Deputy Director of Elective Care | NHS England

The Deputy Director for Elective Care is a key leadership role within the South West Region and the Performance and Delivery Directorate. The role is key part of the regions oversight and reporting of performance in South West Systems and Providers, including agreeing and monitoring support to improve performance. The role has a line Management responsibility for Elective Planned Care programmes within the region including children elective care (non specialised commissioned care)., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website. The role leads on the provision of Insights and Intelligence support to the Southwest Region. Responsible for the Elective Programmes across the region, including:

• Performance reporting and oversight;
• Working with national programme leads on designing policy and products;
• Tiering and other support to systems and providers;
• Developing Regional Strategies.
Works as part of the Performance and Delivery Leadership Team in monitoring integrated performance across the South West Region. You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

We are looking for an experienced NHS leader, educated to Masters level or equivalent. Experience of leading complex transformation and improvement programmes is essential. Applicants should have strong elective operational and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate highly advanced relationship skills and be able to make compelling evidence-based arguments to key stakeholders of the need to test new approaches to health care delivery.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.