Director of Paediatric Networks

This role will be a hybrid model with a minimum of two days per week based at the Network office located at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Non office days, working is via MS Teams from home. Please note that during the induction period there will be an expectation to be available at the office onsite up to five days a week. The length of this induction period is subject to satisfactory progression. There will also be as part of the role, ad hoc visits to network hospitals and for ad hoc regional/national face to face meetings (travel reimbursable). We apologise but there is not an opportunity for part time working within the first 12 months of this role.

Please note this post will be subject to a rigorous recruitment process to ensure best fit for the post.

The Director of Paediatric Networks is responsible for promoting the vision and values of the Network and relevant system partners, including the host organisation, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. The post holder will be expected to lead by example, ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how the Network supports its subset Network and work stream teams to deliver their priorities and objectives. This role requires extensive senior expertise, experience and the ability to manage large, complex services or organisations.

Main duties of the job

Experience of having worked in a business environment/undertaken an MBA or extensively with Executive/Trust Board level would provide a distinct advantage. The post holder should also have demonstrable evidence of having worked in an operational hospital setting, ideally as an operational manager for several years within a tertiary level Trust with direct responsibility for managing specialist paediatric services. A perfect candidate would have worked knowledge from a department of paediatric critical care and understand clearly the nuances of flow and demand/capacity challenges within the paediatric critical care sector. Further advantages are allowed if the post holder has experience working within urgent/emergency care or with EPRR/the development of surge or emergency capacity response documents/guidance.

The Director of Paediatric Networks will be responsible for all aspects of strategic and operational performance of the Network whilst maintaining quality standards and for ensuring the implementation and maintenance of good governance arrangements. This includes the line management of senior managers and nurses within the team structure and management and responsibility of a multi-million complex structure budget.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Our Always values
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

• Completed master’s degree in healthcare
• Project Management Qualification or equivalent
• Knowledge of Programme Management tools/systems
• Evidence of continuing professional development by way of healthcare leadership training

Desirable

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Desire to progress NHS career into Executive level leadership
• Qualification in healthcare innovation/digital innovation

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Relevant senior management experience with evidence of leading large-scale projects and delivering high level service improvements
• Experience of analysing highly complex data with multiple components of information in both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Experience in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of strategic plans
• Experience in successfully writing funding proposals where funding has been awarded (desirably at multi-million-pound level)
• Experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, ideally extensively at Executive/Trust Board level
• Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary responsibility and management of a multi-million-pound budget
• A proven record of success in managing operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
• Understanding of clinical and or operational Networks
• Demonstratable examples of having consulted patients and/or their families as part of development of new models of care
• Quality focused with an innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems
• Experience having led and been the responsible officer for grievance/HR performance procedures
• Evidence of managing a large scale/complex service or organisation
• Experience of working as an operational lead within an NHS Trust over a number of years
• Evidence of developing new models of care from start to finish
• Experience of communication highly sensitive and complex matters to senior/executive level leadership
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary leadership team
• Evidence of Horizon scanning and putting this into practice
• Experience of managing challenging HR/staff issues single handedly and confidently, in a supportive way to staff members
• Clear understanding of NHS commissioning structures and the challenges of delegation to ICBs for a Network model

Desirable

• NHSE senior management/leadership experience at Band 8C or above over several years
• Experience of media training/experience of providing written NHS statements or contributing towards NHS communication statements that have been shared with the media
• Experience working in private business or business development/corporate sector
• Experience of working as an operational lead within a specialist Paediatric service at a tertiary unit over a number of years
• Experience of working as an operational lead managing flow and demand/capacity within a tertiary level Paediatric Critical Care Service at a Trust
• Experience of writing surge plans/leading on creation of surge/EPRR/emergency flow response documents/guidance

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of providing leadership and mentorship to those at Band 8B and above
• Articulate in a professional and confident manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and ability to influence, motivate and engage others
• Ability to receive, process, summarise, interpret and communicate highly complex, sensitive and contentious information where there are barriers to acceptance and resistance to change
• Confident to guide and lead Network Clinical Directors, providing them with expertise to jointly make decisions
• Ability to develop own learning needs and interests that will help their own capability and performance in their role
• Ability to manage the overall Network with an agreed risk tolerance and identify where risks should be escalated to a senior/corporate level
• Ability to work effectively in a blended site and home-based environment – being available to work on site or delivery training/education for face to face/practically/SIM based when required but suitably able to work effectively from home at other times
• Ability to manage own workload and organisation, including at times and where appropriate administrational tasks.
• Excellent IT skills including the use of Zoom, Microsoft Teams Word, PowerPoint, Social Media for educational purposes & other web based systems
• Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Networks within the system.

Desirable

• A sound understanding of the issues affecting disciplines involved in the specialty area of paediatric or children and young people within the NHS

Employer details

Employer name

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH

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