Maternity Business Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Family & Specialised Division, as a Business Manager working in the Maternity services.

This ideal candidate should be a highly motivated individual with excellent leadership skills and experience in managing large services. The ideal candidate will be organised and efficient and has experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a specific focus on key performance metrics within the Maternity services and will be expected to lead in Departmental meetings, service delivery, transformational projects, input and implementing operational plans including capacity and demand planning to name a few.

In return, we offer support with your development and help you grow in a busy and fast-paced acute environment. You will be part of an improvement-focused multi-disciplinary team, a vibrant and busy management team that works together and supports each other to achieve the best outcomes for women and birthing people under the care of the RUH.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Person Specification

All criteria

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (operations NHS management)

• Significant experience of operational management & Leadership

• Experience working with and influencing MDT

• Experience of capacity planning

• Experience of workforce planning

• Experience in applying HR policies- staff managements, consultations etc.

• Experience financial forecasting and budget management

• Awareness and/or Understanding of key Maternity service priorities - Nationally and regionally

• Experience working across health system, including patient voices.

• Evidence of CPD

• Experience in analysing and making decisions based on data.

Desirable

• 5+ years NHS general management experience

• Qualification in QI or Project Management Methodology

• Evidence of understanding and addressing health inequalities in clinical services

• Coaching and Mentoring qualification

co-production

Essential

• oExperience in delivering key patient access or safety targets.

Desirable

• Experience of co-design/co-production across health systems