Associate Director - Acute and Urgent Care
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust are looking for a highly motivated individual with extensive operational experience to lead our Acute Services and Urgent Care Directorate. Band 8c, £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, full time 37.5 hour per week. You will bring with you a focus on quality improvement, solution focused approaches and exceptional leadership skills. In return, we'll provide an incredibly rewarding role and the opportunity to make a real difference to the communities we serve, while working alongside some fantastic staff and teams. Main duties of the job
As an Associate Director you will be working within the Chief Operating Officers portfolio, you'll be in a highly visible role, engaging on all aspects of operational performance, as well as working closely with your Clinical Director and senior managers across the Trust and wider care system. A good understanding of adult and older adult inpatient and crisis mental health services will be important, but more than this you'll have a track record in motivating others and getting the best from them. About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities. Job responsibilities
Your role will be fast paced and highly varied and you will be key to ensuring the delivery of high quality services and supporting our operational and clinical teams across the directorate. Key Duties / Responsibilities Strategic Business Planning and Service Development Service / Operational Management Service Improvement Financial Management & Business Planning Human Resources Management Communication Education, Training, Audit, Research and Development Person Specification
First Degree or equivalent preferably in management or a clinical profession. Appropriate professional qualification e.g. RMN, BSc Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy Extensive, proven experience in working in an NHS environment, with significant experience of service line/area management Experience of managing staff from a range of professional backgrounds Experience of research governance processes. Experience of managing a relevant service. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust are looking for a highly motivated individual with extensive operational experience to lead our Acute Services and Urgent Care Directorate. Band 8c, £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, full time 37.5 hour per week. You will bring with you a focus on quality improvement, solution focused approaches and exceptional leadership skills. In return, we'll provide an incredibly rewarding role and the opportunity to make a real difference to the communities we serve, while working alongside some fantastic staff and teams. Main duties of the job
As an Associate Director you will be working within the Chief Operating Officers portfolio, you'll be in a highly visible role, engaging on all aspects of operational performance, as well as working closely with your Clinical Director and senior managers across the Trust and wider care system. A good understanding of adult and older adult inpatient and crisis mental health services will be important, but more than this you'll have a track record in motivating others and getting the best from them. About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities. Job responsibilities
Your role will be fast paced and highly varied and you will be key to ensuring the delivery of high quality services and supporting our operational and clinical teams across the directorate. Key Duties / Responsibilities Strategic Business Planning and Service Development Service / Operational Management Service Improvement Financial Management & Business Planning Human Resources Management Communication Education, Training, Audit, Research and Development Person Specification
First Degree or equivalent preferably in management or a clinical profession. Appropriate professional qualification e.g. RMN, BSc Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy Extensive, proven experience in working in an NHS environment, with significant experience of service line/area management Experience of managing staff from a range of professional backgrounds Experience of research governance processes. Experience of managing a relevant service. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
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