Assistant Directorate Manager

Stockport; Stockport; Ibrido; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Tempo pieno

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Directorate Manager (Band 7) to lead Clinical Support and drive operational excellence. The role includes managing operational delivery, performance and service planning within the Directorate of Specialist Services and Clinical Support.

The post holder will deputise for the Directorate Manager as required and lead improvement projects across the Directorate, supporting centralised administrative teams and community clinical services in

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• Operational delivery and performance management
• Support the development and improvement of clinical and administrative services
• Responsibility and accountability for certain aspects of performance
• Manage Clinical Support's administrative management team
• Tasks/duties commensurate with the banding as delegated by the Directorate Manager
• Service planning

Conoscenze

Operational management

Leadership

Performance management

Service planning

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From the exceptional opportunities we offer, to the remarkable care we provide for our patients, we think there is something special about working here.

Site Community Site - 1WR (Beckwith House), Floor 4 Town Stockport Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

Assistant Directorate Manager: Band 7 - Permanent (37.5 hours)

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Directorate and provide operational management and leadership for Clinical Support.

The Directorate of Specialist Services and Clinical Support includes:

• Clinical Support - centralised administrative teams supporting communityclinical teams
• Continence Specialist Services
• COPD Specialist Services
• Diabetes Specialist Services
• Heart Failure Specialist Services

Clinical Support is a collective of centralised administrative teams supporting the community clinical teams. Clinical Support offers a wide variety of administrative functions including the Community Contact Centre.

The main responsibility of the post-holder will be operational management and leadership for Clinical Support, but on occasions the successful candidate will be expected to support the Directorate Manager by deputising at meetings as well as progressing or leading on improvement projects across Directorate.

Main duties of the job

• Operational delivery and performance management
• Support the development and improvement of clinical and administrative services.
• Responsibility and accountability for certain aspects of performance
• Manage Clinical Support's administrative management team
• Tasks/duties commensurate with the banding as delegated by the Directorate Manager
• Service planning

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service