We are looking for an exceptional Deputy Director of Operations who prides themselves on value-based leadership; the Care Group encourage applications from individuals who place the importance of establishing a nurturing and supportive culture at the heart of everything that they do. The newly formed Care Group Triumvirate (Director of Operations, Chief of Service and Director of Nursing) are keen to focus upon a high performance JUST culture which provides the best care for our local communities.
In return, you can expect a supportive senior leadership team, who will support you to thrive both personally and professionally. You will be responsible for the formulation of strategic planning whilst juggling competing operational priorities, for the benefit of our patients. This post will support the Director of Operations to ensure that all services are focussed on ensuring effective and efficient use of resources, to deliver a high-quality service, that achieves and exceeds the required performance targets.
The Deputy Director of Operations works alongside the Care Group leadership team to provide and ensure:
The effective operational management of the Care Group, ensuring co-ordination and planning of services across other Divisions, to enable the provision of high-quality services.
An effective performance management framework is in place to support Specialties to deliver agreed activity and financial plans and performance, quality, and workforce standards.
The delivery of effective and appropriate governance and risk management arrangements across the Care Group.
The Care Groups income and control budgets are managed in accordance with SFIs and Standing orders, the principles of Service Line Reporting and Establishment Control.
The Care Group has a robust strategy and agreed priorities that align with the Trust strategic priorities.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
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