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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-6129-A
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£85,431 - £97,148 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/09/2025 23:59

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Deputy Divisional Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8c

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Job overview

Are you looking for the next step in senior leadership that gives you autonomy to oversee delivery within a growing division, and develop skills in strategic, programme management and operational problem solving?

 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Deputy Divisional Manager to join the Children and Young People’s division.

This is a high profile, challenging and rewarding leadership role within the Trust with an emphasis on innovation, achieving operational and financial performance, and improving staff wellbeing.  This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership across the organisation, the opportunity to lead on large scale projects management and the division is passionate about developing people to fulfil their career development goals.

 We are looking for dynamic individuals who can demonstrate initiative and a commitment to improving children and young people’s care through experience of operational delivery and collaborative leadership and solution focused thinking. Reporting to the Divisional Manager you will provide strategic and operational leadership, for a division that employs over 400 staff and has a turnover of £55m.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Divisional Manager is responsible for providing leadership of staff and services across the division, including ensuring that all staff and services in the teams deliver agreed standards of excellence. They will have responsibility for the overall effective and efficient management of all CYP services. To be an active member of the CYP Divisional Senior Team, contributing to the strategic direction and decision making on operational matters.

Performance lead: be accountable for delivery of all key workforce, financial, quality, and operational performance indicators. Development and implementation of the Paediatric and adolescent daycare unit and relocation, and T15 Private healthcare expansion business cases, including operational implementation of these programmes within the context of existing CYP service delivery, alongside the clinical and private healthcare team. To be the senior point of contact for escalation for operational issues, with support from the Divisional Manager as required.  

The post will deputise, where appropriate for the Divisional Manager, Divisional Clinical Director and General Manager and other members of the operational and clinical leadership team, in their absence. We support flexible working applications, and within this there is a requirement for the role to be on site at least 80% of the working week, to support staff on site and provide visible leadership and problem solving. 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

The Children and Young People’s division has a unique opportunity to plan an expansion of services and ward areas, and we are looking for dynamic individuals to help develop and implement lasting improvements to the care of children and young people. They will form part of the senior leadership team within Children and Young People’s Division and offer service, performance and strategic management as well as quality improvement expertise. 

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. 

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Masters or equivalent (or able to demonstrate equivalent level of equivalent experience)
  • Extensive knowledge within the context of acute inpatient and outpatient services
Desirable criteria
  • A formal post graduate qualification, ideally in management or equivalent senior level experience.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working at a senior operational management level within the NHS managing multiprofessional complex services .
  • Demonstrable NHS experience and knowledge in how to manage and oversee services
  • Extensive experience of service redesign and development of services to support continual improvement and efficiency
  • Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary management and control, including achieving targets around cost improvement programmes and other financial targets.
  • A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of complex strategic plans
  • A proven record in successful leadership of complex operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
  • Quality focused with and innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems.
  • Experience of leadership of complex services.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • High standard of written work
  • Has a very good understanding of supporting hospital improvements and financial management.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
  • Demonstrates an ability to network and collaborate across health and social care settings.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
  • Analytical & verbal reasoning skills
  • A clear understanding of the components of Clinical Governance and how these contribute to an integrated quality service
  • IT literate including Excel, Word, data analysis and summarising skills
  • Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Directorate and the Trust

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed communication skills covering oral and written skills in formal and informal situations.
  • Demonstrable negotiation skills

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable record of successful line management of staff and proven team leadership and motivational skills.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria
  • Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Name
Toral Pandya
Job title
Divisional Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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