Operational Manager

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Operational Manager to lead the Laboratory Medicine directorate within the SYBP network. You will manage administrative services, drive performance targets, and support service redesign across the network in a patient-centred setting.

The role involves collaboration with the SYBP Performance Lead, overseeing activity modelling, capacity planning, and IT developments such as EDMS, with a focus on efficient, high-quality

Qualifications

• Experience leading change and developing services for a patient-centred environment.
• Proven ability to deliver financial, activity and performance targets across a network.
• Strong communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of administrative and clerical services.
• Support financial, activity and performance targets across SYBP network.
• Lead service redesign with front-line staff and patients.
• Contribute to capacity planning and activity modelling.
• Support IT development initiatives including EDMS and related systems.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Capacity planning

Service redesign

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

EDMS

Job description

The Laboratory Medicine directorate is on an exciting transformation journey and we currently have a full time opportunity for a credible and passionate Operational Manager to join our team on a full time basis.

The Laboratory Medicine directorate is part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) network. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to provide day-to-day management of administrative and clerical services, deliver financial, activity and performance targets and support services across the network.

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) is on a transformational journey that will fully integrate our existing pathology services, providing the best possible service for patients and clinicians across the Integrated Care System. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.

If you are an experienced leader who is ready to develop your skills, in a team where you will be instrumental in leading change and developing services for the future, we would welcome your application.

Work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to support the provision of high quality care, within a patient-centred environment.Delivering on financial, activity and performance targets and supporting teams across the network, leading on service redesign, involving front-line staff and patients in delivering effective, efficient and timely services, in a cost-effective way.

With responsibility for the delivery of activity, turnaround time, and performance targets, including regular activity modelling and capacity planning, the successful candidate will contribute to the production of service development bids, business cases and capital bids.

Fully contributing during the implementation of IT development including Electronic Patient Record/EDMS and other T3 programmes. Taking a lead on external and internal communication and ensuring that responsive and effective channels of communication are established, both internally and with external stakeholders.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

SYB Pathology is a partnership between the five Acute Trusts within the IC S footprint, hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals:

• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
• Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hollie Toplis Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07572176457