Band 8d Associate Director for Urgent Care Integration

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The closing date is 19 June 2025

The Associate Director of Urgent Care Integration, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH) is responsible for promoting the vision and values of University Hospitals Birmingham, leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams and deliver our services. The Associate Director of Urgent Care Integration is responsible for delivering the BHH Strategy for Urgent and Emergency Care

Main duties of the job

Working with system partners to put in place clinical pathways that care for patients in the most appropriate settings, and reducing inappropriate or avoidable demand for acute services

Working with hospital CDG teams, trust discharge services, locality hub and system partners to deliver safe and timely discharges from BHH.

Maximise the opportunities of digitally enabled UEC pathways, to include virtual wards and remote monitoring in care homes and other residences.

Work with teams within BHH to streamline and standardise approaches to inpatient management to include internal professional standards and processes that reduce length of stay.

Promote engagement of our clinical experts with primary and community care partners to support prevention and earlier intervention.

Tackle health inequalities experienced by the local population in our catchment area for secondary care services.

The successful candidate will have a passion for service improvement and demonstrate a track-record of urgent care integration with tangible results".

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• Masters in a Health-related subject or equivalent demonstrable experience, supplemented by specialist training, experience or short courses to doctorate level or equivalent.
• Evidence of recent management and leadership development

Experience

• Extensive current / recent senior leadership experience within an acute NHS provider Trust or equivalent complex healthcare provider managing a number of services/ departments as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable track record of achievement and service improvement
• Experience of leading system level transformational exchange
• Experience of the management of complex projects
• Experience of effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of tackling health inequalities and promoting prevention
• Experience of quality assurance and improvement
• Experience of leading complex negotiations across departmental boundaries in difficult circumstances.
• Demonstrable evidence of project management and delivery of objectives
• Knowledge of risk management and statutory obligations
• Knowledge and experience of budget management
• Experience in managing investigations e.g. disciplinary/ grievance and presenting / chairing in panel hearings.
• Can demonstrate a working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, CQC and regulatory requirements, the concept of Clinical Governance, Quality Improvement and evidence-based practice associated with the portfolio
• Experience of operating at board level
• Experience of working for and with providers of primary and secondary care and commissioners

Additional Criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Outstanding personal impact, drive, enthusiasm, commitment and presence
• Commitment to improving quality of patient care
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
• Determination, perseverance, emotional intelligence and resilience
• The ability to think creatively in identifying innovative solutions to improve and develop
• Ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment
• Evidence of self-awareness
• Ability to work flexibly and where necessary outside of core working hours
• Ability to work at any site premises and travel within the UK on Trust business
• Ability to participate in an on-call rota

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.

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