Director of Efficiency & Productivity

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Director of Efficiency & Productivity NHS AfC: Band 9 Main area Finance Grade NHS AfC: Band 9 Contract Secondment: 12 months Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 375-APR25

Employer 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site All UHSx Sites Town Worthing Salary £105,385 - £121,271 Subjective to evaluation Salary period Yearly Closing 23/04/:59 Interview date 15/05/2025

About our Trust At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal - to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview Face to Face Panel Interviews: Thursday 15th May 2025

We have an amazing interim opportunity for a senior operational leader to join the finance directorate as Director of Efficiency & Productivity.

The Director of Efficiency & Productivity leads and supports the delivery of a range of major programme and change activity.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the post holder is responsible for:

• Improving productivity and sustainability
• Leading activities including CIP delivery and efficiency plans
• Leading major change that will deliver multi-year productivity improvement

The Director of Efficiency & Productivity will provide key corporate director leadership of the efficiency and productivity programme by building relationships and working in partnership with divisional and corporate teams.

To succeed in this role, you will likely have experience as a Divisional Director of Operations, Hospital Director or similar and will be familiar with operating at Board and Board Committee level within large organisations. The role is offered on a secondment basis for 12 months initially, but there may be some flexibility in this regard.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in the promotion of efficient and effective relationships between the Trust and all users of its service and those in the wider health economy, actively contributing to the Integrated Care System (ICS) plans
• Contribute to the establishment of the Trust-wide standards to maintain, monitor and improve the quality of total care and the efficient use of resources to promote patient satisfaction, experience and outcomes
• Contribute to the development, communication and promotion of the Patient First programme vision, mission and values
• Contribute to the development of a culture of continuous improvement; promotion of new ideas and initiatives; leading others through the journey to a sustainable future to meet stretching financial performance targets
• Work with the Chief Financial Officer to agree operational and personal objectives and performance targets
• As appropriate, ensure that all legal and statutory obligations are met.
• Ensure the highest standards of corporate and clinical governance, personal conduct and probity
• Represent the Trust locally, regionally and nationally as and when required

Working for our organisation At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Face to face panel interviews will be held on Thursday 15th May 2025

Please see attached JD & Person Specification for full duties and responsibilities.

Please note that banding is indicative pending final evaluation.

Person specification Experience & Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level, or equivalent professional experience
• Improvement expertise and experience in leading / managing programmes using a range of delivery methodologies including (but not limited to) LEAN, agile, waterfall and similar
• Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development
• Substantial senior management experience in the NHS at Director or aspirant Director level
• A proven track record of inspiring and delivery-enabling leadership through which teams and partners are encouraged, motivated and supported to achieve, exceed expectations and excel - and are held to account for doing so
• Experience and demonstrable credibility of interacting at Board level and with regulators particularly around the assurance of financial productivity and large scale financial improvement programmes
• Experience of leading large scale, high impact, high value change programmes across a range of subject areas; and in leveraging programme management techniques successfully across a varied portfolio including where priorities change and / or demands are competing
• Significant experience of successfully delivering large scale financial improvement projects which involved working closely with clinicians and management
• Financial and budget management expertise and experience - at scale.
• Experience of financial recovery and turnaround
• Track record of forging relationships with diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Experience of partnership formation and development
• Evidence of successful and sustained financial management in an environment of organisational change and improvement
• Sound understanding of NHS strategic change agenda and political environment
• Demonstrable track record operating at or near board level in a large complex, preferably Foundation Trust environment with the professional credibility to contribute to high level discussions and strategic planning

Skills

• Demonstrate the competencies in the NHS Management and Leadership standards and the dimensions of the Leadership Framework (LF)
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills to reach clinical / non-clinical and technical / non-technical audiences as well as persuasively to governance and oversight boards and senior stakeholders;
• An open-minded, collaborative and inclusive approach to leadership that builds engagement and commitment and ensures patient outcomes and experience are at the heart of all decisions made;
• Commitment to colleague experience, developing capability, enhancing wellbeing and dismantling barriers to inclusion wherever they exist
• A leadership role model who actively portrays and promotes organisational values and desired leadership behaviours
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels . click apply for full job details