Specialty Care Operations Lead: Pathways & Performance

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is seeking a Specialty Business Manager to lead patient pathways across the SBUs, ensuring services are patient-centered and delivered to high standards.

You will provide strong leadership to performance and capacity teams, collaborate with Clinical Directors and Matrons, and drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across a large acute provider.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital operations and patient pathways management is essential.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills to work with clinical leaders.
• Track record of improving performance, capacity planning and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage patient pathways within SBUs, ensuring resources are used efficiently to meet quality and performance targets.
• Provide leadership to performance and capacity teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Clinical Directors and Matrons to deliver high-quality patient care.
• Foster autonomous, engaged teams and support workforce development to deliver compassionate care.
• Oversee a multidisciplinary team including a Specialty Business Manager, Senior Performance Manager, and coordinators.

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is seeking a Specialty Business Manager to lead patient pathways across the SBUs, ensuring services are patient-centered and delivered to high standards.

You will provide strong leadership to performance and capacity teams, collaborate with Clinical Directors and Matrons, and drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across a large acute provider.