Director of CMO Operations

Job description

Job responsibilities

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Operations (Band 9) to support the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) on an interim basis for two months. This role is critical in ensuring robust operational management of the CMO Directorate, contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery within the Integrated Care Board.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of operational services across the directorate, driving improvements in patient care and service delivery.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

A collaborative leader with the ability to inspire and motivate multidisciplinary teams.

Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Someone who is passionate about improving healthcare outcomes and service delivery.

Person Specification

Experience

• Knowledge and Experience:
• Proven track record in a senior operational leadership role within the NHS or a similar healthcare environment.
• Strong understanding of NHS structures, policies, and integrated care models.
• Experience and knowledge of health care transformation, provision or both at a senior level
• Experience of working in partnership across agencies to deliver improved outcomes.
• Experience of working with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation.
• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
• Experience of managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
• Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
• Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
• Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
• Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines.
• Skills for direct line management and job management
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• Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
• Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
• Ability to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively.
• High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner.
• Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions.
• High level critical thinking skills.
• Practical experience of facilitating organisational and cultural change within organisations, departments and team.
• Ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations.
• Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level with continuing professional development.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, Regional Office of NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Sussex ICB

Address

Sackville House

Brooks Close

Lewes

East Sussex

BN7 2FZ

https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/