The post holder will be responsible for the effective operational delivery within a specialty portfolio and will have a varied and extensive role. Central to this is the delivery and improvement of national operational target performance, ensuring patients receive safe, efficient, and timely care.
Working in partnership with Lead Clinicians, Allied Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Scientists and Matrons ensuring operational issues are addressed in a timely fashion and ensure that specialities collectively achieve the challenging access, financial and clinical governance standards.
The postholder forms part of the operational leadership within the division, reporting to the Deputy Divisional Director of Operations., Operational Management
1. To be operationally responsible for the delivery of key divisional and organisational targets, for example: achieving Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Cancer targets within the specialty portfolio.
2. Respond to opportunities for improvement, efficiencies and national guidance within the speciality portfolio as part of the triumvirate, taking action and utilising benchmarking and data available, such as Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) and Model Hospital. This includes developing business cases where relevant and participating in task and finish projects.
3. To participate in the daily bed capacity rota as a point of escalation, responsible for supporting the effective flow of elective and emergency patients within the Division.
4. To be responsible for leading the annual business planning process for their speciality portfolio and contribute to the divisions annual business plan, with support from the Deputy Divisional Director of Operations as required.

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