North Lincolnshire Care Group Director

We hope you are considering joining Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). We are striving to be different and working hard to become a community-powered NHS organisation, significantly transforming patient outcomes and tackling health inequalities. It’s an exciting time and there is a real chance for you to help shape what we do and achieve this with us.

We recently launched our ambitious five-year strategy. You would join a team that is shaping up to support that strategy, putting the communities we serve at the very heart of our Trust.

RDaSH benefits from outstanding research capability, strong partnerships, and we invest in our leaders. We have 5 Clinical Care Groups, each with a Care Group Director and Senior Leadership Quad (SLT). We are seeking to recruit a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover for our North Lincolnshire Care Group Director.

You will have day-to-day responsibility for everything within the Care Group, developing the Directorate leadership and leading the SLT. This role is part of the wider Clinical Leadership Executive and influences the wider Trust leadership. You will be a good partner, and collectively making a difference matters. We are looking for a colleague focused on improving care, expecting good performance, and supporting the delivery of the strategy.

This role will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), who is accountable for the day-to-day delivery of effective and safe clinical services across all the Care Groups. You will join the other four Care Group Director Colleagues and the Deputy Chief Operating Officer.

This Care Group Director provides leadership to all their clinical services, including the Trust-wide leadership for Talking Therapies. They do this alongside the Care Group Clinical Directors and Deputy Care Group Director.

If you are passionate about patient care and the RDaSH strategy & values, and can demonstrate:

1. significant experience of operationally managing and improving clinical service delivery
2. strong and demonstrable skills in leadership and clinical engagement
3. excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality written material
4. ability to lead and deliver on change
5. sharp analytical skills and data-driven
6. value delivering on performance, safety & quality, and financial sustainability
7. foster strong partnership relationships, including with community voices & those with lived experience

If you would like an informal discussion, then contact Richard Chillery, Chief Operating Officer, via Jenny Hill (PA) at jenny.hill11@nhs.net or 07967 779923.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation. Please view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more: Allyship Video.

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.