Deputy Clinical Director for the Cardiothoracic Directorate

£139882

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

Part time
Temporary
Onsite working

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Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4d976875d0994b64a0f681054ffe6baa

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Full Job Description

The Deputy Clinical Director for the Cardiothoracic Directorate will be accountable to the Cardiothoracic Clinical Director, for their performance in supporting Cardiothoracic services. This is a key operational role within the Directorate. The post holder, along with the Clinical Director, will be accountable for Cardiothoracic services, to lead and be ensure services are patient focused and effective, as well as achieving national and local key performance indicators and standards., The post holder will provide visible leadership to all staff within the Clinical Directorate and support the Clinical Director and Divisional Director in delivering the strategic plan for the Division. The post holder will work with the Clinical Director to ensure the Clinical Directorate meets its required objectives. The Deputy Clinical Director will support the Clinical Director in leading a Directorate triumvirate to deliver on the Directorate priorities in conjunction with respective service leads, nursing, administration, and Allied Health Professional colleagues. The post holder will work with the Divisional Management Team to ensure the Clinical Directorate meets its required objectives., The Deputy Clinical Director, along with the Clinical Director, is responsible and accountable to the Divisional Director for managing the clinical, operational, and financial performance of the Clinical Directorate. The Deputy Clinical Director will be responsible for delivering excellent performance against key quality standards and key quality standards and targets and for taking corrective action when required. The key performance areas include:

Managing the workforce within the Clinical Directorate, including responsibility for all senior and junior doctors to ensure the operational effectiveness of clinical services.
Service delivery and quality standards set out in National Guidance and local contracts.
Capacity management, including delivery against target length of stay and patient throughput, and effective utilisation of facilities.
Delivery of contract activities and patient access standards; including waiting times, 4 hours Emergency department wait and Cancer standards.
Financial performance targets delivering the required income and expenditure plan and identifying and delivering the Directorates cost improvement plan and deliver the EBITDA target.
Ensuring governance is embedded within the Directorate and all staff understand their responsibility for service quality and patient safety and that mechanisms are in place to monitor patient safety and measure clinical outcomes.
Ensuring the facilities (beds, theatres, outpatients, and diagnostic assets) are used flexibly to enable contract activity to be delivered within the resource plan.
Manage the Directorate to meet the CQC domains of Safety, Caring, Responsiveness, Effectiveness and Well led.
Efficiently deploy staff to ensure legal, cost-effective use of resources to deliver high quality services.
Play a leading role in the integration of NHS, academic and research activities and support the Trust and other partners in their mission to operate under the principles of an Academic Health Science Centre.
Ensure appropriate high-quality training for all staff and safeguard the working environment of staff in training.
Ensure that the skills and talents of staff are utilised within the Clinical Directorate towards the delivery of the best possible clinical service.
Operate robust systems for annual appraisals for all staff within the Clinical Directorate and ensure individual appraisals and objectives align to the clinical, performance and business requirements of the Directorate.
Encourage team working, including action to deal with colleagues in difficulty and trouble.
Manage the job planning process and ensure all job plans are reviewed annually and reflect the needs of the service.
Promote and embed the Trust values and ensure all staff within the Directorate act in accordance with the values.
Communicate and align the Trust vision and strategic objectives to all staff within the Directorate and ensure that team and individual objectives are aligned to the broader Division and Trust wide objectives.
Create opportunities to enhance staff engagement and empowerment in the operational running of the Directorate and their full involvement in determining the annual and strategic plans for the Directorate. Ensure appropriate 'induction programmes' and exit interview processes are established and utilised.
Ensure that effective communication processes are in place so all staff are fully aware and engaged in the main issues facing the Clinical Directorate.
Manage the performance, competence and conduct of staff within the Clinical Directorate.
Co-ordinate audit within the Clinical Directorate, in conjunction with the designated audit lead and audit department and compile an annual audit report for the Clinical Directorate
Implement clinical effectiveness programmes throughout the Clinical Directorate and in collaboration with colleagues outside of the directorate to ensure effective clinical services.
Implement effective risk management processes within the Clinical Directorate.
Promote a learning culture within the Clinical Directorate, in particular ensuring that all staff are adequately developed and trained. To make sure all Consultant staff have the relevant CPD and CME requirements.
Ensure services are provided in line with Improving Outcomes Guidance.
Work with the Directorate Manager and Matron to prepare the annual business plan for the Clinical Directorate, in conjunction with the Divisional Director and Divisional Director of Operations.
Ensure an inclusive, patient-focused approach to service development.
Identify opportunities for service improvement and optimisation of the utilisation of facilities within the Directorate.
Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across the Trust to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services.
Develop proposals for working collaboratively with General Practitioners and service users to facilitate service improvement and flexibility.
Ensure any proposed developments and/or service changes are considered in the context of the NHS Operating Framework and are discussed and agreed with the Divisional Director and Divisional Director of Operations to ensure the proposal does not have a negative financial or operational impact on the Clinical Directorate, the Division, other Clinical Directorates or the Trust.
Encourage cross speciality working to achieve the most effective and inclusive approach to the achievement of the Trust's aims and objectives.
Ensure the Clinical Directorate complies with the Trust's Governance standards, and legal and statutory requirements, including Working Time regulations, Health & Safety, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
Be an active member of the Operations Management Executive Team.
Promote a positive profile of the Trust's services both internally and externally.
Contribute towards the development of the Divisional Clinical Strategy.
Actively lead service improvement programmes within the Clinical Directorate., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

A practicing clinical professional
Have knowledge of the NHS, its infrastructure and the recent reforms
Postgraduate management/ further study qualification, Experience of working within the NHS within an acute hospital environment, preferably a teaching hospital
Recent experience in managing clinical Services
Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance gained form experience of working with such systems
Experience of change management
Experience of working within a devolved management structure, See management as an open, involving and participative process
Have good insight and being able to handle constructive criticism
Proven ability to work in partnership with managers and other Clinicians
Demonstrate tenacity in dealing with issues
Demonstrate the ability to hold clinical colleagues to account, Have the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structure way, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving 13 to achieve sustainable outcomes
Be able to anticipate problems, to understand the driving forces behind problems, or potential problems and being able to identify and use levers to achieve change
Be skilled in influencing and negotiating internally and externally and using these skills to gain the best deal for the Trust and the clinical services
Have the ability to understand and interpret clinical decisions for others and make informed judgements concerning clinical priorities
Be articulate and skilled in presenting ideas to others
Have the proven ability to operate and think laterally at operational and strategic levels, with good analytical skills
Be articulate with practised and developed communication and presentation skills
Be innovative and responsive to change
Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.