Senior Operational Manager - Respiratory, Medicine

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Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, hardworking, and well-motivated individual to join the management team within the Medicine Service Group. As an operational management lead working in a triumvirate with the Service Manager, Matron, and Clinical Service Leads (CSL) to actively promote a culture of care which reflects Somerset Foundation Trust's values and leadership behaviours. The post holder will: provide operational managerial support to the Respiratory team; ensure delivery of finance and performance targets; guarantee robust governance arrangements are in place and strategic demands on the services are met.

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking person with excellent communication and leadership skills. The post holder will be effective in working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff to support and optimise the service by taking a proactive role in continuous service development and improvement. This is a position with county-wide responsibilities and the successful applicant will be expected to evenly split their time each week between Yeovil District Hospital and -Musgrove Park Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Service Manager and clinical teams by providing day to day operational management. You will undertake planned and unplanned work to drive the service forward, lead on cross county engagement, address operational issues as they arise and to support change. The post holder will ensure services are run in line with Trust values, culture, policies, and procedures. Experience of effective working within teams is essential.

Working for our organisation

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First degree or equivalent experience
• Educated to Masters Level or equivalent demonstrable work based knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing Professional Development
• Demonstrable track record of operational/service/project management
• Demonstrable understanding of waiting list management and capacity planning
• Demonstrable understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda, the changing commissioning environment and its potential impact within the acute sector
• High level verbal and written skills
• High level numerical skills and data analysis
• High level IT skills
• Ability to analyse, interpret and summarise financial and other data
• A proven capacity to balance competing demands to achieve local and Trust objectives
• Demonstrable ability to manage staff effectively

Desirable criteria

• Recent policy development in the NHS

Equity, diversity, and inclusion is a priority for us. As a trust we welcome and encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances. We do our best to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. If you have a disability and require an adjustment at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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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

• B7 SOM JD - Respiratory (PDF, 816.3KB)