Directorate Manager (NMCPS)

Reporting to the Deputy Pathology Service Manager and Professional Head for the North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service you will act as a key member of the Directorate Management Team, you will be accountable for optimising the resources of the Directorate in order to deliver safe and effective patient care and you will be expected to assist in the formulation and implementation of the business/service plans to deliver the strategic aims of the Directorate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated individual to join the North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service (NMCPS) as part of the senior management team.

We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, confident and highly motivated with excellent organisational and communication skills who enjoys working in an energetic, challenging, and at times demanding environment. You will be educated to first degree level or equivalent level of experience in leading a service. You will have the ability to develop and lead specific projects and manage any associated change processes., Experience of sales and marketing would be desirable as would experience of successful business planning and an understanding of NHS procurement.

Flexible working, including agile working, is supported by the department.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.