Band 8c Locality Director

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications/ training

Essential criteria

• Masters Degree or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
• Formal management qualifications or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant operational leadership experience within the NHS or comparable complex healthcare system
• Experience of delivering services within financial and performance constraints
• Significant experience managing multidisciplinary teams across a range of services
• Demonstrable experience in working with a range of stakeholders from a variety of settings e.g., Voluntary sector, Primary Care, to deliver services
• Proven ability to deliver operational targets, quality improvements and sustainable service outcomes within challenging financial environments
• Proven success leading complex organisational change, service redesign and transformational programmes across professional and organisational boundaries
• Strong understanding of governance, workforce, HR management, information systems and digital transformation within healthcare services
• Demonstrable experience in ensuring service provision is delivered equitably, fostering a culture of equality and diversity
• Ability to manage conflict and competing demands from a number of service areas in a high-pressure environment.

Skills/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality reports, presentations and performance information.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• IT literate to a high standard
• Ability to think creatively and prioritise
• Strong understanding of Healthcare national policies and service delivery
• Ability to lead operational delivery across complex services
• Ability to analyse performance data and drive improvement
• Ability to influence and work collaboratively across professional groups

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Commitment to ongoing learning, organisational improvement and professional excellence
• High level of leadership team building and motivational skills
• Strong participative and supportive management style whilst also able to take difficult decisions and act assertively.
• Personal integrity and able to work ethically

Other job requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to travel across the city as needed

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list -