Deputy Directorate Manager and End of Life Lead.
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2026 |
| Location: | PLYMOUTH, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-26-0493 |
Summary
Operational Management & Service Improvement a) Responsible for the operational management of the Directorate, including providing oversight and assurance of operational effectiveness, including urgent and planned care (patient flow and waiting list management) to achieve top quartile benchmarked performance.Provide Trust-wide operational leadership and coordination for End of Life (EoL) service delivery and its interfaces with patient flow, discharge, and community partners. b) Provide leadership, direction and support to all staff, fostering an open and inclusive style of management, encouraging team working and good working relationships. c) Line manage allocated staff in the Department, undertaking regular one to ones, undertaking appraisal annually and set objectives and development plans which reflect the Trusts annual objectives. d) Lead the services in the delivery of all performance targets including waiting lists, finance and quality standards, business and operating plan targets and the quality of services to patients. e) Ensure the most efficient and effective utilisation of staff in the service/s undertaking regular reviews of workforce. f) Identify areas of the administrative process where improvement could be made to help improve management of waiting lists and the activity and performance. g) Lead delegated projects and service improvement projects across the Directorate to deliver improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of services. h) Lead responsibility for the implementation of the business plan and monitor progress to ensure delivery of all performance targets. i) Develop new or revised standard operational policies and implement across the relevant teams with the ability to measure success or failure and demonstrate improvements. j) Support the quality leads to develop a model for the measurement of patient experience and make necessary amendments based on the recommendations. k) Work closely with all Teams to facilitate the implementation of an agreed service improvement agenda. l) Take part in the Trusts on call manager rota m) Where required lead on the collation and presentation of information and analysis to the Directorate Management Team to evidence performance or audit tests of change for example, undertaking deep dives for assurance to Committees and Boards as necessary Please see the full job description attached.