Efficiency Improvement Manager | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

The Improvement Manager will work directly with Care Groups triumvirates and Operational & Corporate teams to provide a comprehensive range of specialist and expert advice, training and support to enable the delivery of services efficiently and economically, as well as ensuring the achievement of all Care Group & Corporate financial targets. The Improvement Manager will provide comprehensive management support to the Head of PMO, deputising as appropriate.

• Identification of Productivity and Efficiency opportunities through a range of approaches including the use of benchmarking data, review of financial data and close liaison with operational teams.
• Analysis of complex financial and activity data to understand andidentifyopportunities for operational change.
• Facilitating operational managers in the identification and implementation of operational improvements.
• Supporting the development, implementation and recording of the

productivity and efficiency programme (including the national Getting It RightFirst Timeprogramme) and the model hospital.

Interview

10th November 2026.

Previous applicants need not apply.

These roles will work across a given portfolio with operational teams to define, assess and develop efficiency improvement projects and savings, making use of both local and national benchmarking and published studies such as GIRFT (Get it Right First Time), Model Hospital, Corporate Benchmarking,etc. You will be a key member of the team, whilst also working closely with your operational colleagues and staff within the finance department.

Further details of the roles are contained within the jobdescriptionand informal discussions are welcome with either Judith May, Director of Operational Performance & Oversight, or Nichola House, Deputy Group Director of Operation - Medical Care Group

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level / equivalent

professional qualification

• Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience,

or training, plus further specialist project

management knowledge, or experience to

masters level equivalent

• Programme Management qualification e.g. MSP

or equivalent

Desirable

• Masters level qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering large scale

transformation and/or service redesign to

specified outcomes,budgetsand timescales

• Experience of working across boundaries,

engaging and managing a broad range

stakeholders

• Experience of working within a project team(s)

and delegating plans and responsibilities to other

team membersallocatedto perform activities

Desirable

• Experience, knowledge and

understanding of the services and

pathways forallocatedwork stream

and specialty responsibilities

• NHS acute provider experience

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

• Ability to deliver assigned projects and work

packages,in accordance withagreed standards

and methodologies, within agreed timescales,

budgets and to specified quality criteria.

• Previousinvolvement in improvement projects to

provide maximise the use of resources

• Highly numerate and able to communicate and

present articulately both verbally and in writing

• Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse

complex information and data to ensure effective

reporting and progress of projects.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project

management tools and techniques

• Knowledge of the principles of organisational

change and continuous improvement

• Knowledge of relevant governance structures,

Trust policies, procedures guidelines and

protocols

• Knowledge of national and corporate policies that

apply to assigned projects

• Knowledge of the principles of skills transfer at all

levels in an organisation

Desirable

• In depth knowledge of all current

health service issues

• Experience, knowledge and

understanding of the services and

pathways forallocatedwork stream

and specialty responsibilities

Otherrequirements specificto the role

Essential

• Able tofacilitate, guide and coach corporate and

clinical staff

• Able to handle sensitive data in a confidential

manner

• Able torepresentthe Productivity and Efficiency

team at meetings as and when delegated by the

Head of Productivity and Efficiency

• Able to work and travel between Bournemouth

and Poole on a regular basisand alsotravel to

other sites across Dorset when required.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Enthusiasm,commitmentand tenacity
• Resourceful, with resilience and determination to

drive results in a busy and fast paced

environment

• Able to think creatively toidentifyinnovative

solutions to organisational redesign and

development

• Able to develop effective relationships with a

range of stakeholders internally and externally

• Confident,personableand approachable and

able to inspire confidence in others in delivery

large scale change sensitively

• Able to work autonomously

Language requirement

Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for anypreviouscriminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they haveresidedcontinuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

This advert closes on Friday 30 Oct 2026