An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an individual to the post of Business Unit Support Manager within the Emergency Surgery and Elective Care Business Unit. This post will be either a 12 month fixed term contract or a 12 month secondment. The successful candidate will support the tracking, coordination and provision of cancer services in Trauma and Orthopaedics., Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made., Provides support to line managers and employees under supervision across a range of activities, supporting effective leadership, management, co-ordination and control of a defined area within the directorate at an operational level.Actively support the Assistant OSM's, OSM's, GM's and Deputy Directors within the Business Unit in the leadership and development of clinical and support services.Delivers a comprehensive range of projects and provides advice and support to managers and staff on the achievement of objectives within both the Business Unit and the Trust.To support the Assistant OSM/OSM in the delivery of services to meet high quality care and performance targets set out by the Business Unit and the Trust.Acts as a first point of contact in providing operational management support to managers and staff on operational issues (where appropriate).

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.