Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the management team of the Acute Care Pathway within the Clinical Support Division, in one of the UK's largest Acute Teaching Hospitals.
Working with the Acute Care Pathway Leadership Team as Pathway General Manager you will provide operational and strategic leadership to ensure that all operational performance targets including financial, workforce and service improvement targets are achieved. You will report into the Clinical Support Division General Manager and will work with the Divisional Leadership Team and other Divisional and Specialty/Service Teams to ensure optimal performance and service integration. In doing so, you will contribute to the development of services within the Acute Care Pathway, Clinical Support Division, wider NUH Trust, and where appropriate, the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.
Main duties of the job
This role offers you the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills through collaborative multi-professional working with relevant senior colleagues across the organisation. Within the Acute Care Pathway there is:
- Theatres & Anaesthetics
- Critical Care
- Resuscitation
- Spiritual & Pastoral Care
You will be expected to lead on modernisation/transformational projects within the Acute Care Pathway including service re-design and any associated workforce change requirements, as well as developing and maintaining robust performance management systems to ensure that each area delivers on its patient and workforce targets, holding others to account for delivery.
About us
Working with the Pathway Clinical Director, Lead Nurse and other members of the pathway Leadership Team, you will manage all services and service planning across the pathway taking responsibility for the achievement of performance, quality, finance and workforce KPIs to ensure the best clinical outcomes and patient experience. You will have a key role in identifying and developing opportunities, and supporting the teams to develop and have approved Business Cases for services, equipment and infrastructure development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have responsibility for monitoring the performance of the Services within the Acute Pathway to ensure compliance with national and local standards
You will be required to work across both QMC and City hospital campuses at NUH.
Are you ready to join a dedicated team that provides an excellent & caring service, working together to be the best for our patients? If so, we would be delighted to speak to you about any elements of the post or arrange an informal visit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have responsibility for monitoring the performance of the Services within the Acute Pathway to ensure compliance with national and local standards
You will be required to work across both QMC and City hospital campuses at NUH.
Are you ready to join a dedicated team that provides an excellent & caring service, working together to be the best for our patients? If so, we would be delighted to speak to you about any elements of the post or arrange an informal visit.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to first degree level
- oFurther training to masters level or equivalent experience
- oPrevious successful management experience at a senior level within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- oHighly developed leadership and organisational skills
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge of NHS policy, health sector practices and functions of NHS provider organisations and current targets in place
- oHigh level of understanding of NHS contracting and funding flows
- oProven track record of senior operational management in a multi-disciplinary environment
- oExtensive experience of influencing decision making within a large and complex organisation
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
- oAbility to communicate with both internal staff and external agencies to ensure compliance with performance targets.
- oHighly developed leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- oAbility to inspire confidence and respect in others
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to analyse complex facts or situations in relation to performance targets, strategy, finance
- oProven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance
- oExperience of implementing and evaluating a range or projects/initiatives that represent solutions to changing workforce/service environments
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- oProven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity
- oExperience of managing complex organisational change including working with clinical & non clinical staff to change team structures and ways of working
- oConfident in presenting complex information to wide and varied audience both internal and external to the organisation
- oExperience of formulating long term strategic plans and impact on the organisation - translating business strategy into operational delivery
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to first degree level
- oFurther training to masters level or equivalent experience
- oPrevious successful management experience at a senior level within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- oHighly developed leadership and organisational skills
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge of NHS policy, health sector practices and functions of NHS provider organisations and current targets in place
- oHigh level of understanding of NHS contracting and funding flows
- oProven track record of senior operational management in a multi-disciplinary environment
- oExtensive experience of influencing decision making within a large and complex organisation
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
- oAbility to communicate with both internal staff and external agencies to ensure compliance with performance targets.
- oHighly developed leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- oAbility to inspire confidence and respect in others
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to analyse complex facts or situations in relation to performance targets, strategy, finance
- oProven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance
- oExperience of implementing and evaluating a range or projects/initiatives that represent solutions to changing workforce/service environments
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- oProven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity
- oExperience of managing complex organisational change including working with clinical & non clinical staff to change team structures and ways of working
- oConfident in presenting complex information to wide and varied audience both internal and external to the organisation
- oExperience of formulating long term strategic plans and impact on the organisation - translating business strategy into operational delivery
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).