Main area Imaging Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (End date 10/12/2025) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 205-6834203
Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Town Stoke on Trent Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/01/2025 23:59
Junior Operational Services Manager
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Imaging Directorate for an enthusiastic and efficient individual to join the team as a Junior Operational Service Manager. This post offers an excellent opportunity for an individual wishing to gain exposure to a wide range of operational issues as well as staff management. You will be responsible for ensuring that national targets are delivered and clear validation of all data is maintained. The ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload in a fast paced and demanding working environment is essential.
Main duties of the job
As a Junior Operational Services Manager, you will play a crucial role within the Directorate Team, to ensure the efficient operational management and delivery of performance targets. A flexible approach is essential, as is the need to be self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise set tasks and objectives.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for the Junior Operational Services Manager posts.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Reasonable standard of GSCE A-C (4-9) or equivalent
* Diploma/Degree in Management or health related subject
Skills
* Awareness of NHS plan access Targets
* Diplomacy and ability to deal with difficult situations
* Leadership and team building skills
* Ability to work in a high pressured environment & work to deadlines
* Able to develop strong multi-disciplinary relationships
* Able to positively influence to ensure effective and efficient delivery of service
* Awareness of Trust policies & procedures
* Ability to develop and deliver action plans in relation to the NHS Agenda
Experience
* Experience of working in an acute Trust
* Experience of waiting list management
* Experience of management of National Targets
* An understanding of operational management roles
* Experience of Excel, both in data management and data creation
* Experience in introducing innovative practice
* Experience of management of change issues
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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