Associate Divisional Director for Pathology Services (Interim)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking an Associate Divisional Director for Pathology Services on a one-year fixed term contract. The role is pivotal for fostering collaboration between the Pathology Services at Tameside and Stockport, with leadership over complex projects and operational decisions. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, stakeholder management, and a commitment to clinical governance. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £76,965 to £88,682 per annum pro rata.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Local financial advice through Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience in operational decision-making and project management.
• Knowledge in clinical governance and budget management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Pathology team and manage operational decisions.
• Promote collaboration between Tameside and Stockport Pathology services.
• Participate in senior manager on-call rota.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical integration

Stakeholder management

Job description

Associate Divisional Director for Pathology Services (Interim)

The Associate Divisional Director for Pathology Services is a one year fixed term role established to deliver the key trust objective of collaborative working between the Pathology Services at Tameside and Stockport sites.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to unlock the potential benefits for closer collaboration within Pathology services

About us

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.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

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.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The Associate Divisional Director for Pathology Services is a one year fixed term role established to deliver the key trust objective of collaborative working between the Pathology Services at Tameside and Stepping Hill sites.

The Associate Divisional Director is a key member of the Senior Team, will deputise for the Divisional Director and will make operational decisions for the areas under their management. There will be a requirement to take lead responsibility for complex cross Division projects, often inter-dependent, a strong aspect of the role is to promote clinical integration, enhance productivity and clinical efficiencies. The outcomes of which will serve to improve the patient experiences in access to care whilst providing greater integration across the two trusts.

The post-holder will lead on corporate agendas relating to the operational portfolio and operating a devolved system within the Divisional management structure in which responsibility for budgets, objectives and clinical governance are clearly held at Divisional level. They will provide leadership and support working with clinical and non-clinical teams as well as corporate teams. Ensuring wide participation in the development and implementation of service plans to secure the greatest possible buy in from colleagues for key decisions and objectives particularly the opportunities for collaboration.

The Associate Divisional Director will be responsible for line management of the Pathology team at Stockport and will have key relationships with all relevant internal and external networks at Stockport and Tameside. The postholder must be able to influence stakeholders across GM to ensure the interests of Stockport and Tameside Pathology services are well represented.

The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care.

The post holder is expected to participate in the senior manager on call rota and to cross cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

• meets essential criteria in person spec
• exceeds person spec

knowledge

• meets essential criteria in person spec
• exceeds person spec

Experience

• meets essential criteria in person spec
• exceeds person spec

skills

• meets essential criteria in person spec
• exceeds person spec

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.

Divisional Director, Clinical Support Services

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearpro rata per annum