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Job summary

Main area
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
362-A-25-7571570
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/11/2025 23:59

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Assistant Directorate Manager

Band 7

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

 


 

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated experienced Operational Manager to support the Directorate Manager – Trauma & Orthopaedics within an exciting portfolio.

The post will support the Directorate Manager and offer the successful individual an opportunity to utilise leadership skills within identified projects. It will offer the individual growth and development within a health care setting.

If you have energy and drive with a thirst for quality standards then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Supporting the Directorate Manager in the operational delivery and performance management of National and local performance targets and objectives. Support the development and improvement of its clinical and administrative services. This will include specific responsibility and accountability for certain aspects of performance
  • Supporting service improvement through analysis of data and undertaking capacity and demand analysis of services to support delivery of targets for the Directorate and overall Division
  • Manage the Assistant Directorate Support Manager within the service and support teams within  the Directorate.
  • Management of the Assistant Directorate Support manager and any other delegated management, ensuring service objectives are met by the specialty teams.
  • Planning to ensure that all elements of service provision are considered and organised to enable capacity to be maximised.  This requires a structured approach to ensure that short-falls are identified in advance to enable mitigating action in a timely and organised manner, and also flexibility to respond to changes in circumstances

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

•  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

•  NHS Staff discounts

•  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find the attached job description & person specification for more information for the post.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

 

 

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Recognised post-graduate management qualification or equivalent experience.
  • • Evidence of sound intellectual ability and ongoing personal development
Desirable criteria
  • • Recognised post-graduate management qualification or equivalent experience.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of dealing with difficult operational issues.
  • • Understands and is able to interpret national policy in relation to performance targets and translate to the local level
  • • Up to date with relevant national guidance on NHS management issues

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
  • • Staff management experience
  • • Experience and commitment to quality, innovation, productivity and prevention.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise
  • • Handling sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
  • • Excellent communication skills
  • • Well-developed analytical skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNorth West BAMEDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly Employer

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennifer Starr
Job title
Directorate Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 2088
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