Divisional Director of Operations

What youll do You will be responsible for driving operational performance and strategic development of Division A; including the delivery of high-quality patient care, clinical governance, patient safety, clinical quality, and the delivery of financial targets. You will have joint responsibility for driving forward corporate and collaborative programmes of work and service direction, while providing compassionate and inspiring leadership. We are a dynamic and fast paced organisation, that is continuously evolving, always improving and encourages innovation. We are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible and collaborative working environment. What were looking for You will have a proven track record leading complex operational and clinical specialities in the acute sector; with a record of achieving challenging healthcare targets and leading and delivering significant programmes of change. With excellent inter-personal, team development, leadership and communications skills, you will be committed to building positive working partnerships with senior managers, staff and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You will bring a track record of effective financial delivery, including efficiency savings, income and expenditure targets and an extensive understanding of managing multiple performance targets and a variety of NHS care pathways. You will be able to demonstrate and live our UHS Values and share our vision and direction for the division - and our trust - in a spirit of collaboration and compassion A strong leader, with a proven background in operational delivery, allied to the ability to build, develop and sustain exceptional teams delivering outstanding care. This role will involve an element of on-call cover. Stakeholder sessions will be held virtually on Monday 17th August, with interviews on Wednesday 19th August onsite at our hospital. Job description Job responsibilities What youll do You will be responsible for driving operational performance and strategic development of Division A; including the delivery of high-quality patient care, clinical governance, patient safety, clinical quality, and the delivery of financial targets. You will have joint responsibility for driving forward corporate and collaborative programmes of work and service direction, while providing compassionate and inspiring leadership. We are a dynamic and fast paced organisation, that is continuously evolving, always improving and encourages innovation. We are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible and collaborative working environment. What were looking for You will have a proven track record leading complex operational and clinical specialities in the acute sector; with a record of achieving challenging healthcare targets and leading and delivering significant programmes of change. With excellent inter-personal, team development, leadership and communications skills, you will be committed to building positive working partnerships with senior managers, staff and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You will bring a track record of effective financial delivery, including efficiency savings, income and expenditure targets and an extensive understanding of managing multiple performance targets and a variety of NHS care pathways. You will be able to demonstrate and live our UHS Values and share our vision and direction for the division - and our trust - in a spirit of collaboration and compassion A strong leader, with a proven background in operational delivery, allied to the ability to build, develop and sustain exceptional teams delivering outstanding care. This role will involve an element of on-call cover. Stakeholder sessions will be held virtually on Monday 17th August, with interviews on Wednesday 19th August onsite at our hospital.