Deputy Director of Care

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
You will display outstanding management skills, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be proactive and have the ability to engage with others, leading by example.
Key responsibilities will include leading on effective and efficient management of the complete clinical pathway, service planning, development of business cases, service improvement, contracting and workforce planning. The successful candidate will play a significant part in ensuring that safety and quality as well as assurance and governance processes are fit for purpose.
Applications are encouraged on both a full time and part time basis.
All patient services are delivered safely, meeting high clinical standards, and in line with the Trust policies and procedures.
Support the AD in achieving identified key performance targets, including the delivery of specified levels of activity within national and local standards with regards to waiting times.
Care Group budgets are managed effectively, with breakeven achieved on budgets at year end, with all cost improvement targets met, engendering and maintaining a culture of financial control and awareness amongst both clinical and non-clinical staff.
High standards are achieved in relation to clinical quality, in particular those relating to infection control measures.
Clinicians are ambitious and innovative in relation to the development of their services and that this ambition is underpinned by effective business planning.
Effective human resource management is in place, with managers competent in human resource management, staff empowered to contribute, developed and trained appropriately and with workforce plans developed for future staffing requirements.
Managing identified projects to successful outcomes.
Sheffield Children's is one of three stand-alone specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.
We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."
Outstanding patient care
Leader in children's health
generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.
We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.
Building processes around patients.
Ensuring that the decisions taken are fully informed and properly balanced, taking account of collective, as well as individual need, and the requirements to manage within available resources.
Genuinely promoting and supporting delivery of national and local healthcare targets as one of the ways of raising healthcare standards for all.
Wherever possible, seeking to set higher local targets for delivery of healthcare than are prescribed normally.
Supporting, involving and developing staff whilst requiring delivery and performance to high standards.
Contributing to the partnerships within the community with health, social care, academic partners and major business, amongst others.
Specific activities will include the full range of normal management responsibilities in an acute teaching trust setting. Ensuring quality of services to patients, visitors and staff, including management of clinical governance, healthcare standards and risk.
Maximising operational and performance management standards.
Planning, marketing and developing services.
Managing capacity and operational planning.
To ensure that Trust-wide policies and procedures are implemented effectively in all areas. To assist in the determination of Care Group policy and strategy including business planning.
Manage the resources of the Care Group and improve quality and productivity, working with other Care Groups to achieve more effective use of resources or enhanced quality and productivity, as appropriate.
To support the Associate Director of Operations in leading Trust-wide initiatives and projects, as required.
Lead, manage and motivate staff within the Care Group, ensuring that appropriate management structures, policies, and practices are in place to achieve high levels of performance.
Support the planning, establishment and development of effective clinical management practices and usage of resources.
Manage and lead the Operational management team within the Care Group.
Financial and Operational Management
Support the Associate Director of Operations to ensure the effective management of the Care Groups budgets, meeting all financial targets including achieving a breakeven on budgets managed and delivering cost improvements as agreed within the budget setting process.
Control and review the use of resources against planned performance.
Hold management accountability for budgets delegated to other staff members within the Care Group.
Ensure delivery of standards and targets for operational performance on activity, productivity, quality and risk management.
Performance
Develop and implement a performance management strategy within the Care Group
Ensure that local targets in relation to access are met.
Work with colleagues in Information and Performance to ensure that systems for managing waiting times are working effectively.
Active involvement in planning, marketing and commissioning of services.
Quality
Ensure that national quality and environmental standards are achieved.
Ensure the quality of data provision within the Care Group at all times and promote the use of new informational technology
Support the Associate Director of Operations in developing workforce and training plans for the Care Group.
Promote the implementation of key HR initiatives/targets such as Agenda for Change and HR policies/practices.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Gilbert7@nhs.net
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Qualifications and Training
Masters level degree or equivalent level of relevant management experience
Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience at a senior management level in a healthcare setting
Experience of operational management in an acute clinical environment
Experience of performance management
Experience in financial management
Knowledge of national and local NHS direction and policy initiatives
Proven change management skills in a complex health care setting
Knowledge, understanding and experience in Risk Management and Governance issues
Experience in managing complex organisational change projects
Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting
Familiarity with ICT based management & clinical information systems
Experience of writing Service Level Agreements
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
50,952 to £57,349 a yearper annum pro rata if part time
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