Band 8c Locality Director

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the Locality Director of Operations. This senior post will lead all-age services within a defined locality, translating government community-first health aims into frontline delivery.

You will work with Locality Nursing & Therapies and Medical leadership to improve safety, quality and population health outcomes, while supporting the Trust's strategic priorities and a strong, values-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Operates as the senior operational lead for a defined locality, interpreting BCHC and national policy (NHS 10 Year Plan, Neighbourhood Framework) into frontline delivery.
• Provide visible, inclusive and compassionate leadership across services within their area of responsibility.
• Ensure services deliver against agreed outcomes, quality standards and performance expectations.
• Contribute to the development of Trust strategy and delivery of corporate objectives.
• Support the development of BCHC as a great place to work, enabling high-performing and engaged teams.
• Formally deputises for the Director of Operations and acts with broad operational independence.

Job description

The Locality Director of Operations will be a key member of the Divisional Leadership Team accountable for the operational leadership, performance, financial stewardship, governance and improvement of services within the locality portfolio and will contribute corporately to the statutory responsibilities, strategic objectives and continued development and success of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the wider Integrated Care System within defined locality. The postholder will be responsible for the operational leadership and delivery of all-age services within a single locality, working in partnership with the Locality Nursing & Therapies and Medical leadership to ensure the effective delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred services aligned to population need. The Locality Director is a leadership role responsible for the translation of the government's community-first health vision into frontline delivery. This role will oversee the integration, delivery and performance of community care to shift care from hospitals into local communities as defined within the NHS 10 Year Plan and Neighbourhood Framework., The Locality Director will:

• Operates as the senior operational lead for a defined locality, interpreting local BCHC and national policy (NHS 10 Year Plan, Neighbourhood Framework) into frontline delivery, inclusive of identified key performance indicators.
• Provide visible, inclusive and compassionate leadership across services within their area of responsibility
• Ensure services deliver against agreed outcomes, quality standards and performance expectations
• Contribute to the development of Trust strategy and delivery of corporate objectives
• Support the development of BCHC as a great place to work, enabling high-performing and engaged teams
• Formally deputises for the Director of Operations and acts with broad operational independence.

The postholder will also be expected to act corporately, taking collective responsibility for the performance of the Trust and supporting cross-organisation priorities where required. The postholder will be required to deputise for the Director of Operations as needed.