Job overview

The Associate Director of Planned care and Halton work in partnership with the Associate Medical Director and the Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP.  The three roles have operational accountability for the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control, and the implementation of the corporate objectives and Trust’s strategy within the division. Together as a team post holders will be responsible for defining care group objectives to meet corporate goals and ensuring that quality standards are met and performance addressed where this is not the case.

 

The Associate Director will have responsibility for ensuring that the Care Group delivers and achieves key national constitutional standards in relation to patient access and care. In addition, the Associate Director for planned care will have oversight of the Halton site and be the lead person in the event of any site issues requiring escalation. 

The Associate Director will have responsibility for all aspects of the performance of the Care Group in so far as they relate to the management and delivery of patient care and delivery of key patient, workforce and financial targets.

Main duties of the job

·      Contribute to the formulation of the Trust’s long term strategic direction and corporate plans, policies and decision-making as a member of the Senior Management Team.

 

·      Support the Chief Operating Officer and Trust Executive in ensuring that the highest standards of corporate governance and personal behaviour are maintained in the organisation

·      To formulate and agree activity levels which may form the basis of contracts through the commissioning processes and in support of the clinical services strategy

 

·      Responsible for the development of an elective centre on the Halton site and increasing activity delivery at the Captain Sir Tom Moore building (CSTM)

 

·      Ensure that the expenditure of the Care Group is managed within the agreed delegated budget and that CIP and other relevant financial targets are achieved.  This includes budgetary responsibility for a number of departments and services.

 

 

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.