Job vacancy: Theatre Transformation Manager, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Super Mare

Job summary

Main area: Administrative
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-WD-4585-SL

Employer: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Weston General Hospital
Town: Weston Super Mare
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/09/2024 23:59

Theatre Transformation Manager

Band 8b

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Aptitudes

Essential criteria

Ability to implement policies/procedures
Ability to make decisions under pressure
Ability to demonstrate compassionate and inclusive leadership
Ability to work independently on own initiative, planning and organising the work of self and others to meet deadlines
Ability to manage and motivate a diverse group of personnel within, and outside of, direct line management responsibility to achieve operational and organisational benefits
Ability to manage the expectations and demands of several multi-disciplinary speciality teams sometimes with competing priorities

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to change style as required to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
IT literate, ability to collate and analyse data to draw conclusions. Ability to input data accurately
Builds and acts with credibility with staff at all levels including clinicians and executives and commissioners
Influences others including those outside of their direct management line
Effectively leads others to deliver organisational objectives in a complex and diverse operational environment
Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including senior managers, clinical colleagues, and external agencies

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of managing a theatre complex
Experience of developing operational and strategic service plans and business cases
Experience of financial and budgetary management, including management of contract income, and delivery of pay and non-pay savings
Experience of planning and delivery of activity and performance standards, across multiple services
Ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of leading service improvement and transformation programmes and projects
Experience of leading on daily operational issues and participation on the Trust Management on-call rota

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience in a relevant field
Additional professional knowledge gained through relevant professional post-graduate qualification or equivalent specialist training
Evidence of relevant continuing education and professional/leadership development
Recognised management qualification and/or leadership qualification

Desirable criteria

Relevant clinical qualification or background

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.