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Operations Manager Central Services Resolutions • Dorchester
NHS Dorset

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1. Can you provide an overview of your experience in health or social care leadership, particularly in managing operational teams? Can you provide an overview of your experience in health or social care leadership, particularly in managing operational teams?

2. What drew you to the position of Operations Manager for the AACC team, and what do you hope to achieve in this role? What drew you to the position of Operations Manager for the AACC team, and what do you hope to achieve in this role?

3. How do you define 'service quality' in the context of health and social care, and what strategies have you implemented in your previous roles to enhance it? How do you define 'service quality' in the context of health and social care, and what strategies have you implemented in your previous roles to enhance it?

4. Can you discuss a time when you had to analyse complex information to inform decision-making? What process did you follow, and what was the outcome? Can you discuss a time when you had to analyse complex information to inform decision-making? What process did you follow, and what was the outcome?

5. How do you approach monitoring service performance and ensuring high performance against local and national KPIs? How do you approach monitoring service performance and ensuring high performance against local and national KPIs?

6. Effective communication is crucial in this role. Can you share an example of how you’ve successfully communicated complex information to stakeholders? Effective communication is crucial in this role. Can you share an example of how you’ve successfully communicated complex information to stakeholders?

7. Describe a challenging negotiation you have been involved in. What was your approach, and what was the result? Describe a challenging negotiation you have been involved in. What was your approach, and what was the result?

8. What techniques do you use to manage and resolve disputes or complaints within your team? Can you provide an example? What techniques do you use to manage and resolve disputes or complaints within your team? Can you provide an example?

9. In your opinion, what are the key elements of successful conflict resolution in a multidisciplinary setting? In your opinion, what are the key elements of successful conflict resolution in a multidisciplinary setting?

10. How do you motivate and lead a team? Can you share a specific instance where your leadership directly impacted your team's performance? How do you motivate and lead a team? Can you share a specific instance where your leadership directly impacted your team's performance?

11. What is your approach to managing underperforming team members, especially in a high-demand environment like healthcare? What is your approach to managing underperforming team members, especially in a high-demand environment like healthcare?

12. Can you provide an example of how you've contributed to the development or implementation of policies in a previous role? How did you ensure alignment with strategic objectives? Can you provide an example of how you've contributed to the development or implementation of policies in a previous role? How did you ensure alignment with strategic objectives?

13. What experience do you have in working with external stakeholders to implement a vision for health and social care services? What experience do you have in working with external stakeholders to implement a vision for health and social care services?

14. Given the hybrid working model mentioned, how do you ensure effective collaboration and communication within your team, especially with a mix of remote and in-person working? Given the hybrid working model mentioned, how do you ensure effective collaboration and communication within your team, especially with a mix of remote and in-person working?

15. This role requires county-wide travel. How do you manage your time and prioritise tasks when faced with such demands? This role requires county-wide travel. How do you manage your time and prioritise tasks when faced with such demands?

16. What do you consider your key strengths and areas for development concerning this role? What do you consider your key strengths and areas for development concerning this role?

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2. What drew you to the position of Operations Manager for the AACC team, and what do you hope to achieve in this role?

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Role: Operations Manager Central Services Resolutions in Dorchester

Interviewed on Saturday 29 March 2025 at 12:26.

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You will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to analyse complex information using your professional judgement, experience and knowledge of the National frameworks and other associated legislation and statutory guidance to inform your decision making. You will be able to utilise your written and verbal communication skills to effectively share information with individuals, their representatives and system partners, engaging in negotiation and conflict management to resolve disputes, complaints and ensure best outcomes. As part of the AACC Senior Leadership Team you will have the opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic and outcomes focused service which is committed to enhancing quality, development and continuous improvement. As part of the role, you will lead on CHC disputes process, chairing meetings and presenting cases at independent panels whilst utilising your negotiation and conflict resolution skills to ensure resolution in a timely fashion and that the best outcomes are achieved for individuals. You will act as the NHS Dorsets lead for independent review panels lead by NHS England, presenting cases on behalf of the ICB and acting as an independent ICB representative on panels. You will act as the operational lead for complaints, ensuring that these are allocated and investigated and that any identified learning is disseminated effectively to support continued service improvement. You will provide oversight for appeals, decision making and retrospective processes ensuring high performance against local and national KPIs providing a high quality, responsive service. You will directly manage team leads within your area and act as a point of escalation. You will monitor service performance and develop, implement and review plans to address identified issues and provide operational management cover to other areas as to ensure the ongoing resilience of the service, including the care assurance process to ensure packages of care commissioned by the service are safe, sustainable, meet agreed needs and outcome and represent best value to the ICB. NHS Dorset offers hybrid working. There will be a requirement to attend office bases in Dorchester and Poole as well as county wide travel. About us Please see attached full job description. The post holder will play a key role as a member of the All Age Continuing Care Senior Management Team (SMT) in supporting the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service across the Dorset. 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The postholder will have the ability to engage with key stakeholders and have demonstrable competencies in the managing of All Age Continuing Care services and to provide leadership to colleagues to implement strategies across Dorset and support the development of local and national policies. The post holder will support the Senior Operations Manager and Head of AACC in the production of reports and analysis which will provide timely, responsive and accurate business intelligence against key objectives and priorities, liaising with commissioning functions which will require strong and effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues. The post holder will be required to make judgements involving highly complex facts and situations which will require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. 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