Senior Capacity Manager: Sponsorship Available

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to recruit a SeniorCapacityManagerto theCapacity Management Team at SWB NHST has opened up, based at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital site.

Applicants are required to have the relevant experience to manage the complexities of patient flow in both the acute and community setting, manage a team, respond to incidents, and to work alongside clinical teams, external partners, Senior management and Directors to deliver safe and timely solutions for every patients.

As asenior role you are expected to lead on the delivery of projects and support change.

Main duties of the job

The role of Senior Capacity Manager requires applicants to have extensive experience of managing patient flow in the acute setting, to be able to work alongside seniormanagement to deliver safe solutions for our patients and demonstrate leadership for the Trust. Thissenior role include undertaking other projects to enhance and establish patient flow pathways and to support our quality agenda.

The post holder will also undertake the tactical commander role at the outset of an incident playing a pivotal role in co-ordinating and communicating actions.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience as a Health Care Manager or Health Professional in the acute sector with, responsibility for operational matters.
  • Experience of working under pressure to deliver corporate and national targets.

Desirable

  • Previous clinical or management experience in community services / primary care.
  • Experience of working with emergency Services.
  • Experience of working with Social Services in health care.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • Possession of a management qualification at Post Graduate Diploma level or equivalent.
  • Evidence of continued professional development and qualification.

Written skills

Essential

  • Ability to understand and interpret complex reports and data, considering the impact on the Trust and/or Division.
  • Able to prepare and analyse complex reports and policies. (Business Cases, Reports, Complaint Responses, Investigations etc.)

Responsibility for financial and ohysical resources

Essential

  • Ability to manage the delivery of key performance targets within strict financial controls.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Leadership skills
  • Able to use persuasive/influencing skills
  • Able to exercise project management skills
  • Able to work within and build an effective team environment

Management / Supervision / Coordination skills

Essential

  • Ability to take responsibility for the full range of Capacity management responsibilities for a number of issues within the Trust.
  • Recruitment, development, performance management, discipline etc.
  • Able to interpret national guidance for the health economy in patient experience and patient flow requirements.

Communication/Verbal skills

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills: ? Mediation skills ? Negotiation/consultation skills ? Presentation skills to large audiences ? Training skills ? Presentation of complex business cases to key stakeholders
  • Able to chair meetings and reconcile differences

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of external agencies that the NHS works closely with, for example, Social Services, Emergency Services, Voluntary Sector.
  • Understanding of the complexities and pace of change in the NHS.

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 any previous criminal 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 the UK 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 have resided continuously 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).

Closing Date: 22 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.