Junior Operational Services Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for the Junior Operational Services Manager posts.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Intermediate level qualification or equivalent experience e.g. HNC, Diploma
• Reasonable standard of GSCE A-C (4-9) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Diploma/Degree in Management or health related subject

Skills

Essential criteria

• Awareness of NHS plan access Targets
• Diplomacy and ability to deal with difficult situations
• Leadership and team building skills
• Ability to work in a high pressured environment & work to deadlines
• Able to develop strong multi-disciplinary relationships
• Excellent communication skills, oral & written
• Able to positively influence to ensure effective and efficient delivery of service
• Awareness of Trust policies & procedures
• Computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• Ability to develop and deliver action plans in relation to the NHS Agenda

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an acute Trust
• Experience of waiting list management
• Experience of management of National Targets
• An understanding of operational management roles
• Experience of Excel, both in data management and data creation

Desirable criteria

• Experience in introducing innovative practice
• Experience of management of change issues

Important information about your application

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
6. We work with 'trac.jobs' to support out recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this please read this privacy notice.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non encrypted format.

If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Nuclear Medicine JOSM (PDF, 922.9KB)
• Statement handling - updated from policy (PDF, 33.6KB)
• Policy ex-offenders (PDF, 36.1KB)
• Infection control statement (PDF, 107.5KB)
• DBS Code of practice (PDF, 54.9KB)
• Trust Policy on Managing Risk Associated with Safeguarding Children (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Family Relocation Information (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Speaking Up Policy (PDF, 523.6KB)
• Recruitment Reasonable Adjustments (PDF, 122.1KB)