Head of Patient Access

+ The post holder will be a senior manager with responsibility for the operational management and business planning of the trust's cancer and patient access agenda.
+ The post holder will be responsible for ensuring services are delivered in line with relevant policies, protocols and guidance and will take a lead role in providing advice and guidance on patient and client access policies and procedures across the Trust.
+ The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring elective operational performance and the delivery of key performance targets and quality standards. The post-holder will work closely with the Associate/Chief Operating Officer and will provide direction to Directorate General Managers to ensure that all relevant performance and quality standards are met across the elective care and cancer pathways.
+ The post holder is responsible for the development of effective ways of working and the creation of strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support effective management of patient flow is critical to this position.
+, + The post-holder will need to problem-solve as appropriate, analysing and interpreting a range of highly complex data and then developing and implementing lasting solutions in conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues.
+ The post-holder will also be a key member of the operational management team, taking full responsibility for actions and for keeping other team members fully informed at all times.
+ The post-holder will be a key contributor to the development and implementation of the Trust's corporate strategy and will be responsible for actively supporting the delivery strategic change programmes and working effectively as part of an integrated system of care.
Please refer to the Job Description - NP1338 for further information

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.
Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.