Overview
Job summary: This is a key position within the Division of Surgery and, in conjunction with the Director of Operations, is responsible for delivering our operating plan and achieving strategic aims. Drive divisional performance, ensuring delivery of all local and national standards across activity, quality, finance, and workforce. Support, shape and deliver sustainable service plans in line with Trust priorities, securing investment through robust business cases. Lead change and transformation programmes, embedding innovation and best practice to improve quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Provide visible, values-driven leadership, empowering teams and working in strong partnership with clinical leaders.
Main duties
This is a key position within the Division of Surgery and in conjunction with the Director of Operations, is responsible for delivering our operating plan and achieving strategic aims. Drive divisional performance, ensuring delivery of all local and national standards across activity, quality, finance, and workforce. Support, shape and deliver sustainable service plans in line with Trust priorities, securing investment through robust business cases. Lead change and transformation programmes, embedding innovation and best practice to improve quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Provide visible, values-driven leadership, empowering teams and working in strong partnership with clinical leaders.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working car.
Details
Date posted: 05 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8c
Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 000638
Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
* Management qualification or post graduate diploma
* Continuing professional development
* Extensive recent experience at senior management level, within an acute hospital setting, to include line-management experience of a large, multi-professional staff group
* Evidence of being able to provide strong professional leadership
* Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams
* Evidence of effective team building
* Evidence of having managed large pay and non-pay budgets and achievements of CIPs
* Experience in general/operational management including managing staff performance and managing change at a senior management or professional level
* Experience of active performance management
* Experience of implementing change management projects to develop or improve services
* Service planning and business case preparation
* Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional networks
* Extensive experience of operational resilience and capacity planning to support delivery of the improved utilisation and productivity of resources
* Ability to lead, manage and implement change to improve services to patients
* Knowledge of organisational performance management principles and practice
* Knowledge and application of key policies and procedures including 18 weeks, Health and Safety, HR policy, and infection control
* Awareness of own limitations
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Ability to communicate at all levels
* Highly developed interpersonal skills
* Ability to negotiate and influence
* Ability to lead, manage and promote change
* Ability to think strategically
* Ability to prioritise and manage a changing agenda
* Ability to enable, support and empower others
* High level of energy, stamina and enthusiasm
* Ability to be credible and confident with both clinicians and senior management, able to command respect
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
* Management qualification or post graduate diploma
* Continuing professional development
Essential information: Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG
Employer's website: https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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