ensure opportunities to increase income and reduce costs for the Trust are pursued in conjunction with other colleagues, departments, and services, reviewing monthly budget statements to keep expenditure within budget. PHYSICAL RESOURCES: To provide on-going review of facilities with colleagues within the identified service areas to ensure optimum use of resources. To oversee capital development programmes for the services within the defined area of responsibility, in close liaison with the Directorate Manager. Job description Job responsibilities To accept delegated responsibilities from the Directorate Manager to ensure the management and delivery of excellent service results, providing leadership and acting as a role model for the staff and services within the portfolio. To be responsible for ensuring the operational delivery of all services; leading and effectively implementing change management initiatives to improve service provision. To influence and lead on the strategic development and service improvement of services in conjunction with the BCC leadership team. To deliver services within allocated resources and develop action plans to manage variances. To take a lead role in the delivery of national standards To ensure effective processes and procedures are in place to monitor and track key performance indicators. To ensure the performance indicators relevant to specific work areas are reported both internally and externally and within allocated deadlines To provide regular reports on activity levels, performance against quality standards, financial and performance management issues, highlighting variances and creating action plans to resolve. To manage activity targets within the identified service areas through co-ordination and monitoring of waiting lists and to work with BCC leadership team to ensure that standards relating to patient access are achieved. To ensure that all relevant performance standards are met within the identified service areas, introducing or facilitating the introduction of new technology and working practices as appropriate. Take responsibility for the production, development and implementation of policies across the area of responsibility, some of which may affect areas beyond the immediate service area. Ensure the preparation of clinical business plans and so undertake long term strategic planning for designated services and prepare proposals for the planned growth of any of the services within the portfolio, or that support other services inside or outside the Care Group. These should take into account activity, outcomes, benefits (clinical and non-clinical) and income potential. To ensure information returns required by the Trust, Commissioners, NHS England and other partner organisations are delivered and are timely, accurate and presented to a high standard. To access and interrogate existing information systems in order to understand, analyse and report activity and/or changes in services covered to supplement existing standard information provided. To prepare reports on the relevant services within the portfolio for the Board of Directors/Executive Management Committee (EMC) as and when required. To use research and experience elsewhere in the NHS to inform service development and support the implementation of all relevant NICE Guidance. To produce business cases for service development ensuring that implication of service changes or development have been accurately assessed for submission to the appropriate corporate body. To undertake full service reviews as and when required. To produce relevant management information for monthly performance reviews. To represent the Directorate Manager at meetings as requested and as appropriate. To investigate complaints in areas of responsibility providing responses as appropriate and in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, Matron and Clinical Director. To assist in the implementation of improvements and learning from Datix Incident Reporting forms and complaints, so that adverse experiences, risks and incidents are reduced in severity and frequency. To ensure a regular and robust communications structure is in place; delivering and receiving information in a timely manner within the identified service areas and across the Care Group and Trust as appropriate. To take responsibility for any personal and professional development. HUMAN RESOURCES: To ensure delivery of the Trusts appraisal system within the defined area of responsibility, ensuring that every member of staff has measurable objectives and a personal development plan, which is commensurate with the needs of the service and underpins the Trusts strategic plans To ensure active application of the Trusts Sickness Absence Management policy. To deal promptly with matters relating to performance and support within the context of the Trusts Performance Management policy. To undertake exit interviews and develop a strategy to improve recruitment and retention and eliminate dependence upon agency staff. To ensure delivery of the Trusts Human Resources and Workforce policies. To participate in national and local Human Resources and Workforce Initiatives. To ensure learning environment and culture exists within the services and support the Trusts Training and Development Strategy. To ensure an annual training and development plan is completed and actioned for the areas that fall within the Directorate Managers remit. To ensure the statutory, essential skills and other training (including equipment training) are completed and that attendance and non-attendance records are maintained. To lead the recruitment and retention process of staff as appropriate, effectively inducting new staff in accordance with the Trusts induction programme both corporate and local. To devise, develop and implement skill mix reviews and other workforce planning strategies for the service. To create cohesive and flexible teams who identify strongly with other teams in the Care Group and Trust. FINANCE: To have full budget responsibility for the BCC and provide ongoing financial management support to the Directorate Manager. To ensure financial systems are in place to monitor and achieve budgetary control in those areas included within the portfolio, and to take any remedial action identified as necessary. To work closely with the Directorate Manager, and the Director of Finance for the Care Group and the Director of Operations to agree the annual budget for the services within the portfolio, identifying opportunities for cost improvement programmes, service improvement programmes and cash releasing efficiency savings. To exercise control over staff and non-staff expenditure where appropriate. To contain expenditure within budget and develop annual cost improvement plans. To review monthly budget statements for the department and in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, provide support with the services managers, Co-ordinators and other senior staff as appropriate, agreeing action to contain expenditure within budget. Devise, agree and deliver income-related targets within the department and provide support to the Directorate Manager to ensure opportunities to increase income and reduce costs for the Trust are pursued in conjunction with other colleagues, departments, and services, reviewing monthly budget statements to keep expenditure within budget. PHYSICAL RESOURCES: To provide on-going review of facilities with colleagues within the identified service areas to ensure optimum use of resources. To oversee capital development programmes for the services within the defined area of responsibility, in close liaison with the Directorate Manager. Person Specification Communication & Relationship Skills Essential Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions and strategy within the service line management teams Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills Ability to provide strategic management advice to senior managers Evidence of collaborative working and effective strategic influencing Ability to work effectively with all members of the team, across a range of disciplines Skils & Knowledge Essential Significant and proven senior management experience Some experience of working in any of the service areas within the directorate Successful track record of managing change in a complex environment High level project management skills with a record of achievement Proven skills in strategic planning, management and delivery Experience Essential Operational experience within a healthcare setting Team leader/ Management experience Person Specification Communication & Relationship Skills Essential Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions and strategy within the service line management teams Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills Ability to provide strategic management advice to senior managers Evidence of collaborative working and effective strategic influencing Ability to work effectively with all members of the team, across a range of disciplines Skils & Knowledge Essential Significant and proven senior management experience Some experience of working in any of the service areas within the directorate Successful track record of managing change in a complex environment High level project management skills with a record of achievement Proven skills in strategic planning, management and delivery Experience Essential Operational experience within a healthcare setting Team leader/ Management experience 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. Employer details Employer name Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)