Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Northern General Hospital
Town Sheffield
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 30/04/2025 23:59
Interview date 08/05/2025
Operational Business Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The post-holder will provide direct support to the ICC Service Management Team through delegated business management responsibilities for allocated services within the Integrated Community Care Directorate.
We are looking for an individual with a strong operational background and a patient-centred approach to improving community healthcare service in Sheffield.
This role will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality administrative support service to clinical and non-clinical colleagues to help maintain efficient and smooth delivery of care to our patients. This will include ensuring that all financial and operational activity and service objectives are achieved within agreed deadlines together with effective day to day support to the management teams.
Main duties of the job
1. Oversee the management of administrative staff and services in support of the provision of high quality care, teaching and research, within a patient centred environment.
2. To assist on service continuity and redesign within the Directorate, involving front line staff and patients in delivering effective, efficient and timely services, in a cost effective way.
3. To assist the Service Manager to ensure that the department delivers financial targets, including balanced budgets, tracking AFE and delivery of P&E targets.
4. To assist in ensuring the delivery of activity targets in the department, including activity modelling and capacity planning.
5. To assist on the planning process with the department; to take responsibility for the production of Service Development Bids and Business Cases.
6. To work with the CCA Business Analyst to ensure that accurate, timely information is available to support delivery of services, teaching and research, as well as the delivery of objectives/targets.
7. Take a lead on external and internal communication for the department. Ensure that responsive and effective channels of communication are established, both within the directorate and with external stakeholders. Ensure that staff are informed and engaged with planning/objective setting and receive regular feedback on directorate performance.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree (or equivalent experience) and post graduate diploma (or equivalent)
* Business Admin or Leadership Qualification
Experience
* Relevant experience of managing a service including financial, patient access, and performance management.
* Demonstrable staff management experience, establishing clear priorities, delegating effectively, monitoring performance and giving feedback
* Using data to make successful decisions and presenting data to others
* Implementing Trust or Directorate Policies
* Demonstrable experience in delivering change through teams, encouraging them in the development and delivery of plans
* Clear understanding of NHS policy
* Managing information systems
* Understanding of NHS Commissioning
* Budget Management
Further Training
* Experience of using a hospital database such as the Patient Administration System and ensuring data quality
* NHS Electronic Booking Service
Skills
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* High level of self-motivation, integrity, professionalism and flexibility in approach and attitude
* Ability to work as a member of a team
* Experience to build effective working relationships
* Ability to handle and resolve conflict
* Ability to manage multiple priorities to ensure key operational and performance indicators are met
* Initiative and commitment to openness and honesty
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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