The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, innovative and motivated candidate for the Deputy Director of Operations Role within the Planned Care Division . This is a newly created role within the division and is a great opportunity to develop your career, working within a supportive senior leadership team.

The post holder will report into the Divisional Director of Operations and will be working within a senior leadership position within the division.

The post-holder's role portfolio will encompass the oversight of a number of programmes of work and be involved in a range of complex and/or time critical service challenges within the Division on behalf of the Divisional Director of Operations.

The key focus of this position is to provide senior leadership to implementation of service delivery and performance of identified programmes of work. The post holder will support in developing plans across the division. The role is the nominated deputy for the Divisional Director of Operations within the Planned Care senior leadership team., Reporting to the Divisional Director of Operations, the Deputy Director of Operations will be part of the divisional senior leadership team and will support the Divisional quadrumvirate in delivering the Trust's strategic priorities and operational agenda. The post holder will focus in supporting on the day-to-day operational issues, liaising with departments and teams as required to ensure the continuity in delivering high-quality standards of care across the services.

The Deputy Director of Operation's role will encompass the oversight of a number of programmes of work & projects ensuring successful implementation & delivery of those programmes.

The post holder will provide direct operational line management for surgical services and lead on professionally developing the service teams and actively encourage to be efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated. As required, the director of operations will support service continuity through overseeing services.

The Deputy Director of Operations will be supporting and working to ensure the delivery of the division's performance and activity plan and achievement of all national access standards

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.