An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic operational leader to join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as Directorate General Manager (DGM) for Theatres, Anaesthetics and Pain Management. In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of a complex, cross-site portfolio encompassing Theatres, Anaesthetics, and Pain Management. Working as part of the Surgical Division, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring safe, efficient, and effective service delivery while driving modernisation, performance improvement, and financial sustainability. You will work closely with the Divisional Director of Operations and Clinical Directors, providing strong and visible leadership that supports high-quality care, operational excellence, and an empowered, engaged workforce.
Responsibilities
* Lead the operational delivery of services across all theatres, anaesthetics, and pain management.
* Ensure services are safe, effective, and compliant with clinical governance and regulatory standards.
* Drive operational performance, ensuring delivery against activity, quality, and financial targets.
* Lead initiatives to improve theatre productivity, patient flow, and the efficiency of elective and emergency surgical pathways.
* Support the implementation of service improvement and modernisation programmes, embedding new ways of working and innovation.
* Manage budgets and resources effectively, delivering cost improvement and income generation schemes while maintaining financial balance.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with clinical teams, senior leaders, and corporate functions to ensure alignment and collaboration.
* Provide visible and compassionate leadership to engage, motivate, and develop staff across all services.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community. Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population. It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique. We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:
* Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
* Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation
* Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites
Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs. As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process. Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.
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