Job summary
- Main area
- Operations / Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To cover a period of maternity leave)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7132860-DWAB
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/07/2025
Employer heading
Assistant Operations Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Radiology Department. The role will specifically support the Operations Manager and Clinical Leads to ensure that quality, activity, and financial targets are met.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working within a team of 120 people comprising Consultant Radiologists, Registrars, Clinical Managers, Sonographers, Radiographers, Operational/Service Managers and Administrators.
There will also be a requirement to work closely with colleagues in Maternity, Neonates and Gynaecology at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, and external providers, including in the private sector.
This role provides an opportunity to strengthen existing management and leadership skills to support the development of senior operational management, therefore the duties undertaken may be extended, if appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education to A level or equivalent
- Professional management qualification or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of relevant experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years of staff management and leadership experience within an NHS setting
- Knowledge of national patient access targets including diagnostic waiting times
- Working knowledge of the full range of current NHS issues
Desirable criteria
- NHS operational management experience
- Experience of NHS waiting list management
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to autonomously prioritise workload
- Ability to manage a high volume of complex, conflicting priorities
- Ability to problem solve and identify areas for improvement
- Ability to proactively manage issues and use own judgement to ensure timely escalation
- Ability to delegate effectively
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Excellent IT skills in a range of computerized systems including Microsoft Office
- Experience in using electronic Patient Administration Systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of direct line management within the NHS
- Knowledge of NHS operational management processes
- Working knowledge of NHS HR policies and procedures
- Knowledge of NHS change management processes
- Understanding of medical terminology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gareth Stringer
- Job title
- Operations Manager - Radiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07551 294 596
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