Head of South Yorkshire Urgent Care

This is FCMS's senior leader for all its services across South Yorkshire, reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer. The postholder is accountable for operational and clinical delivery, the budget, contracts, workforce and risk. The postholder need not be a registered clinician, working alongside clinical leaders, but carries CQC registered manager duties and senior system partnerships. Senior leadership of complex regulated services and a substantial budget are essential.

• Lead the FCMS business unit across South Yorkshire, translating strategy into safe, effective and sustainable delivery
• Hold overall accountability for the quality, safety and effectiveness of clinical services, through clinical governance and escalation
• Own and manage the business unit budget, including forecasting and timely recovery action
• Ensure services meet national standards, contract obligations, KPIs and agreed quality measures
• Control workforce spend, agency use, establishment, demand and capacity, and escal ate unfunded activity
• Directly lead, manage and develop business unit leaders, including performance and employee relations matters
• Lead workforce planning, succession, talent, engagement and organisational change
• Act as FCMS's senior representative across the South Yorkshire health and care system
• Identify, develop and mobilise viable service and partnership opportunities with robust due diligence
• Lead service transformation and pathway redesign, with benefits defined and tracked
• Maintain governance, assurance and reporting so the Executive Team has an accurate view of risk and performance
• Contribute to FCMS-wide operational leadership and share learning across services

• Degree-level and/or leadership and management qualification, or equivalent senior leadership experience
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development

• CQC registered Manager registration responsibilities

• Significant senior leadership of complex operational services across multiple sites in healthcare, social care or a comparable regulated environment
• Direct responsibility for a substantial budget, including financial planning, forecasting and recovery action
• Delivery against contracts, KPIs, quality standards, clinical governance and regulatory obligations
• Leadership of workforce planning, organisational development, performance management and change
• Leading service improvement or pathway redesign from concept through to benefits realisation

• Values-driven, compassionate and inclusive leadership, holding others to account
• Interpreting complex operational and financial information into clear priorities and action
• Senior stakeholder management and negotiation, including influencing without direct authority
• Coaching, mentoring, communication and performance management skills
• Commercial awareness in identifying viable service or partnership opportunities
• Knowledge of the NHS landscape, integrated care systems and place-based working in South Yorkshire

• Enhanced DBS check with three forms of , right to work, occupational health check and professional references

• Integrity, self-awareness, emotional intelligence and resilience when working through change

• Experience in urgent, emergency, integrated or community services
• Service mobilisation, tender development or contract negotiation experience
• Experience operating with executive boards, commissioners or senior system forums
• Experience with in the South Yorkshire health and care system
• Postgraduate qualification in healthcare management, public health, business or a related field
• Qualification in quality improvement, project, programme or change management
• Evidence of wider professional or system leadership contribution
• Existing senior relationships across South Yorkshire

• NHS Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career development opportunities
• Attendance bonus
• Staff benefit scheme
• Free tea and coffee
• Eye care contributions