Job responsibilities We are advertising for two pivotal roles: 1.Divisional Operational Director Medicine and Emergency Care 2. Divisional Operational Director Surgery The Divisional Operational Director is a key member of the triumvirate leadership team for each Division. Working with the Divisional Clinical Director and Divisional Head of Nursing, you will have shared accountability for the leadership, management, and continuous improvement of the Division. This will include accountability for high quality patient care and safety, the delivery of agreed performance and financial objectives, and ensuring that the Division aligns, and positively contributes, to the Trusts strategic aims and objectives. There are four Clinical Divisions in the Trust, Medicine and Emergency Care, Surgery, Family Care, and Diagnostics, Clinical Support and Cancer (DCSC). In respect of Medicine and Surgery, each are led by a Divisional Operational Director supported by a triumvirate team and wider Divisional Leadership Team. The Medicine and Emergency Care Division is our largest Division, with a budget of approximately £81m and over 1100 colleagues. The Division is made up of 3 Care Units: Acute Medicine, Speciality Medicine, and General Medicine, which deliver a variety of high-quality, high-demand services to the population of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire. The Surgery Division is our second largest Division, with a budget of approximately £74m and over 1000 colleagues. The Division is made up of 4 Care Units: Head and Neck, General Surgery and Breast, Orthopaedics and Urology, and Surgical Support, which deliver a variety of high-quality, high-demand services to the population of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire. Accountable to the Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional Operational Director will managerially lead the Divisional Clinical Director, Divisional Head of Nursing,Divisional Leadership Team, and Service Managers in delivering this purpose. A key dimension will be to support the Divisional Clinical Director and Divisional Head of Nursing in engaging the clinical and administrative teams in the complex management agenda including preparation for the annual operational planning round and the development of capacity and capability to deliver both local and national priorities. The Divisional Operational Director is also a key member of the Trusts Leadership Team and will be required to lead on Trust Wide programmes of work, as well as deputising and representing the Chief Operating Officer at meetings internally and externally to the Trust.