Associate Directorate Manager Womens Services - INTERNAL

We are seeking an exceptional manager to join our team and support us in the delivery of high quality services across the directorate which comprises - Maternity Gynaecology and Fertility.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative individual, confident at communicating across all staffing types and in partnership with other teams and organisation.

The role is an ideal opportunity to for those looking to develop in an operational management role supported by a Directorate Manager, This is a key management role in Women's Services, presenting an opportunity to improve care for the local community, as part of an incredibly high performing and supportive team. Alongside the Directorate Manager, this role will provide supportive, engaging and authentic leadership for the BCC team, to improve both colleague and patient experience at RBFT.

This role will support the Directorate Manager and Care Group Management team in ensuring the smooth and effective running of the department.

The post holder will also represent the Trust externally across charities, regulators, networks and commissioners. They will proactively work with other Directorates and teams internally across the Trust to develop better services for patients.

This role will also maintain a lens on development of our workforce for the future, driving efficiencies and innovation through the directorate, with the support of the Care Group Leadership team.

The successful candidate will have a can-do attitude, extensive problem solving skills and the ability to effectively prioritize competing workload/demands.

Please note previous operational experience is required for this role.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

We are a designated specialist centre in cancer, bariatric care, heart attack and stroke and have many things to be proud of, including the fact that heart attack patients arriving at the hospital are receiving the fastest lifesaving treatment anywhere in the country.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.