Head of Operations

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Operational Manager to lead the Care Group’s operational and financial performance, shaping and delivering strategy with divisional and trust-wide objectives. You will report to the Associate Divisional Director of Operations and oversee all patient services within the role’s scope, guiding service design and delivery.

You will provide professional leadership for a multi-disciplinary team, drive service modernisation,

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Operational Manager to work in collaboration with internal and external system partners to deliver on the Care Group's operational and financial performance. You will take a lead role in both shaping and delivering the Care Group's strategy in conjunction with both the Divisional and Trust's overall strategies and objectives.

The post holder will report to the Associate Divisional Director of Operations and be accountable for the overall operational management of all patient services within the scope of the role and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the design and delivery of the services within their area.

As an experienced operational leader, the post holder will provide professional leadership for a multi-disciplinary team and will take responsibility for the development and modernisation of the service, working with partner agencies in order to optimise opportunities for joint working in association with agreed plans. They will also take responsibility for the business planning process to ensure that clear plans are communicated, actioned, and delivered in a timely manner on behalf of the Director of Operations. In conjunction with the Director of Operations and Associate Director of Operations you will provide both strategic and operational leadership support to the clinical and operational teams

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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