Deputy Director of Operations - London, United Kingdom - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

The CWDT Division has an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and high performing Deputy Divisional Director of Operations to join the Divisional Management team.

The Division comprises 7 Clinical Directorates including Children's Services, Women's Services, Diagnostics (including breast services, clinical genetics and mortuary), Therapies, Outpatients, Critical Care and Pharmacy.

The role involves working closely with the Divisional Director of Operations and across the Division to oversee specific projects and improvements and performance as well as supporting the implementation of the Divisional strategy and day-to-day operational management of services within the Division.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will relish the challenges ahead and have a passion for delivering high quality patient care.

Acting as SRO for specified projects on behalf of the Divisional Director of Operations and Divisional triumvirate.
Overseeing, delivering and assuring on performance in the Division

Developing and monitoring an annual plan for the Division covering all aspects of the Division's work including quality, finance, activity, operational targets, service developments and capital investment.

Leading on the development and implementation of the Division's service improvement plan, supporting Directorates to deliver as appropriate.
Supporting the Divisional Director of Operations and the Divisional triumvirate in delivering programmes of transformation across the Division
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system.

One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment.

The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.

Support the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) and Divisional Chair to develop and promote a clear vision and strategy for the Division that is consistent with national and local priorities and takes into account the requirements of patients, their families and carers, GPs and other agencies.

Work to devolve management and decision-making and increase involvement of clinical staff.
Contribute to the development of the overall Trust strategy and business plan.
Ensure that service developments and business plans have the involvement and commitment of clinicians.

~ To lead on the planning round for the Division liaising with directorate and corporate colleagues.
To lead on service improvement projects across the Division as delegated by the DDO
To support the Directorates with the recovery from covid and embedding innovation and changes to service delivery into practice

Support the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to ensure the implementation of agreed targets/objectives in order to deliver the Trust Clinical Governance agenda.

To ensure the directorates are able to meet all national and local performance standards through the establishment of divisional performance objectives and management.

On behalf of the DDO to ensure the Directorate teams utilise available performance information to facilitate the monitoring of performance and the opportunities for improvements, agreeing plans to improve service efficiency and quality.

To ensure that the Equality & Diversity action plan is implemented within the Division.
To oversee the planning and delivery of major capital projects within the Division.

~ Performance and Resource Management

To support the DDO and Directorate teams to ensure that the Division meets its financial targets.
To support processes aimed at improving financial information and budgetary control.

To agree activity levels and performance measures with corporate and directorate teams and support them to ensure the agreed activity levels are reached to achieve targets.

To develop excellent relationships with Clinicians to ensure that professional staff have an opportunity to influence the management, planning of and development of services within the Division.

To develop excellent relationships with all external stakeholders including commissioners and local providers, patients interest groups, the media and the local community.

~ To participate in the Trust on call rota.
To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its
To work in accordance with the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service

To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with the Trusts policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of: age disability marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race (ethnicity) religion or belief sex (gender) gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.

To be trained in and demonstrate fair employment practices, in line with trust policies).
Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent, experience
Extensive senior management experience in a complex organisation
Experience of the management of complex projects
Experience of the management of large budgets

Strategic vision and planning
Ability to work effectively in a complex, matrix management organisational structure
Able to make decisions and take charge of events through a performance management approach
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
St George's Hospital