Directorate Operations Manager - Diabetes / Endocrinology

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager (SOM) for the associated Service(s), the post holder will be an integral member of the Leadership Team and be responsible for the delivery of all operational functions for their speciality(s) - across all delivery locations. The post holder will work with their Triumvirate, and closely with their SOM, to deliver operational performance targets - including waiting lists, budget adherence and to continually improve the quality of services to patients by using best practice standards within the available income. They will ensure that effective management and delivery underpins the leadership of the directorate(s) they manage and that their administrative teams are supported to ensure that all decisions are translated into improved delivery of services. Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 1. Be an active member of the Service(s) leadership team, proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve all operational issues, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints. 2. Have existing leadership experience in driving the performance of teams and possess personal qualities and skills to deal competently with complex issues in ensuring that policy is implemented and performance managed within their service(s). 3. Ensure that systems and processes are in place to comply with relevant legislation and governance requirements. This includes responsibility for the delivery of those clinical and clinical technical services within their area. 4. Ensure the provision of high quality, safe, effective and efficient clinical services within portfolio; ensuring that these services are patient centred, responsive, innovative and evidenced based. 5. Responsible for the identification and implementation of improvement plans, utilising GIRFT and national best-practise models to maximise performance and productivity within portfolio. 6. Responsibility for the achievement of operational quality, workforce, financial, and performance metrics within portfolio.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics