Job overview
Directorate Manager for Division of Surgery, Women's and Children's
Band 8B - 37.5 Hours per week - 6 Months
If you are a values-driven, experienced leader, who is passionate about creating a great place for care and a great place to work, we want you to consider applying for the Directorate Manager position here at Tameside Hospital and joining our Divisional senior leadership team within the division of Surgery, Women's and Children's. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to develop their operational management experience.
Main duties of the job
This position offers a fantastic opportunity to be part of a fabulous team working within Surgery, Women's and Children's services. You will be responsible for continually improving the quality of services to patients, and redesigning services to meet best practice standards.
You will be a visible leader and provide direction to the services within your portfolio, working in collaboration with clinical leads and matron lead colleagues, as well as other directorate manager colleagues from across the trust. You will be responsible and accountable for the overall management of the services within the directorate. You will develop the strategy for the directorate, playing a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and modernisation and leading programmes of transformation. You will be responsible for the delivery of all directorate objectives and performance targets, across all 4 quadrants of People, Quality, Operational Performance and Finance, ensuring the service we offer to patients is of the highest quality, safety and efficiency.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprhensive understanding of NHS performance targets
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of operational management in an acute or healthcare setting.
- Experience of budgetary management including delivery of cost improvement schemes
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of achieving key service improvement outcomes in a challenging fast paced environment.
- Detailed understanding of national access targets
- Evidence of managing complex change at a senior level.
- Sound understanding of and experience in capacity and demand management in relation to patient flow
- Experience of consultant job planning.
- A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets
- Complex data analysis
- Able to make difficult decisions in pressurised contexts
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
- Proven ability to influence, negotiate and adapt in complex situations
- Proven ability of leading change through diverse teams
- A strong commitment to openness, honesty and inclusiveness.
Desirable
- Experience of systems working across health and care sector
- Project management/PRINCE methodology.
- Business planning & development
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level Education or equivalent lived experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in management.
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This advert is for Directorate Manager for Division of Surgery, Women's and Children's with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Tameside Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (Available as secondment). The application deadline is 01 Sep 2026.
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