Deputy Director of Hospital Operational Readiness

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Deputy Director of Hospital Operational Readiness NHS AfC: Band 9

Main area: Deputy Director
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 9
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 990-NHP E

Site: London/Leeds
Salary: £105,385 - £121,271 per annum (Exclusive of London Weighting)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/:59

Job overview

The post holder provides professional credibility for the programme with a wealth of experience of acute hospital operational roles with knowledge and experience of leading a hospital team during build, commissioning and activation of services into new estate in addition to safe decommissioning of redundant estate.

As a Deputy Director of Hospital Operational Readiness, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Transformation Directorate and the NHP programme as a whole to meet the ambitions of the programme.

The post is responsible for providing acute hospital operational expertise to ensure the outcomes of the business processes for the Directorate.

The post holder will have accountability and responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the operational readiness team within the hospital operations workstream. Plans to achieve the strategy will be underpinned by the delivery of short to medium term objectives.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.
• Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in the new organisations.
• Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.
• Monitor and establish accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.
• Manage the whole budgetary implications of activity.
• Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual.
• Manage and actively promote the relationships with key stakeholders.

Person specification Qualifications

• Hold relevant qualifications in acute hospital care / operational delivery.
• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior nurse operational level in specialist area.

Knowledge and experience

• Have experience of a leadership role within a new acute hospital build programme, guiding the operational team / clinical department through build, commissioning and activation into new estate.
• Extensive knowledge and experience at an operational senior level within an acute hospital setting. This would be at Deputy Director or near Board level.
• Have extensive knowledge of operational readiness, including safely opening hospital and optimising operational performance.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

• Operational experience with capability at a very senior level, building and transforming services to improve effectiveness and responsiveness within acute care.
• Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
• Demonstrable experience developing, managing and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
• Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.

Values and Behaviours

• Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
• Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
• Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.

Other

• Ability to travel across multiple sites.

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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