Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience.
• *Further academic/ personal development and/ or on-going professional development.
• *Professional knowledge plus additional specialist, commercial management knowledge acquired through training and experience to masters level or equivalent.
• *Management / Clinical / Commercial / Research qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Significant relevant executive level strategic and operational management experience.
• *Experience of establishing, operating and adapting effective governance practices and processes.
• *Experience of working at the leading edge of innovation
• *Experience of working within or with the innovation, digital and commercial sectors.
• *Experience of identifying the need for and establishing and/or evolving relevant expert networks to support innovation and service development.
• *Experience of implementation of a digital / data programme.
• *Experience of active participation and impact within NHS and/or innovation, digital and commercial national and regional networks.
• *Experience of leading commissioning and contract negotiation, service level agreements, assurance and compliance within the NHS, social care and/or academia.
• *Significant relevant general management experience at a senior level in complex environment.
• *Experience of leadership in multi-disciplinary teams.
• *Experience of motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective.
• *NHS political and cultural awareness.
• *Social care and academic sector political and cultural awareness.
• *Demonstrable understanding and ability to deliver the range of functions covered by the job description.
• *Ability to build a highly functioning team.
• *Able to delegate effectively.
• *Previous responsibility for strategy, operational plan and budget development, management and assurance.

Desirable

• *Experience of working at Board level.
• *Experience of leading in a visionary, dynamic, highly ambitious and fast paced complex organisational environment.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and engage others on highly complex matters within a range of subject areas and in difficult situations and with a flair for adapting tone and message for different audiences (e.g., Clinical, non-Clinical, Commercial, mixed).
• *Ability to engage and influence a broad range of professional groups at all levels of seniority.
• *Proactive, creative and flexible approach to identifying and taking forward opportunities, shaping new ideas and partnership.
• *Able to prepare and produce concise and insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders.
• *Ability to provide, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information.
• *Strong people management skills, including performance management and professional development.
• *Political nous and the ability to negotiate on behalf of the HIWM.
• *High-level problem-solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• *Very strong organisational, analytical and time management skills, with good attention to detail.
• *Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions.
• *Ability to analyse highly complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• *High level critical thinking skills.
• *Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent.
• *Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing and competing deadlines.
• *IT Skills in use of Word, Excel e-mail, power point.
• *Finance understanding of SFIs. Experience of being a budget holder or/responsible for budget setting for a department/service.
• *HR -- day to day supervision/management of staff. Line manager of multiple departments.
• *Analytical ability -- proven analysis of business performance information, ability to make decision on meeting business targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations which requires analysis and interpretation, ability to investigate and resolve issues (e.g., disciplinary issues) Negotiation, coaching, facilitation and leadership skills.
• *Communication with ability to receive sensitive and provide complex information with ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate. Material may sometimes be contentious. Ability to undertake presentations to large groups of staff or members of the public.
• *Able to work on own initiative and with teams within broad occupational policies establishing interpretation and providing guidance.
• *Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
• *Ability to provide informative reporting to the Board.
• *The ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment.
• *Numerate and comfortable in dealing with financial information.
• *Strong IT skills.
• *Planning and organising complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty, which require formulation, adjustment and co-ordination with other professionals within the organisation.
• *Flexibility of style to reflect the needs of a small organisation.
• *Understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact on others.
• *The confidence, determination, perseverance and energy to overcome obstacles to achieve the best outcomes.
• *Resilient under pressure
• *Personal drive and the ability to be a self-starter as well as a team player.
• *Collegiate knowledge sharer
• *Highly results orientated; with a strong drive to deliver and have an impact.
• *A strong sense of personal and team accountability; delivers on commitments.
• *High levels of personal integrity
• *Is positive, proactive and has a "can do" attitude.
• *Takes responsibility for own actions.

Qualifications

Essential

• *Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience.
• *Further academic/ personal development and/ or on-going professional development.
• *Professional knowledge plus additional specialist, commercial management knowledge acquired through training and experience to masters level or equivalent.
• *Management / Clinical / Commercial / Research qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Significant relevant executive level strategic and operational management experience.
• *Experience of establishing, operating and adapting effective governance practices and processes.
• *Experience of working at the leading edge of innovation
• *Experience of working within or with the innovation, digital and commercial sectors.
• *Experience of identifying the need for and establishing and/or evolving relevant expert networks to support innovation and service development.
• *Experience of implementation of a digital / data programme.
• *Experience of active participation and impact within NHS and/or innovation, digital and commercial national and regional networks.
• *Experience of leading commissioning and contract negotiation, service level agreements, assurance and compliance within the NHS, social care and/or academia.
• *Significant relevant general management experience at a senior level in complex environment.
• *Experience of leadership in multi-disciplinary teams.
• *Experience of motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective.
• *NHS political and cultural awareness.
• *Social care and academic sector political and cultural awareness.
• *Demonstrable understanding and ability to deliver the range of functions covered by the job description.
• *Ability to build a highly functioning team.
• *Able to delegate effectively.
• *Previous responsibility for strategy, operational plan and budget development, management and assurance.

Desirable

• *Experience of working at Board level.
• *Experience of leading in a visionary, dynamic, highly ambitious and fast paced complex organisational environment.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and engage others on highly complex matters within a range of subject areas and in difficult situations and with a flair for adapting tone and message for different audiences (e.g., Clinical, non-Clinical, Commercial, mixed).
• *Ability to engage and influence a broad range of professional groups at all levels of seniority.
• *Proactive, creative and flexible approach to identifying and taking forward opportunities, shaping new ideas and partnership.
• *Able to prepare and produce concise and insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders.
• *Ability to provide, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information.
• *Strong people management skills, including performance management and professional development.
• *Political nous and the ability to negotiate on behalf of the HIWM.
• *High-level problem-solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• *Very strong organisational, analytical and time management skills, with good attention to detail.
• *Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions.
• *Ability to analyse highly complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• *High level critical thinking skills.
• *Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent.
• *Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing and competing deadlines.
• *IT Skills in use of Word, Excel e-mail, power point.
• *Finance understanding of SFIs. Experience of being a budget holder or/responsible for budget setting for a department/service.
• *HR -- day to day supervision/management of staff. Line manager of multiple departments.
• *Analytical ability -- proven analysis of business performance information, ability to make decision on meeting business targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations which requires analysis and interpretation, ability to investigate and resolve issues (e.g., disciplinary issues) Negotiation, coaching, facilitation and leadership skills.
• *Communication with ability to receive sensitive and provide complex information with ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate. Material may sometimes be contentious. Ability to undertake presentations to large groups of staff or members of the public.
• *Able to work on own initiative and with teams within broad occupational policies establishing interpretation and providing guidance.
• *Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
• *Ability to provide informative reporting to the Board.
• *The ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment.
• *Numerate and comfortable in dealing with financial information.
• *Strong IT skills.
• *Planning and organising complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty, which require formulation, adjustment and co-ordination with other professionals within the organisation.
• *Flexibility of style to reflect the needs of a small organisation.
• *Understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact on others.
• *The confidence, determination, perseverance and energy to overcome obstacles to achieve the best outcomes.
• *Resilient under pressure
• *Personal drive and the ability to be a self-starter as well as a team player.
• *Collegiate knowledge sharer
• *Highly results orientated; with a strong drive to deliver and have an impact.
• *A strong sense of personal and team accountability; delivers on commitments.
• *High levels of personal integrity
• *Is positive, proactive and has a "can do" attitude.
• *Takes responsibility for own actions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)