Deputy Divisional Director - Specialty Medicine

Deputy Divisional Director - Specialty Medicine Band 8c Main area Medicine - Elective Care Grade Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-M6554-CB

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £76,965 - £88,682 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/08/:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare manager to join the Division of Medicine working as Deputy Divisional Director for Specialty Medicine.

Reporting to the Divisional Director, the post-holder will hold management responsibility for the operational and performance management of the Specialty Medicine portfolio.

Interviews will be scheduled for the beginning of September, please ensure you are able to attend on this date.

Main duties of the job

• Act as divisional lead for operational issues for the Division, as defined by the Divisional Director.
• Provide leadership and support for clinical and non-clinical teams.
• In collaboration with the other members of the divisional senior management team, be responsible for the delivery of the Division's Objectives as outlined in the annual Operating Plan submission.
• Be an active member of the Divisional senior management team and Divisional Board and actively support the development of more junior general managers within the Division.
• Work closely and effectively with clinical staff and clinical leads across the Division.
• Responsible for the delivery of Trust wide objectives or projects as required
• Take part in the daily Silver operational responsibilities as part of a shared rotation
• Take part in trust-wide on call manager rota

Working for our organisation University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification Qualifications and Training

• Previous experience in managing large and complex clinical services, including experience of managing theatres, surgical and medical specialties
• Evidence of on-going management training and proactive approach to professional and leadership development
• Master Level qualification or equivalent (preferably in healthcare management)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of complex workforce and HR issues, including experience of disciplinary processes, including sitting on and chairing panels
• In depth knowledge of local and national performance delivery framework and the successful delivery of performance targets. Including all ED, cancer, diagnostic and 18 week standards
• Knowledge of the application of the Monitor compliance framework and implications for Trusts and Divisions
• A significant understanding of elective patient flow and proven ability to act with credibility with clinical staff to lead the successful delivery of these pathways
• A significant understanding of emergency and non-elective surgical patient flow and proven ability to act with credibility with clinical staff, often under pressure to lead the successful delivery of these pathways

Skills and Abilities

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels and with complex and diverse clinical teams
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Shown ability to influencing and negotiating in multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with senior clinical staff and maintain good working relationships
• Ability to empower others through leadership style.
• Proven ability to lead delivery of complex capacity plans and modelling
• Ability to act independently and manage complex services autonomously and to influence others who act in autonomous management positions.
• Ability to work under own initiative and act with authority
• Ability to implement policies and act in both a strategic and operational capacity.
• Ability to work effectively and to lead others to work effectively in a complex and diverse operational environment and to deliver under pressure, at pace and against tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to change style as required.
• Proven ability to prepare papers for Divisional Board and Trust level meetings as required.
• Well-developed listening and negotiating skills, with complex audiences in diverse environments
• Proven ability to employ tact, sensitivity and diplomacy when required.

Experience

• Experience of leading transformation and service improvement projects.
• Experience of leading on daily patient flow issues
• Experience of managing complex services across multiple sites.
• Demonstrable experience of managing the delivery of major capital schemes
• Demonstrable experience of managing clinical service change, including the transfer of services across sites/Trusts
• Experience of leading capacity planning and modelling.
• Experience of leading the development of operational and strategic plans for the development and delivery of services, including experience of leading on sections of the OPP process.
• Experience of leading the development of capital and revenue business cases and cases, both internally and externally, for the development of services
• Experience of working collaboration with other acute and community providers and commissions
• Significant experience of working with commissioning processes and understanding of new commissioning landscape.
• Significant experience of leading the planning and delivery of clinical activity against contracted volumes, across multiple work types and specialties.
• Significant experience of leading the planning and delivery of clinical activity against contracted volumes, across multiple work types and specialties.
• Experience of managing significant clinical budgets, of £40m+
• Experience of delivering CRES and productivity savings
• Experience of leading business continuity on behalf of a division.
• Experience of leading on non-pay and procurement issues.
• Experience of leading the development, management and delivery of RRT and DM01.
• Experience of reporting at executive level meetings, including Performance & Finance Reviews
• Relevant and equivalent managerial experience including managing services over £40m in value
• Specific experience (4 years +) of managing medicine specialties
• Experience of working in another clinical division.
• Experience of leading theatre improvement and productivity programmes.
• Experience of leading the on behalf of a division, the performance management agenda. Including experience of leading PTL meetings, holding specially managers to account for delivery of performance targets against all national and local standards, including 18 weeks, cancer standards and diagnostics.
• Experience of leading on behalf of a division, the reporting, monitoring and escalation of any issues relating to performance within the division
• Experience of managing community services and remote hospital sites.
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of managing both elective and emergency services, with experience of directly managing trauma services

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
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