Head of Access

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the Head of Access. This is an operational post at the heart of a large NHS Trust aiming to provide safe healthcare, of the highest quality, all the time. It offers the chance to work for a supportive leadership team that will help you develop and strengthen your skills and abilities whilst giving you the autonomy to shine.

The role is integral to our ambition to continuously improve the performance of the services we provide. To succeed in this role the right applicant must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and influence others. They should also have experience of day-to-day operational management, service improvement and project delivery.

In this role you will work closely with members of the operational leadership team and key stakeholders within the organisation to help deliver key objectives aligned to the Trust’s strategy.

SKILL/ QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:
You will need to be educated to post graduate level or have equivalent experience in a leadership role. You should have previous experience in staff, performance and financial management.

Enquiries to: Carl Stephenson, Associate Director of Performance on 07984 361720

• Provide leadership to the Central Access and Operational DQ Improvement teams, ensuring agreed objectives are progressed and KPI’s met.
• Lead on communications to ensure oeprational leadership teams are aware of all relevant aspects of the access agenda
• Work with colleagues to ensure that all staff are briefed and have the necessary skills and understanding for the successful management of Referral to Treatment (RTT) times
• Provide assurance that waiting list management, access policies, outpatient and inpatient scheduling are delivering to the required standards.
• Provide professional advice and support to operational colleagues
• Work with the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and the CSU’s when negotiating the pricing and administrative arrangements with local Independent Sector Providers as part of waiting list related activity being undertaken.
• Represent the Trust with internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor and contribute to the development of financial plans to enable the delivery of elective service developments
• To participate in internal and external audits where required
• To manage specific projects as agreed with the senior operational team.
• Responsible for co-ordinating and prioritising consistent and effective management of the budgets as assigned to portfolio
• Provide training, advice and support on own role and its responsibilities.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership’s ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information.