Band 9 Divisional Director of Operations

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Divisional Director of Operations to oversee the delivery of high-quality services within budget. The ideal candidate will have substantial healthcare management experience, including a track record of leading teams and managing budgets. Responsibilities include ensuring strategic alignment with the trust's vision and engaging collaboratively with various stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary between £117,645 and £134,103 per annum, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Graduate level education and/or professional qualifications.
• Management postgraduate qualification to master's degree or equivalent.
• Substantial management experience at senior level.
• Evidence of successful healthcare management.
• Experience in delivering change and performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of services within budget.
• Provide leadership and direction for the division.
• Support the trust's strategic vision for patient care.
• Manage departmental budgets and resources.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Change leadership

Interpersonal and communication skills

Negotiating skills

Analytical problem solving

Education

Graduate level education

Management postgraduate qualification

Commitment to continuing professional development

Specialist knowledge at doctorate level

Tools

Patient information systems

Job description

Band 9 Divisional Director of Operations

The Royal Free Hospital is looking for a motivated individual to take up the role of divisional director of operations within the Oncology, Rare Diseases, Liver Digestive Health health unit.

You will have a proven track record in managing NHS services at a senior level and will work within a divisional triumvirate leading teams who deliver patient care across acute services. Your main base will be at Royal Free Hospital where you will work with closely with peers in other divisions and the executive team for the Royal Free Health heath unit.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the divisional director and professionally accountable to the director of operations , the divisional director of operations will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of services, within budget (Income & Expenditure) for an agreed level of activity at an expected level of service and clinical quality. The divisional director of operations will provide leadership and direction for the division ensuring that this supports the trust's strategic vision for high quality patient centred care, excellence in education and world class research. They will ensure that effective management and delivery underpins the leadership of the division and that the divisional clinical director is supported to ensure that leadership decisions are translated into transforming and delivery of services.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Graduate level education and/or professional/clinical professional qualification or experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge or equivalent experience
• Management postgraduate qualification to master's degree/ MBA or equivalent experience
• Evidence of extensive and recent commitment to continuing professional development
• Specialist knowledge at doctorate level or equivalent experience in a related field

Experience

• A track record of successful healthcare management.
• Substantial management experience, the majority at senior level.
• Demonstrated success in delivering change and performance with and through others across the organisation.
• In depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines acquired through training and experience over an extended period
• Highly effective budget management including a number of departmental budgets, budgets of several million points, cost savings programmes/ income generation and service line costing.
• Experience of transformation programmes and delivery of service improvement programmes.
• Experience of service development and innovation.
• Proven experience of analysing complex problems and successfully adapting practical and pragmatic solutions

Skills and aptitudes

• Highly developed change leaders able to effectively influence through motivating and energising others in the organisation for the best possible patient results and organisational processes.
• Adaptability and flexibility, capable of dealing with high degrees of ambiguity and establishing a direction for others using wherever possible sound coaching and mentoring style.
• Exceptional excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, technically and creatively with the ability to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands.
• Accomplished at leading and delivering to deadlines and within set resources.
• Aptitude to engage in constructive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success through partnership
• Excellent negotiating skills to successfully influence and persuade others.
• Knowledge of commissioning and other centrally funded programmes, knowledge of data recording issues, (including quality audits), use of patient information systems
• Extensive knowledge of national waiting times guidance and application

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Ability to work effectively under varying levels of pressure in a dynamic environment
• Empowers others
• Team player and collaborative worker
• Diplomatic style with political acumen
• Able to adapt to changing requirements of the post

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.

Director of Operations - Royal Free Health unit

£117,645 to £134,103 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS