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Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

To support the Chief Operating Officer in leading a culture which is compassionate and person centred working to the trusts and NHS values Provide professional line management supervision for the Divisional Directors of Operations, working closely with the Divisional Clinical Directors (CD) who have line management responsibility Take responsibility for demand, capacity and flow management across the organisation by implementing, monitoring, reporting and improving evidence based methodologies. Ensure that all services offer safe, high quality care with least restrictive and closest to home solutions Support delivery of trust-wide transformation programmes which are aimed at quality improvement as well as efficiency benefits co-produced with people who use services, their families and carers Ensure the local and national requirements for Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response (EPRR) are met As a senior manager within the Trusts management team, actively contribute to the leadership of the organisation, providing the vision, strategy and business performance to enable AWP to realise its vision of being the provider of choice to our natural healthcare market

Role summary Provide leadership, management, and governance of the clinical workforce and represent patients at the highest level in the organisation to ensure Independent Health Group deliver high quality, patient-centred care which meets the highest clinical standards and outcomes. As a member of the executive leadership team ensure services are well managed, efficient, and effective; Independent Health Group meets its growth and service development objectives; and is a great place to work. Main Responsibilities: Clinical standards Ensure Independent Health Group maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and governance. Monitor patient safety, clinical quality and encourage continuous improvement. Develop a culture where all staff evaluate the quality of patient care and able to challenge practice it this is not being delivered. Ensure clinical policies and procedures, standard operating practice and clinical governance arrangements reflect the range of services provided by Independent Health Group and are updated in response to service developments. Champion the highest standards of clinical care and good practice. Medical Workforce Provide leadership to the medical workforce, including coaching, supervision, and performance management of medical and clinical staff. Ensure all medical and clinical staff have the skills and competence to deliver excellent patient centred care. Ensure the organisation complies with organisational and governance requirements for revalidation and any doctors with a prescribed connection to Independent Health Group remain up to date and fit to practice. To be the Responsible Officer for revalidation of medical staff in accordance with Department of Health legislation ensuring that systems of clinical governance and appraisal are working and are appropriate for revalidation. With the Head of HR, manage the performance of clinical staff including addressing any concerns. To be actively involved in the recruitment and selection of all medical staff in line with guidelines. To undertake appraisals of employed surgeons in line with guidelines. Governance and Risk Management Ensure there is a clinical governance structure in place with clear lines of accountability from the patient/clinic to the senior management team and Board (ward to Board). Work with the Chief Nurse to ensure services meet the highest standards of clinical excellence, are appropriately governed and that risks are identified and appropriately managed. Fulfil the responsibilities as Responsible Officer for revalidation of medical staff. Fulfil the role of Caldicot Guardian. In partnership with the Head of HR, provide leadership to ensure full compliance with the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework. Create an environment where all staff and other workers feel able and safe to raise issues or concerns, and where learning is shared across the organisation. At all times, act in a manner to safeguard the interests of individual patients and their families and justify public trust and confidence in the organisation. Management and Leadership As a member of the Board ensure that Independent Health Group meets its quality, activity, performance, and financial targets. Champion quality and patient care. Role model behaviours to support Independent Health Groups vision and values. Help create an environment in which high-quality cost-effective services are delivered, where innovation and continuous improvement are the norm and in which each member of staff is recognised and valued. Actively support an inclusive multi-disciplinary approach to leadership and team development, empowering others to work collaboratively to achieve common goals and aims. Raise and maintain the profile of the organisation through working collaboratively with colleagues in the health sector and developing strong external networks. Contribute to the strategy and business planning annually, taking an active role in the development of new services. Safeguarding Children Everyone working for IHG regardless of the work they do has a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. When children and/or their carers use our services, it is essential that all child protection concerns are both recognised and acted on appropriately. You have a responsibility to ensure you are familiar with and follow the child protection policies and procedures. To ensure you are equipped to carry out your duties effectively, you must also undertake mandatory child protection training and updates at the competency level appropriate to the work you do. Safeguarding Adults Everyone working for IHG regardless of the work they do has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults. When patients and/or their carers use our services, it is essential that all protection concerns are both recognised and acted on appropriately. You have a responsibility to ensure you are familiar with and follow IHG policies in relation to safeguarding vulnerable adults. To ensure you are equipped to carry out your duties effectively, you must also undertake mandatory vulnerable adult protection training and updates at the competency level appropriate to the work you do. All job roles are reviewed and updated from time to time to ensure IHG continues to operate effectively and offer the highest standards of patient care. This job description is indicative of the responsibilities of the role. These may be reviewed and revised in response to the changing needs of the organisation.

