Divisional Director Of Operations | Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust

Here at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust we are looking for two Divisional Directorsof Operations for our Integrated Community Services Division, and our Anaesthetics and Surgical Services Division.
As the accountable officer for the Division, these posts are senior managerial roles, requiring candidates to have demonstrable experience in similar roles across a range of healthcare services.
Both Divisions offer huge potential for personal professional growth for the right candidate. Our Integrated Community Services Division is leading the Trust's integration work with our Bolton locality partners. Our Anaesthetic and Surgical Services Division is leading our recovery and transformation of our elective care pathways and in 2024 will open our new theatre build.
As accountable officer for the division you will be responsible for safe, effective and high quality delivery of all services within your Division. You will do this through creating great places to work, where all colleagues can belong and thrive. You will ensure that your services and inclusive and accessible to all of the population we serve. You will also deliver this within a balanced budget, delivering cost efficiencies as required.
You will manage and work alongside the Divisional Nurse Director and Divisional Medical Director as a triumvirate to lead your Divisional teams to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, efficient and effective patient care across the Division.
You will report to the Director of Operations and be accountable to the Chief Operating Officer.
We are an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients. Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do; we ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and we are guided by our Trust VOICE values. We are proud that our Trust is rated as ‘Good’ by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. We are equally as proud to say that our staff have told us, through the staff survey, that we are the best NHS place to work in Greater Manchester; we strongly feel that the people and teams we have here in Bolton are what makes us truly unique.
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
We will offer you a supportive, encouraging environment to develop your career and skills, and are fully committed to ensuring you are the best you can be in this role.
The Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) is a key senior management and senior leadership position with the responsibility and accountability to manage, develop, direct and lead service improvement and performance strategies and policies to ensure delivery of high quality, safe, efficient and effective patient care in the Division.
The DDO is responsible for the all performance delivery within the Division. As such the DDO is required to ensure that there are suitable programmes for developing and implementing performance management strategies, implementation of business development, and planning and commercial development strategies which are consistent with the Trust's need for business efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility, value for money, high staff morale and improving patient care.
This role’s responsibility includes the day-to-day management of all the services within the job remit through the clinical staff and managers. This includes staff management, service delivery, service improvement, clinical governance, financial control and delivery of cost improvement programmes and workstreams within the Turnaround Plan.
The DDO will be responsible for coordinating operational plans for the management team that reflect the Trust’s strategic direction.
All senior leaders are expected to work as part of a cohesive team and, when necessary, to take lead responsibility for corporate issues outside their immediate sphere of responsibility in order to achieve the corporate objectives of the Trust.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jan 2024

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