Associate Director of Performance and Operations

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Education to a minimum of master's degree level or equivalent post graduate qualification or equivalent senior level experience
• Evidence of a demonstrable commitment to Continual Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Management and Leadership Development geared towards very senior posts

Skills and Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of working and contributing at a very senior level in a similarly complex organisation or system
• A proven ability to deliver consistently to NHS standards of operational performance
• A commitment to system excellence as well as organisational excellence
• Experience of operational and capacity planning to meet organisational performance targets
• Experience of establishing and applying robust performance management systems and accountability frameworks
• Evidence of setting ambitious attainable targets and of leading an implementing innovative solution, and complex change and modernisation programmes designed to improve quality and services within tight financial constraints
• Having the ability to understand the longer term or widespread implications of decisions.

Desirable criteria

• Outstanding reputation and demonstrable successes at director/very senior level, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of operations in a large organisation, preferably within the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• ADoP&O (PDF, 164.3KB)
• ADoP&O (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)