Overview
Royal Papworth Hospital is one of the world's leading cardiothoracic centres, recognised for outstanding patient outcomes, pioneering research and a culture of excellence. We are seeking an exceptional Divisional Director of Operations for Cardiology to join our divisional leadership team. As Divisional Director of Operations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership and be accountable to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for performance and assurance. Working in a triumvirate with the Divisional Director and Divisional Head of Nursing, you will be responsible for delivering safe, effective and efficient services that reflect the Trust's values and commitment to excellence. This role will include some out of hours and weekend working. For an informal chat contact Harvey McEnroe, Chief Operating Officer.
Responsibilities
* Leadership and strategy: lead operational functions, work collaboratively with the Divisional Director and Head of Nursing to drive improvement initiatives and optimise patient care pathways.
* Operational excellence: develop and implement operational strategies to ensure the highest standards of patient care, outcomes and experience.
* Team management and development: foster an environment of continuous improvement and support the development of staff.
* Collaboration and stakeholder engagement: work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure system-wide goals are aligned.
* Decision-making and influence: influence Trust-wide initiatives and provide advice and guidance to senior management. You will deputise for the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Divisional Director when required.
Key Attributes
* Strategic thinking: translate vision into actionable plans and improvements to drive excellence in patient care and service delivery.
* Collaborative leadership: ability to lead with empathy and create high-functioning collaborative, inclusive teams.
* Commitment to excellence: passion for delivering high standards of care and motivate others to strive for excellence.
The role is based at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus with a requirement to work at Royal Papworth House, Huntingdon.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who brings:
* Significant senior operational management experience within an acute or specialist healthcare setting.
* A proven ability to deliver complex operational performance and transformational change.
* Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills.
* The ability to build strong relationships, influence at senior level and lead through complexity.
* A commitment to our values: compassion, excellence and collaboration.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
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