Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 387-WC8644-MF
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £31,048 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Performance and Operations Manager
Band 5
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Job overview
Assistant Performance and Operations Manager in Children's Emergency Department - Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
This role has been established within Paediatric Services at the Children's Hospital to work closely with the Performance & Operations Manager, General Manager and Clinicians. The post-holder will manage operational activities, performance, data analysis and staff within Children's Emergency Department at UHBW NHS Trust.
The post-holder will oversee the performance of the Children’s Emergency Department, completing data analysis reports where required. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of challenging performance targets through validation and effective communication and liaison with Consultant, medical, nursing and administrative staff across the BRHC on a day to day basis.
The post holder will line manage the Reception Team Supervisor providing training and support for the team, including the management of annual leave, sickness, appraisals and ensuring sufficient cover is provided.
Main duties of the job
- To prepare, produce and present performance summary reports to the wider Children's ED clinical team and Divisional Management Team
- Oversee performance and ensure timely validation of data to enable reporting to NHSE daily, and in line with month end targets
- Produce comprehensive performance reports detailing areas for concern and suggested improvements, working closely with management team and wider hospital to enact new processes to improve performance
- To line manage the admin team within the department
- Provide ongoing suggestions to improve processes to ensure effectiveness
- Play an active role in service redesign projects and development of process identified
- Act as a day to day point of contact for clinicians, Divisional management team, Clinical Site Team and the wider hospital
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of motivating and developing a team
- Patient / customer focus experience
- NHS or public sector experience
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with key stakeholders to drive continued service improvements
- Knowledge of performance targets and KPI for urgent and emergency patient care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a range of staff and adhering to HR Process
- Experience of manging complaints and incidents to resolve in a timely manner
- Proven experience of formally training and managing staff performance
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuing personal development
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- A pride in the quality and accuracy of your work and attention to detail
- Co-operative, helpful and flexible attitude to work
- Genuine interest in the structure and work of the Trust
- Willingness to undertake training and develop additional skills
- Forward thinking, innovative and proactive approach to work
- Ability to concentrate to produce reports, transcribing minutes when there may be interruptions to deal with and unforeseen events
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills with a high level of accuracy
- Ability to quickly understand complex concepts and prioritise accordingly
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain positive working relationships with internal colleagues & external clients
- Ability to work under own discretion and initiative with a methodical and organised approach without supervision
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with skills relating to prioritisation, delegation and time management
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to deal with occasional distressing or emotional circumstances
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
- Charlie Hallett
- Job title
- Assistant General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 34 21153
- Additional information
Charlie Hallett
Assistant General Manager for Paediatric Medical Specialities, BRHC
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