Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-BCO-AC100-24
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern Care Alliance, Fairfield General Hospital
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Directorate Manager - Bury Care Organisation
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to come and work within Bury Care Organisation.
It is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to develop our services and build capacity within our operational teams.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone to come and develop their service management skills and can provide a valuable experience contributing to their career development.
Advise and support the Directorate Manager in the planning and organisation of the Directorates within Bury Care Organisation.
Support the development of a business plan/workbook for the Directorates in conjunction with the Directorate Manager, Divisional Nurse Managers and Clinical Directors and Leads, and will lead one or more relevant improvement projects around service development.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Directorate Manager will lead and facilitate the development of one or more specific areas across the Bury Care Organisation
The Assistant Directorate Manager will be responsible for the performance management of one or more specific areas within Bury Care Organisation
The Assistant Directorate Manager will ensure the achievement of activity and budgetary targets for one or more specific areas Bury Care Organisation
The Assistant Directorate Manager will provide strategic advice and leadership for Bury Care Organisation on professional issues, developments and performance within the Trust.
The Assistant Directorate Manager will plan, support and make personal and professional contributions to the strategic management across the Bury Care Organisation
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.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of this group. Appointments will be based on merit alone.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Degree or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Management Studies/Project Management or willingness to work towards
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial management experience
- Experience of working within complex organisations
- Experience of managing change and developing practice
- Evidence of partnership working across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of developing business cases and leading projects through to completion and evaluation.
- Writing policies and guidelines. Setting auditing standards. Problem solving.
- Experience of risk management
- Experience of staff management.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing budgets and advising budget holders of smaller delegated budgets.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Analytical and judgement skills and ability to think strategically.
- Interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to deal with conflict management and stressful/hostile situations.
- Good presentation skills. Innovative and creative in producing future service developments.
- Able to demonstrate initiative and judgement in identifying key issues.
- Ability to deal with HR issues. Leadership skills- able to cope with diverse teams, located on multiple sites.
- Effective decision making
- Excellent time management. Strong planning/organisation.
- Proven negotiation skills
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills.
- Computer literacy
- RTT knowledge
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Rigg
- Job title
- Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
or
Louise Williams
Directorate Manager
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