Director of Operations (Cancer and Core Clinical Services)

We are recruiting for a Director of Operation who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Please note this post is subject to an open consultation, therefore this could result in this post being no longer available. In this instance, candidates will be informed prior to the interview stage., The Director of Operations will contribute to delivery of the Trust's strategic plan, by working in partnership with the Care Group Management teams and external health economy partners to achieve the Trust's corporate objectives and to make a positive contribution to ensuring that the care provided is safe, personal and effective.
Accountable for all of the services across the division, working alongside the Medical Directors and Director of AHP and Nursing, ensuring high-quality, flexible and responsive service delivery as per the Trust's standards. In conjunction with the Medical Director and Divisional Director of Nursing, develop and deliver the strategy and performance management of the Division.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., Support the Chief Operating Officer in dealing with external commissioners, engaging in complex negotiations with regard to service contracts and in addressing operational performance issues raised.
Actively support the development and implement qualitative and quantitative measures to establish and monitor performance against organisational strategy.
Take a lead in monitoring, promoting and taking corrective action regarding operational service performance and improvement across the divisions as delegated by the Chief Operating Officer
Participate in the delivery of a robust planning cycle to define the activity levels, capacity, systems and processes required to achieve all standards.
Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of budgets. Ensure compliance with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
Support the Trust's approach to service line management so that it provides an operating framework for localities and specialist services that encourages a high level of integrated (financial and clinical) performance.
Management of multiple budgets and to be accountable for financial performance across localities, including budget management responsibilities. Review and monitor financial performance and hold delegated budget holders to account ensuring services remain within their delegated expenditure limit
Develop and manage the implementation of systems, control process and risk management arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with clinical governance standards and other Trust wide policies and processes including best practise requirements.