Deputy Operations ManagerNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our operational team for a Band 8A Deputy Operations Manager to the Clinical Administration Division. The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge but must be prepared to work and travel to other site at Huntington on a regular basis.
The successful candidate will be dynamic and either an experienced manager or aspiring leader with solid operational experience. The role requires you to work closely with operational and clinical colleagues within the triumvirate divisional structure to provide leadership and management of resource, performance and standards of care. We welcome both clinical and non-clinical applicants with strong flow and discharge experience.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the Bed Management, Reception, Discharge Specialist nurses, Switchboard and Transport teams, overseeing the provision of safe and effective management of patient flow within the Trust. You will work collaboratively with the clinical operational teams to ensure leadership and management of resource, performance and standards of care
The post-holder will continually review the services and contribute to the strategic direction of these and the Trust whilst optimising efficiency and capacity within the set financial budget to achieve SIP/CIP annual targets.
The position offers a proactive and motivated person the chance to expand and develop their current skill set while, at the same time, delivering within an organisation committed to developing a collective and compassionate culture.
Job description
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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