Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Operational Manager

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Role Overview
The Laboratory Medicine directorate is on an exciting transformation journey and we currently have a full-time opportunity for a credible and passionate Operational Manager to join our team on a full-time basis.
About the Role
The Laboratory Medicine directorate is part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) network. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to provide day-to-day management of administrative and clerical services, deliver financial, activity, and performance targets, and support services across the network.
About Us
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) is on a transformational journey that will fully integrate our existing pathology services, providing the best possible service for patients and clinicians across the Integrated Care System. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians, and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes, and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with the SYBP Performance Lead to support the provision of high-quality care within a patient-centered environment.
- Delivering on financial, activity, and performance targets and supporting teams across the network.
- Leading on service redesign, involving front-line staff and patients in delivering effective, efficient, and timely services, in a cost-effective way.
- With responsibility for the delivery of activity, turnaround time, and performance targets, including regular activity modeling and capacity planning, the successful candidate will contribute to the production of service development bids, business cases, and capital bids.
- Fully contributing during the implementation of IT development, including Electronic Patient Record/EDMS and other T3 programmes.
- Taking a lead on external and internal communication and ensuring that responsive and effective channels of communication are established, both internally and with external stakeholders.
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About the Organisation
You will be working for an organization which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.


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STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organization, we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
SYB Pathology is a partnership between the five Acute Trusts within the ICS footprint, hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals:
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Hollie Toplis
- Job Title: Service Manager
- Email Address: hollielouise.toplis@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07572176457
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