1. People leadership and management Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction. Develop a culture and environment in which members of staff are encouraged and supported to deliver high- quality services and are supported to innovate and improve services where appropriate. Encourage your team to feel able to raise concerns openly and safely. Promote equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour nationality ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Support prompt recruitment by identifying vacancies to the AWP Recruitment Team as soon as they arise, and participate in the selection and effective induction and onboarding of new joiners to the team. Ensure that all team members have a very positive introduction to the team and a well-supported first year. Take responsibility for encouraging people to stay with AWP, ensuring that you are aware whenever a member of your team is considering leaving, seeking to understand their reasons and encouraging them to stay. Ensure that key messages are cascaded in your team and that your team are encouraged to put forward suggestions. Show appreciation to your team when they do good work and support them when they are struggling. Consider the individual needs of team members for a healthy work-life balance and think about how their needs can be supported by providing flexible ways of working. Support all team members to keep their mandatory and statutory training up-to-date and identify the learning and development needs of all team members of the team ensuring that everyone has an up-to-date personal development plan (PDP). Ensure that every team member as at least an hour of supervision (one-to-one meeting) each month, this may include both managerial and clinical supervision. Ensure all team members receive a constructive assessment of their performance each year and set SMART objectives for the coming year. Seek support from the HR Team to tackle any worries regarding matters of discipline, including both conduct and capability concerns, supporting a just and restorative culture. Take prompt action regarding serious concerns and ensure clear plans are in place for problems which are less serious in nature but prove difficult to resolve. Act as a positive role model at all times, encouraging people to feel equal members of the team whilst working within clear frameworks and policies. Promote effective use of bank and agency nursing staff, providing a safe and effective service, complying with regulatory standards. 2. Performance and information management Ensure that you and your team understand all of the agreed key performance indicators for your service, particularly relating to outcomes and essential standards to be met. Ensure that you and your team understand data quality standards and that all the necessary records for your service are maintained and reported. Ensure that you and your team understand all of the clinical and business action plans relevant to your services. Ensure that you and your team understand all of the monitoring, auditing and reporting systems relevant to your services. 3. Service development and planning Actively seek opportunities for improvement for the services which you and your team provide by identifying research evidence and best practice elsewhere, interpreting/translating and facilitating adaptation for AWP. Analyse and interpret data to inform the strategic direction of the services which you and your team provide Ensure multidisciplinary involvement and the use of quality improvement (QI) techniques in service improvement, by negotiating shared solutions, facilitating the resolution of complex or contentious issues and managing any conflict into constructive outcomes. Ensure effective risk identification, analysis, mitigation and management within your services, encouraging all members of your team to be aware of and to manage risks. 4. Governance and policy Ensure that you understand all of the key governance requirements, policies and standards for your services and that these are communicated to your team; make sure your team understand the importance of good governance. Support the development of policies relevant to your services, including your team in this work. 5. Financial and resource management Monitor and exercise appropriate control over the budget(s) for your team, ensuring that both you and your team understand the resources available to support provision of a high quality and cost-effective service. Challenge and manage poor financial management and poor use of any resources. 5.3 Ensure optimum use of people and other resources; particularly though emphasizing use of substantive staffing and effective use of bank and agency staff. Ensure that whenever you authorise expenditure you are thoughtful and careful about whether there could be a more cost-effective solution. Ensure that your use of resources is in accordance with AWP Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. 6. Stakeholder involvement Ensure that you are aware of the many stakeholders to your services (your key stakeholders will include all members of your multi-disciplinary team, other teams, service users, families, carers, local communities, other statutory agencies, other healthcare providers etc) Develop and maintain positive relationships with your key stakeholders, this may include proactive communications to ensure full involvement and engagement in the delivery of services and aims and objectives. Implement and lead effective two-way communications to ensure that the Service areas are responsive to the needs of patients/service users and external pressures.