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Band 9 Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine and Urgent Care

Job details
Posting date: 11 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £105,327 - £120,385 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 May 2024
Location: Barnet, EN5 3DJ
Company: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 6212230/391-RFL-6212230

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Summary

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.


The Medicine and Urgent Care division is looking for a motivated individual to take up the role of divisional director of operations for 12 months.

You will have a proven track record in managing NHS services at a senior level and will work within a divisional triumvirate leading teams who deliver patient care across acute and community services. Your main base will be at Barnet Hospital where you will work with closely with peers in other divisions and the executive team for the Barnet Business unit, you will also spend some time at The Royal Free Hospital.

Reporting to the divisional director, the divisional director of operations will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of services, within budget (Income & Expenditure) for an agreed level of activity at an expected level of service and clinical quality. The divisional director of operations, divisional director and divisional nurse director will provide leadership and direction for the division ensuring that this supports the trust’s strategic vision for high quality patient centred care, excellence in education and world class research. They will ensure that effective management and delivery underpins the leadership of the division and that the divisional director is supported to ensure that leadership decisions are translated into transforming and delivery of services.



The divisional structure provides a strong foundation from which to continue the development of a high performing organisation as measured in clinical, academic, financial and patient perception dimensions.

Each hospital unit consists of three divisions of the four possible clinical divisions with a divisional director, director of operations divisional nurse director, grouping the larger number of service delivery units or clinical academic units.

The clinical divisions are:
• Urgent Care Division
• Surgery and Associated Services Division
• Women and Children’s Division

The divisional director of operations will work in partnership with the divisional director to ensure the full engagement of all staff in the division in the delivery of the division’s strategy. In addition the divisional director of operations will play a lead role in the relevant clinical practice group.

The divisional director of operations will have responsibility for the operational management of the division, ensuring the effective implementation of national and local strategies and the delivery of service objectives within available resources on all sites (both within and outside the trust) within the remit of the division.

The divisional director of operations is expected to lead on designated trust wide developments which cross divisions and integrate streamlined services.

The applicant will be expected to deputise for the Divisional Director and Director of Operations as required.


This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024

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