Deputy Directorate Manager
Transformation Unit
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Job summary
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford is seeking a Deputy Directorate Manager to support the Specialist Medicine Directorate alongside the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director. You will drive strategic direction, manage resources, and oversee day-to-day performance to meet national and local targets.
The role requires strong operational management, financial oversight, and staff leadership across clinical units, with a focus on governance, service improvement and value
Qualifications
- Significant acute operational management experience.
- Experience in analysing and interpreting information to deliver improvements.
- Experience with business planning techniques and managing business processes.
- Experience in designing/improving business systems and processes.
Responsibilities
- Determine strategic direction for Directorates and identify future resourcing needs.
- Ensure the Specialist Medicine Directorate delivers on national and local access targets and timely services.
- Monitor expenditure to maintain financial balance across the Directorate.
- Lead, manage and develop staff within designated Clinical Units.
- Support governance, risk management and incident learning across the Directorate.
Skills
Education
Job description
Main area Specialist Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 23 months (23m fixed term position) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday on site.) Job ref 321-MRC-8289601-B8a
Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum / Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
The Specialist Medicine Directorate comprises of Dermatology, Clinical Immunology, Sexual Health, Clinical Genetics, Respiratory, Infectious Diseases and Diabetes and Endocrine.
In conjunction with the Directorate Manager (DM), Clinical Director and Matrons the Deputy Directorate Managers will work across organisational boundaries to ensure appropriate services are in place and to deliver national and local strategic and operational service objectives and standards and will contribute to shaping the future healthcare across the local economy.
Each Deputy is responsible for working with the DM to ensure the efficient and effective day-to-day running of the Clinical Directorate and delivering key quality, performance and financial plans, achieving key service improvements within the Clinical Directorate and line managing appropriate staff within designated clinical units.
The post holders are key members of the Clinical Directorate leadership team, and will develop and implement Directorate plans to secure the agreed objectives for the Clinical Directorate and make a positive contribution to delivery of health care across the local health community.
Business Planning
Service Delivery and Development
Human Resources Management, Line management
Quality, Clinical Governance and Risk Management
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .
Support the Directorate Manager and the Clinical Director to
determine the strategic direction for the Directorates, identifying future
resourcing requirements and ensuring that the Directorate meets contractual and other operational requirements.
Ensure the Specialist Medicine Directorate delivers on the range of national and locally defined access targets and that patients are able to access services delivered in a timely way.
Support the delivery of financial balance across the Specialist MedicineDirectorate through active and regular monitoring and management of
expenditure.
Monitor and take action to ensure that all quality, productivity and profitability targets are achieved.
In line with Specialist Medicine Directorate and Trust strategy, develop best practice, service modernisation and improvement plans for the area, to
enhance the patient experience and deliver value for money.
Facilitate change within and across organisational and professional boundaries.
Support the DM as the budget holder to deliver a balanced budget for the Directorate, ensuring the services provided are sustainable and delivered within the budgetary constraints.
Support the development and delivery of Cost Improvement Programmes (CIP)
In conjunction with the DM and Directorate Accountant lead responsibility for reviewing income and expenditure within the designated Clinical Units and the production and delivery of strategies to ensure their business viability.
Work with the DM and Clinical Director to formulate an effect and viable
business plan for the designated Clinical Units and the Specialist MedicineDirectorate working to ensure that it conforms to the overall Specialist Medicine Directorate and Trust business plan and takes account of the demand for services from the Trust and local and national trends and developments.
Advise and support the Clinical Director on the appropriate application of the Business Planning process and ensure it is communicated across the Clinical Units.
Support the Directorate General Manager to identify, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, all commissioning intentions in designated Clinical Units and develop the business cases to support future developments.
Monitor the progress of existing projects and evaluate all completed projects that improve service delivery.
To assist the DM in delivering and monitoring performance against set targets (activity, finance, outcomes, utilisation) within designated clinical units and across the Specialist Medicine Directorate, and address variances should they occur to ensure effective delivery of service and standards.
Work directly with the Clinical Leads of designated Clinical Units regardingfinancial procedures and use a balance scorecard approach to providemonthly summaries of financial and activity performance for relevant meetings.
To lead, manage, motivate and develop staff within the designated ClinicalUnits, and to maintain the highest level of staff morale and to create a climate within the Directorate, characterised by high standards of openness in line with the Trust values.
Communicate the Trust’s and Directorate’s objectives, future plan and current progress against plans to all staff within the designated Clinical Units.
Ensure training and development needs of staff within the area are identified and reflected in the annual business plan.
To support the Directorate Manager in developing and maintaining the Workforce Plan.
Line manage all designated staff in line with the Trust’s HR policies andprocedures, providing annual appraisal.
In conjunction with the DM, Clinical Director and HR Business Partner develop local workforce plans, employee engagement and workforce productivity plans to ensure delivery of the Trust’s Workforce Effectiveness Strategy, focusing on enhancing the commitment of staff and optimising workforce productivity and performance.
Ensure that staff management arrangements within the designated ClinicalUnits are consistent with HR policies and procedures within the Trust and to ensure that good practice in recruitment, appraisal, performance management and other policies are maintained.
Support the development and delivery of the Governance agenda includingclinical and non clinical aspects of care and service; this will include establishing systems to monitor clinical standards ensuring high standards of care that is evidence based and integral to service delivery and involving patients and others in developing and enhancing services.
Carry out regular reviews of incidents, complaints, risk assessments and other multidisciplinary audits across and within the designated Clinical Units, ensuring that appropriate follow-up is taken to address and reduce risk and that learning is disseminated across the unit.
Support the DM, Clinical Director and Matrons in integrating the work of the medical, nursing, administrative and other professional/clinical staff and aligning these around the delivery of effective and efficient services.
Manage processes to enable effective communications within and between
teams, including contributing to and coordinating performance meetings as required by Directorate Manager and Clinical Director as appropriate.
To manage and coordinate designated administrative and managerialprocesses, e.g. complaints, critical incidents and safety alerts and ensure
systems are in place to provide all statutory, regulatory and other information
To participate in committees and working groups and act on behalf of theClinical Director, ensuring that at all times a corporate approach is taken.
- Significant acute operational management experience, in a complex organisation
- Experience of analysing and interpreting information to identify and manage variances in performance and identifying solutions to deliver improvement.
- Experience of business planning techniques and managing business processes
- Experience of designing/ improving business systems and processes
- Educated to degree level in relevant field or equivalent level of management experience.
- General Management theory and practice, including quality, financial management, HR management and service/business development
Sexual Safety Charter : In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit tothe ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Visa and Immigration: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is able to offer Certificates of Sponsorship for all eligible roles for a Skilled Worker Visa without exception, provided the role meets the minimum salary and skill level criteria set by the Home Office (UKVI). All eligible candidates will be considered with equal consideration at all stages of the application and recruitment process. Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers / Work in the UK - GOV.UK
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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