Director of Operations Birmingham, England
Job description
Divisional Director of Operations – 1B
Recognised as one of the largest NHS Trusts – University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is at the forefront of care within our communities. We provide healthcare services to over 1.8 million residents across Birmingham, Solihull and beyond.
To ensure the very best care, our Senior Leadership Teams work with our 24,000+ workforce to ensure our operational and quality standards, our implementation and maintenance of good governance arrangements are delivered and practiced.
Working alongside the Managing Director for Division 1, you as the Director of Operations for 1B will led and inspire three General Managers across a portfolio which includes; Radiology, Medical Physics, Laboratory Medicine (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Haematology and cellular Pathology), Perfusion, Pharmacy, NEQAS and Community Diagnostic Centres.
As Director of Operations, you ensure standardisation of services across all hospital locations in order for all of our patients to experience high quality care and equity of access. With that, you will lead on all aspects of Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Controls Assurance systems and ensure procedures are embedded into the culture of the Division to ensure effective leadership and management of services.
Within Division 1B, our numbers are substantial, with a team of over 122 Consultants, 514 Scientists and 838 Radiographers along with a wider supporting team of clinical and non clinical staff.
It takes an exceptional leader to engage and inspire staff to ensure that the very best practices are introduced and implemented. You will be an experienced, responsive and transformational leader – with proven strategic, delivery and innovative skills.
You will need to establish key stakeholder relationships across the Trust as well as external to the Trust to ensure service delivery across your portfolio. This will include the Trust Executive Team, all areas of clinical workforce and wider supporting departments such as HR, Finance and IT.
Success within this role will come from your ability to build and maintain relationships with all staff and key stakeholders, using appropriate communication methods to influence and guide colleagues whilst listening to views and ideas.
In return, you can expect a warm and friendly welcome from the Division 1 colleagues and wider UHB Team – where our values of Kind, Connected and Bold underpin everything we do –You can expect an 8D salary with ongoing support, education and personal development.
We would welcome you to contact us in confidence to discuss this role and gain a further insight into UHB. You can do this by contacting Helen Cant – Talent Manager for UHB on 07989 959008 or [email protected]
Provisional Interview dates will be either 10thor 12th May 2023. This will be confirmed following shortlisting which will take place on 2nd May 2023.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £79,592.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 01/05/2023
Reference ID: H-YC
