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Deputy Directorate Manager - AMU & Patient Flow

Job details
Posting date: 27 June 2024
Salary: £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year
Additional salary information: £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 July 2024
Location: Prescot, L35 5DR
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9409-24-0752

Summary

Support the Clinical Directors by taking agreed responsibility for operational and tactical aspects of business, financial, activity and performance management and for the strategic planning of agreed aspects of the business across the directorate. The post holder will be responsible for initiating and supporting necessary action to ensure that the service is delivered within the budget available. Support the marketing strategy to sustain market share and develop opportunities across the directorate. To take a lead in specific service redesign initiatives across the directorate to enable improved ways of working to enhance the patient experience. Provide information including performance reports to the Clinical Directors, Directorate Manager and Deputy Divisional Director of Operations including recommendations and advice for opportunity to improve. Be expected to develop a clear understanding of all aspects of the service and be able to deputise for the Directorate Manager. Play a pivotal role in influencing, developing and sustaining key relationships with external stakeholders. Support the identification and of Business Cases within the Directorate and ensure that operational and strategic opportunities for the continuous development and improvement of the service are appropriately explored and pursued. This includes the delivery of all operational performance targets and financial management, the quality of services to patients and their relatives and the redesign of services towards best practice standards, within available resources. Work with the Directorate Manager to develop and implement local service changes by taking project management responsibility for improvement activities within the organisation and where required across the local health economy. Contribute to governance and quality improvement within the services and to provide an effective interface between the Directorate and Corporate Services. The post holder will be expected to manage agreed elements of performance of the Directorate Care Group to ensure that key national targets and quality standards are met and, on some occasions, exceeded. Develop a business plan for the directorates. To identify opportunities for new markets and schemes to generate additional income. To develop appropriate strategies for inclusion in the business plan to take full advantage of these opportunities. To undertake such duties commensurate with the seniority of the post that may assist the general performance of the Trust, subject to consultation between the post-holder and Assistant Director of Operations. To take part in the Trust General Manager on call rota both in and out of hours.