Efficiency Improvement Manager
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Efficiency Improvement Manager to work with Care Groups and corporate teams to deliver efficiency across the Trust. The role involves advising, training and supporting operational teams to meet financial targets and improve services.
You will deputise for the Head of PMO as required and contribute to national programmes such as GIRFT and Model Hospital. The closing date is 27 September 2026.
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification.
- Postgraduate diploma or equivalent with project management knowledge, or training to masters level equivalent.
- Experience delivering large scale transformation and/or service redesign to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales.
- Experience across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range of stakeholders.
- NHS acute provider experience.
- Ability to deliver projects within agreed standards, timescales and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Identify productivity and efficiency opportunities using benchmarking and financial data.
- Analyse complex financial and activity data to identify opportunities for change.
- Facilitate operational managers in identifying and implementing improvements.
- Support development, implementation and recording of productivity and efficiency programmes (including GIRFT).
- Provide comprehensive management support to the Head of PMO.
Skills
Education
Job description
Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 27 September 2026
The Improvement Manager will work directly with Care Groups triumvirates and Operational & Corporate teams to provide a comprehensive range of specialist and expert advice, training and support to enable the delivery of services efficiently and economically, as well as ensuring the achievement of all Care Group & Corporate financial targets. The Improvement Manager will provide comprehensive management support to the Head of PMO, deputising as appropriate.
- Identification of Productivity and Efficiency opportunities through a range of approaches including the use of benchmarking data, reviewof financial data and close liaison with operational teams.
- Analysis of complex financial and activity data to understand and identify opportunities for operational change.
- Facilitating operational managers in the identification and implementation of operational improvements.
- Supporting the development, implementation and recording of theproductivity and efficiency programme (including the national Getting It Right First Time programme) and the model hospital.
Interview: 7th October
These roles will work across a given portfolio with operational teams to define, assess and develop efficiency improvement projects and savings, making use of both local and national benchmarking and published studies such as GIRFT (Get it Right First Time), Model Hospital, Corporate Benchmarking, etc. You will be a key member of the team, whilst also working closely with your operational colleagues and staff within the finance department.
Further details of the roles are contained within the job description and informal discussions are welcome with either Judith May, Director of Operational Performance & Oversight, or Nichola House, Deputy Group Director of Operation - Medical Care Group
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
- Educated to degree level / equivalentprofessional qualification
- Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience,or training, plus further specialist projectmanagement knowledge, or experience tomasters level equivalent
- Experience of delivering large scaletransformation and/or service redesign tospecified outcomes, budgets and timescales
- Experience of working across boundaries,engaging and managing a broad rangestakeholders
- Experience of working within a project team(s)and delegating plans and responsibilities to otherteam members allocated to perform activities
- Experience, knowledge andunderstanding of the services andpathways for allocated work streamand specialty responsibilities
- NHS acute provider experience
- Ability to deliver assigned projects and workpackages, in accordance with agreed standardsand methodologies, within agreed timescales,budgets and to specified quality criteria.
- Previous involvement in improvement projects toprovide maximise the use of resources
- Highly numerate and able to communicate andpresent articulately both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assimilate, interpret and analysecomplex information and data to ensure effectivereporting and progress of projects.
- Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant projectmanagement tools and techniques
- Knowledge of the principles of organisationalchange and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of relevant governance structures,Trust policies, procedures guidelines andprotocols
- Knowledge of national and corporate policies thatapply to assigned projects
- Knowledge of the principles of skills transfer at alllevels in an organisation
- In depth knowledge of all currenthealth service issues
- Experience, knowledge andunderstanding of the services andpathways for allocated work streamand specialty responsibilities
- Able to facilitate, guide and coach corporate andclinical staff
- Able to handle sensitive data in a confidentialmanner
- Able to represent the Productivity and Efficiencyteam at meetings as and when delegated by theHead of Productivity and Efficiency
- Able to work and travel between Bournemouthand Poole on a regular basis and also travel toother sites across Dorset when required.
- Enthusiasm, commitment and tenacity
- Resourceful, with resilience and determination todrive results in a busy and fast pacedenvironment
- Able to think creatively to identify innovativesolutions to organisational redesign anddevelopment
- Able to develop effective relationships with arange of stakeholders internally and externally
- Confident, personable and approachable andable to inspire confidence in others in deliverylarge scale change sensitively
- Able to work autonomously
Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
- Educated to degree level / equivalent professional qualification
- Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience, or training, plus further specialist project management knowledge, or experience to masters level equivalent
- Experience of delivering large scale transformation and/or service redesign to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales
- Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range stakeholders
- Experience of working within a project team(s) and delegating plans and responsibilities to other team members allocated to perform activities
- Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria.
- Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects.
- Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques
- Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement
- Able to facilitate, guide and coach corporate and clinical staff
- Able to work and travel between Bournemouth and Poole on a regular basis and also travel to other sites across Dorset when required
- Able to think creatively to identify innovative solutions to organisational redesign and development
- Able to develop effective relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally
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.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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