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Job summary

Main area
Community Discharge Service
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
362-A-24-6276812
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/05/2024 23:59

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Operational Lead - Discharge Services

Band 8a

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

We're looking for a highly motivated, organised and approachable individual to join the senior management team of within the Discharge services Directorate of the Integrated Care Division, at Stockport NHS FT.

Main duties of the job

In the role of Operational Lead - you will support the Directorate Manager for Discharge to Access Services, with the financial and operational delivery of a set of specified targets within the Division to ensure:
Strong and clear leadership, supporting the Directorate Manager in ensuring staff are appropriately developed and are efficient, effective, engaged, and motivated.
Ensure that all aspects of specified performance and operations are appropriately monitored, evaluation and managed to optimise standards of care and deliver financial and performance requirements.
Support and lead on the development and monitoring of business cases and specific service level agreements with commissioners, internal departments and partner organisations.
Work in partnership and take delegated responsibility for management as 
appropriate, inclusive of operational performance, project management and service improvement.
Deputise for the Directorate Manager at senior meetings as required.
Accountable for ensuring patient flows are appropriate and work collaboratively with site management to maximise capacity in a safe and effective manner.
Responsible for ensuring effective planning and working with clinical leads as appropriate to ensure robust workforce plans and medical provision.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

 

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

 

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

 

Benefits we offer to you:

 

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

  NHS Staff discounts

  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will have responsibility for the daily operational management of  D2A services  well as deputising for the Directorate Manager, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care in a performance rich environment. The post holder will be monitored against a range of metrics, both national and local, aimed at maximising  safety, efficiency, productivity and profitability.


The post holder will lead in the development and management of business 
continuity, service developments, risk assessment and the development of policies and protocols, whilst contributing to the overarching strategy of the organisation as well as influencing priority setting and decision making, ensuring appropriate agenda are devised for senior meetings and partaking in quality improvement and transformational projects within the service.

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £21.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

Previous NHS experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS experience
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience in specialty

Experience

Essential criteria
  • senior leadership experience of team management
  • Proven success in managing operational change and contributing to organisational development
  • Experience of financial management
  • track record of meeting national targets
  • Significant experience managing staff, including setting goals and objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary management
  • Experience of working with and supporting clinical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Identification of business development opportunities and delivery of business cases

Service Improvement / delivery

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of service improvement

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of NHS performance standards
Desirable criteria
  • Strong knowledge of Service improvement methodology and tools and techniques to deliver change agendas

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melissa Harrison
Job title
Directorate Manager - Discharge Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07543303420
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