Directorate Support Manager

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, home to Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospital, is seeking a focused operational professional to join the Cardiology Operational Team on maternity cover. You will work across a busy outpatient setting and contribute to RTT performance improvement and backlog reduction while ensuring efficient use of cardiology diagnostic resources.

This role focuses on delivering the service's key performance objectives, supporting division-wide strategy, and

Job description

This is an exciting time to join the Cardiology Operational Team as we continue to pioneer new pathways and transform the service through innovation and technology. We have a great, forward-thinking team, keen to provide the best possible service for our patients. You will get a wide range of experiences in a very busy outpatient setting as well contribute to management and delivery of RTT performance and the reduction in Follow up Backlog as well as ensuring full utilisation for the Cardiology diagnostic resources.

The key focus of this post will be on delivering the key performance objectives and targets within the service as well as in the Division.

If you have the desire to continue leading, motivating and empowering others along with a proven track record in managing services, you may be the person for us.

This post is for Maternity cover only and is available as a 12 month Fixed term contract or secondment., To provide high-quality business and operational service support to the Division/speciality and contribute to the implementation of strategy ensuring opportunities for continuous development and improvement of services are appropriately considered and pursued to facilitate the delivery of clinical services.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.