Divisional Support Manager

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two posts in the Women’s and Children’s Division. The roles involve managing defined service areas, supporting annual planning, and assisting with service improvement and capital projects.

Cross-division cover is required. Responsibilities include meeting national targets within plans, staffing and workforce planning, budget delivery with cost improvements, service redesign, performance monitoring, adherence to clinical standards,

Responsibilities

• Delivery of the key national targets (18 weeks, Cancer, Choose & Book, etc) within the framework of annual plans agreed on a Trust wide basis.
• Manage staff within the service areas responsible for delivering high quality services to the end users.
• Delivery of services within delegated budgetary resources, including cost improvements.
• Recruitment, retention and workforce planning to underpin service delivery.
• Coordinate service planning for defined service areas, contributing to Directorate and Trust planning processes including service redesign.
• Monitor service delivery using established information systems; understand variances and report to senior colleagues.
• Ensure services are delivered in accordance with national clinical standards (NICE, NSF's, Cancer Plan).
• Ensure effective communication systems for all staff are in place and implemented.

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for managing limited and defined service areas within the Women's and children's Division. They will contribute to annual planning processes for their service areas. They will also support the planning, development and implementation of service improvement, capital and other projects for the areas they are responsible for. Provide cross cover in the Division as required.

1. 1. The delivery of key national targets (18 weeks, Cancer, Choose & Book, etc) within the framework of annual plans agreed on a Trust wide basis.
2. 2. Manage staff within the service areas responsible for to deliver high quality services to the end users.
3. 3. Delivery of services within the delegated budgetary resources available, including the identification and delivery of cost improvements.
4. 4. Effective recruitment, retention and workforce planning policies are in place to ensure sufficient numbers and quality of staff are in place to underpin service delivery.
5. 5. Coordinate service planning on behalf of the defined service areas, contributing to the Directorate and Trust planning processes, including service re-design.
6. 6. Monitor service delivery, utilising established information systems, ensuring that variances are understood and corrected or reported to senior colleagues where appropriate.
7. 7. Ensure services are delivered in accordance with relevant national clinical standards - NICE,
   NSF's, Cancer Plan, etc.
8. 8. Ensure effective communication systems for all staff are in place and implemented.

There will be two posts available one permanent and one fixed term contract for 12 months.

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.