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Job overview
The Laboratory Medicine directorate is on an exciting transformation journey and we currently have a full time opportunity for a credible and passionate Operational Manager to join our team on a full time basis.
The Laboratory Medicine directorate is part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) network. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to provide day-to-day management of administrative and clerical services, deliver financial, activity and performance targets and support services across the network.
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) is on a transformational journey that will fully integrate our existing pathology services, providing the best possible service for patients and clinicians across the Integrated Care System. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.
If you are an experienced leader who is ready to develop your skills, in a team where you will be instrumental in leading change and developing services for the future, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
Work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to support the provision of high quality care, within a patient-centred environment.Delivering on financial, activity and performance targets and supporting teams across the network, leading on service redesign, involving front-line staff and patients in delivering effective, efficient and timely services, in a cost-effective way.
With responsibility for the delivery of activity, turnaround time, and performance targets, including regular activity modelling and capacity planning, the successful candidate will contribute to the production of service development bids, business cases and capital bids.
Fully contributing during the implementation of IT development including Electronic Patient Record/EDMS and other T3 programmes. Taking a lead on external and internal communication and ensuring that responsive and effective channels of communication are established, both internally and with external stakeholders.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous managerial experience including knowledge of managing services, financial management, service and capacity planning and management of staff.
- Experience of implementing policy, service planning and development and writing business cases.
- Excellent spreadsheet and analytical skills, experience of manipulating complex data and presenting to a range of audiences.
- Ability to understand and explain financial and activity information.
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring, staff supervision and appraisals.
- Previous experience of pathology services.
- Experience of Risk Assessment, Audit and Clinical Governance.
- Experience of using Patient Centre, Electronic Staff record and other NHS information systems.
- Understanding of NHS policy and experience of delivering against current NHS targets.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent service experience at management level.
- Postgraduate diploma in management or equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through a combination of post graduate study and/or experience plus relevant short courses.
- Maths and English language GCSE minimum Grade C/4.
- Demonstrative commitment to personal development.
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible attitude to working hours. Ability to deal with competing priorities and to organise self and team members to deliver outputs to multiple deadlines.
- Personal values in line with those of the Trust and demonstrates all STH PROUD Behaviours.
- Commitment to undertake ALL training requirements of the post.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Analytical, resilient and creative person, who is able to work under their own initiative in order to meet challenging deadlines, comfortable with taking decisions, often under pressure.
- An open and honest approach, high levels of integrity.
- Highly developed leadership skills. Self-motivated and able to motivate others. Understands the importance of staff training/ development and possess excellent coaching and facilitating skills.
- Excellent written, spoke and presentational skills. Sound negotiator. Influential and has creditability in the clinical setting.
- Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team. Able to build effective working relationships. Able to handle and resolve conflict.
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This advert is for Operational Manager with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Northern General Hospital. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Sep 2026.
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