Job overview

Deputy Directorate Manager – Emergency Surgery Directorate

We’re delighted to announce a new and exciting opportunity for a Deputy Directorate Manager to join our Emergency Surgery Directorate, providing leadership and operational support across Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Chronic Pain, and Main Outpatients (OPD).

This newly created post offers the chance to play a key role in shaping services within a dynamic and innovative surgical division, working collaboratively with clinical and operational teams as part of our new clinically led model.

We’re looking for a motivated and resilient individual who can:

• Thrive under pressure and make effective decisions in fast-paced environments
• Use initiative and sound judgement to support day-to-day operational delivery
• Act as a coach and leader to teams, inspiring high performance and engagement
• Work closely with the Deputy Director of Operations to drive service improvements and deliver excellent patient care

This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your leadership skills, broaden your operational experience, and contribute to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across some of our most critical and forward-thinking service lines.

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that offers both variety and impact, we’d love to hear from you.

For information and discussion please liaise with Tash Stokes, Interim Divisional Manager, Division D.

Main duties of the job

a)    Operational Performance Management
Accountable for the day-to-day operational delivery of delegated clinical services, ensuring compliance with national and local performance standards, while maintaining safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

b)    Service Planning and Transformation
Supports the strategic planning, redesign and modernisation of services in line with the Trust’s strategic objectives. Leads improvement projects that enhance service efficiency, capacity, sustainability, and equitable access.

c)     Financial and Resource Management
Contributes to effective financial management of the Directorate, including budget setting, cost improvement initiatives (CIPs), and monitoring of income and expenditure. 

d)    Workforce and People Leadership
Provides visible and supportive leadership to operational and administrative teams within the Directorate. Supports workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development initiatives in collaboration with HR and clinical leadership.

          e) Governance, Information and Communication
            Analyses and communicates highly complex and sensitive operational and                   performance information to senior stakeholders, both internal and external. 

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.