Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre, and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, providing easy access to the best of both city living and countryside or seaside living, along with all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals and actively works towards a diverse workforce to represent the local population at all levels.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate qualification in healthcare management or equivalent evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• Management of waiting lists and performance.
• Excellent managerial, leadership, and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a multi-professional approach.
• Acute sector operational experience.

Desirable criteria

• NHS or public sector experience.
• Experience of managing staff.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and sensitively, building credibility quickly, and ability to influence a wide range of people.
• Knowledge of current NHS issues, including performance targets.
• Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex issues.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent IT skills and an ability to produce analytical reports.
• Ability to manage a post that will change and develop and be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Initiative and drive to achieve results.
• Resilient and proven ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to take the strategic view whilst giving attention to getting details correct.
• Able to work autonomously, collaboratively, and as part of a multi-professional team.
• Experience of managing challenging situations and challenging relationships.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities.

Important Information

Equal Opportunities Employer

We are an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce. We aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Staff Health and Wellbeing

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support – developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

Immigration Act Compliance

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard, which will be assessed at the interview.

Visa Sponsorship

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system to avoid disappointment.

Data Collection

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Scam Awareness

Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and will never ask you for any payments.

Application Process

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.