Deputy Divisional Manager

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Women's Health Division at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring leader with extensive senior operational experience, who is passionate about quality, patient-centred care and improving services for women. This is brand new Deputy Divisional Manager position within the Women's Health divisional management team.

The Women's Health Division consists of breast, gynaecology, obstetrics and neonatology services. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing serves as a district hospital for local cases and as a specialist referral centre for a much wider area, including tertiary referrals from other centres in the UK. UCLH is the designated cancer centre for gynae-oncology in North Central London and delivers urogynaecology, general gynaecology, endometriosis, reproductive medicine, and paediatric gynaecology services. Birth deliveries number over 5000 per annum and there is a specialist fetal medicine unit. UCLH is the designated perinatal centre for the North Central London neonatal network.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Divisional Manager, the Deputy Divisional Manager will have a division wide leadership role focused on implementation of cross cutting programmes focused on financial sustainability, commercial opportunities and digital innovation as well as day to day oversight of maternity and neonatal services.

The Deputy Divisional Manager is responsible for leading the operational management and strategic projects within the Women's Health Division and their key responsibilities will be to:
• Support the clinical, operational nursing, midwifery and AHP leads within the division with a specific focus on providing senior operational leadership to neonatal and maternity services.
• Co-lead a number of ambitious Women's Health strategic projects including the large scale programmes to expand neonatal inpatient capacity, restack the existing EGA site and develop new gynaecology services working with multidisciplinary members of the divisional leadership team, leads from UCLH Strategy team and other stakeholders within the organisation.
• Provide direction and oversight of key service improvement projects in maternity and neonatal services to improve patient and staff experience, enable the service to respond to growing capacity challenges and ensure optimal pathways for patients.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Masters or equivalent (or able to demonstrate equivalent level of equivalent experience)
• Extensive knowledge within the context of acute inpatient and outpatient services

Desirable criteria

• A formal post graduate qualification, ideally in management or equivalent senior level experience.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working at a senior operational management level within the NHS managing multiprofessional complex service/s .
• Demonstrable NHS experience and knowledge in how to manage and oversee services
• Extensive experience of service redesign and development of services to support continual improvement and efficiency
• Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary management and control, including achieving targets around cost improvement programmes and other financial targets.
• A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of complex strategic plans
• A proven record in successful leadership of complex operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
• Quality focused with and innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience of leadership of complex services.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• High standard of written work
• Has a very good understanding of supporting hospital improvements and financial management.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Demonstrates an ability to network and collaborate across health and social care settings.
• Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
• Analytical & verbal reasoning skills
• A clear understanding of the components of Clinical Governance and how these contribute to an integrated quality service
• IT literate including Excel, Word, data analysis and summarising skills
• Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Directorate and the Trust
• Attention to detail, whilst being able to work in a fast paced and changing environment.

Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

Essential criteria

• Highly developed communication skills covering oral and written skills in formal and informal situations.
• Demonstrable negotiation skills

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable record of successful line management of staff and proven team leadership and motivational skills.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 672.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)