Assistant Directorate Manager - Urgent & Emergency Care

1 x 37.5 hours permanent position We are currently looking for a highly organised, motivated, and efficient individual to join our dynamic Directorate within the Urgent Care division. The post holder will provide support to the Deputy Directorate Manager in the operational delivery and performance management of the A&​E administrative services ensuring key targets are maintained and sustained.

As part of the role, the post holder will be required to work as part of the management team to ensure sound administrative processes are in place in order to support the clinical teams to achieve operational objectives in an efficient and effective way.

The position will oversee the day-to-day management of administration staff including appraisal and objective setting, recruitment and retention therefore experience in these areas is essential. It is important that the post holder can communicate effectively and develop and maintain positive working relationships with managerial, non-clinical and clinical staff and all partner agencies across the Division and Trust

The post holder will provide operational, administrative and business management support to the Urgent and Emergency Care (U&​EC) Directorate, with a particular focus on the safe, effective and timely delivery of Urgent Care services. Working closely with the Deputy Directorate Manager, clinical and nursing leaders and corporate teams, the post holder will co-ordinate day-to-day operational activity, workforce processes, performance information, governance actions and service improvement. The role will contribute directly to patient flow, quality, access and productivity across the Emergency Department and associated Urgent Care pathways, and will be expected to deputise for the Deputy Directorate Manager within agreed limits when required.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside &​ Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health &​ care partners. We have a clear set of values &​ behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage &​ civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian &​ minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ &​ Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: chris Lomax Job title: Deputy Director for Medicine and Urgent Care Email address: chris.lomax@tgh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 922 4244