Job Description

Head of Operations

Band 8C



We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Operations for Therapies /AHP within Medicine based at the Royal and Broadgreen Hospitals.



We are looking for an experienced Operational Manager to work in collaboration with internal and external system partners to deliver on the Care Group's operational and financial performance. You will take a lead role in both shaping and delivering the Care Group's strategy in conjunction with both the Divisional and Trust's overall strategies and objectives.



As an experienced operational leader, the post holder will provide professional leadership for a multi-disciplinary team and will take responsibility for the development and modernisation of the service, working with partner agencies in order to optimise opportunities for joint working in association with agreed plans. They will also take responsibility for the business planning process to ensure that clear plans are communicated, actioned, and delivered in a timely manner on behalf of the Director of Operations and the Divisional Director of nursing.



Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.



We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.



UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.



For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.



Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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Qualifications

Essential criteria



Degree level or equivalent extensive experience



Management qualification, MBA or equivalent extensive experience



NMC /HPC registration required



Experience

Essential criteria



Demonstrable experience at a senior level in healthcare delivery, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.



Knowledge

Essential criteria



Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems



Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services.



Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution



Desirable criteria



Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health