Directorate: Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Services
Location: Base to be determined
Contract and hours: Permanent / Full Time (37.5 hpw)
It is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 12th January 2026
Job purpose
Under the direction of the Assistant Director, the Business Manager will be responsible for providing the Directorate’s Senior Management Team and others with a comprehensive planning, performance management and business support service, which is closely aligned with the Trust’s corporate planning and performance management priorities and processes.
The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of the Division’s planning, performance management and business support functions and the management of associated staff. This will include providing a diverse range of support functions to both the operational/service delivery and professional Sub Division’s within the Assistant Director’s portfolio.
The post holder will support the Assistant Director in co-ordinating the development, implementation and maintenance of all business planning processes and arrangements within the Directorate and will manage and assist in the production of all plans and business cases required to deliver on strategic and other service developments.
The post holder will support the Assistant Director and others in the on-going review and development of the Division’s performance management and governance frameworks, including the associated monitoring and reporting requirements.
The post holder will be responsible for the collection and analysis of data and the provision of timely, relevant and accurate information and reports (covering a diverse range of topic areas) and will also participate in associated audit and benchmarking activities.
Main responsibilities
- Accountable to the Assistant Director for the effective and efficient operation and delivery of all aspects of the planning, performance and business support functions within the Division.
- Support the Assistant Director and others in reviewing service provision, collating priorities and monitoring and reporting on progress against action plans.
- Undertake process mapping of existing services and develop appropriate action plans for improvement, as required.
- Provide project management support to the Assistant Director and others in developing new ways of working and alternative models of service delivery.
- Provide support for, and where appropriate, lead on the implementation of service change improvements to improve patient/client care, and other initiatives and projects within the Division to include working closely with the Assistant Director, managers and other key stakeholders.
- Support the Assistant Director and managers, in collaboration with staff from the information and records department, in collecting, monitoring, analysing and reporting access and other performance management targets.
- Support the Assistant Director and Heads of Service in developing, implementing and maintaining effective information and communication systems and processes within the Division to support the enhancement and effective delivery of all services.
- Establish relationships and networks with external stakeholders in the statutory independent, community and voluntary sector to promote collaborative working.
- Support the Assistant Director in achieving effective user involvement through the development, implementation and maintenance of systems which deliver on this objective.
- Provide support to the Assistant Director in collating responses to press/media enquiries and assembly questions.
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