Chair of Division

**Job overview**:
The Chair of Division - in conjunction with the Divisional Managing Director & Strategy Lead for Imaging as a triumvirate - will be accountable for the delivery of performance and cost improvement targets, service modernisation, development and clinical governance, within the Division.

**Main duties of the job**:
The Chair of Division will also, in conjunction with colleagues from the Senior Divisional Leadership Team, be responsible for:

- Assuring effective and reliable care through high standards of clinical service and governance
- Delivering quality and service improvement and eliminate avoidable harm
- Delivering high operational performance
- Ensuring effective financial management practice through improved efficiency and profitability.

The Chair of Division is a key member of the Care Organisations leadership team and will contribute to strategic thinking and decision-making processes, with an overriding requirement to act in the corporate interests of the Division and its patients and Service Users/Clients.

The Chair of Division will ‘chair’ meetings of the Division, working closely with the Divisional Managing Director and other members of the Management team.

The Chair of Division will work closely with the Care Organisation Medical Director in dealing with matters associated with the performance, competence, and behaviour of medical staff in accordance with the Trust’s policy on ‘Managing High Professional Standards’.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Employed at substantive consultant/GP level, working in a healthcare environment and registered with GMC or qualified doctor employed in medical management Or Employed within a substantive contract within Health and Social Care with a recognised professional qualification
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development

**Desirable criteria**:

- Management qualification

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Sound knowledge of clinical governance and effective systems of medical management such as job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment. Sound knowledge and understanding of integrated care.
- Understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.