Divisional General Manager - Division of Surgery

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of Yorkshires leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.

Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, the Trust is one of only five Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire and trains 25% of all medical students in the region, in addition to 30% of all other healthcare professional students.

A modern and forward-facing Trust employing over 7,000 members of staff, the hospital provides a full range of local hospital services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary in Doncaster, Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.

Key Details

Location: Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Address: Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
Major / Minor Region: South Yorkshire

Contract type & working pattern:
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call rota)

Salary:
Salary: £88,168 - £101,677 Pro Rata Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8d)

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Divisional General Manager for Surgery at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a key position within the Division's leadership team. Reporting to the Divisional Director and Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional General Manager will be responsible for operational service delivery for the Division.

Responsibilities:

1. In conjunction with the Divisional Director and Divisional nurse, responsible for operational service delivery for the Division of Surgery across all Trust sites.
2. Responsible for the provision of timely access to care, ensuring delivery of the Divisional annual activity plan and national access standards.
3. Ensure active Divisional engagement in the delivery of key improvement programmes, such as theatres and outpatients.
4. Provide visible, compassionate leadership to all Divisional staff.

Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshires leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, its our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Applicant Requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria:

• Significant senior leadership and operational management experience within an acute Trust, including the effective leadership of teams across a range of services
• Proven track record of leading teams / services through the annual business planning process, developing activity plans and delivery of the annual activity plan
• Proven track record of leading the delivery of timely access to care to meet national access standards
• Proven track record of successfully managing a significant service budget and delivering a financial improvement / cost improvement programme

Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria:

• Experience equivalent to the attainment of degree qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria:

• Post graduate leadership / management qualification

Contact Details
Name: Denise Smith
Job title: Chief Operating Officer
Email address: denise.smith@dbh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07801 366477