Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation
Trust (TRFT) is at the forefront of developing innovative integrated services
with our partners across Rotherham and South Yorkshire. As Care Group General Manager you will have a key role in leading Care group 4 and shaping the future of how
the Trust operates and delivers services.
The Trust seeks to appoint a
new General Manager on a fixed term/secondment basis which incorporates a range
of community services. As one of our
team of four General Managers you will be responsible for leading the operational
performance and strategy in the Care Group, prioritising the clinical and care
needs of the Trusts patients and their families.
You will help to provide
effective leadership and contribute to the corporate leadership and strategy
influencing the wider health community and organisational agenda.
You may already be an
operational Leader who is ready to take the next step and someone who has a
track record of delivering.
You will be someone who can
lead, motivate and engage staff as they strive to provide exceptional standards
of patient care. As someone who is capable of working closely with colleagues
of all professions, you will promote an organisational culture that facilitates
teamwork in the design, management and delivery of clinical services. You will
bring proven experience of service innovation and the commitment to patients.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint a
values based leader that will contribute to the on going success of Care Group
4 developing services for the future and recognising the ambition of moving
care closer to home as part of the plan for the NHS moving forward.
This post has the overall management responsibility for the
delivery of a high quality, clinically effective and cost efficient service for
the Community, Therapies, Dietetics & Imaging
care group (Care group 4).
1.
To be responsible for the effective day to day
operational management of the Care group.
2.
To establish a framework for operational management
of the Care group that includes providing robust systems and processes for the
management of services at a local level within the Care Group, ensuring support
and direction for the operational service manager(s) and team(s).
3.
To support the Care Group Director and provide a
visible presence of Senior Management throughout the Care Group.
4.
To devise, agree and implement Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust (TRFT) development plans and other initiatives to ensure
service objectives are met;
For further information and an informal discussion, please contact Mrs Jodie Roberts- Director of Operations (jodie.roberts9@nhs.net) or Dr Rod Kersh (r.kersh@nhs.net), Care group Director.
The interview date is 27 March 2025
About us
5.
To ensure high standards of patient care, develop
integrated systems throughout the Care group across hospital and community care
aimed at improving the quality of services and meeting clinical and corporate
governance standards.
6.
To ensure financial and budgeting requirements are
met, including cost saving and cost efficiency targets;
7.
To develop and implement cost savings schemes, both
through service modernisation and cash releasing schemes;
8.
To be responsible for the effective planning,
scheduling and delivery of the Care Groups finance, access, activity, workforce
and quality targets;
9.
To produce strategic and annual service plans for
the Care group and oversee the production of supporting service level plans, in
conjunction with the Service and Care Group teams;
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification
for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification
for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level or equivalent academic or healthcare professional qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development demonstrating specialist knowledge of: Planning and performance management,Financial and resource management, Workforce planning and development
Desirable
- Masters degree in management of health-related study
- Member of a clinical and/or management professional body
Experience
Essential
- Senior operational management experience at middle manager/senior manager level, including significant budget and staff management experience
- Evidence of ability to lead successful change
- Evidence of significant project management experience
- Health service sector experience
- Experience of strategy development
Desirable
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries
- Knowledge of modernisation tools and techniques
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Planning and organising: Demonstrates an ability to prioritise own workload and responds appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment.
- Ability to scope and deliver change programmes with a successful record of delivering challenging projects and programmes.
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
- Analytical and Judgement: Analyses highly complex data obtained from several data sources in order to inform decision making up to Board level
- Communication and relationships: Able to present and receive highly complex, highly sensitive information within a multi professional team.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills. Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents. Proven influencing and negotiation skills. Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups.
- Training and Education: Provides learning and development to other professionals in relation to for example project management, capacity and demand planning, and constructing effective business cases.
- Demonstrates Core Values: Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with Trust Core Values
Desirable
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives.
- Demonstrates leadership in the management of change
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level or equivalent academic or healthcare professional qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development demonstrating specialist knowledge of: Planning and performance management,Financial and resource management, Workforce planning and development
Desirable
- Masters degree in management of health-related study
- Member of a clinical and/or management professional body
Experience
Essential
- Senior operational management experience at middle manager/senior manager level, including significant budget and staff management experience
- Evidence of ability to lead successful change
- Evidence of significant project management experience
- Health service sector experience
- Experience of strategy development
Desirable
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries
- Knowledge of modernisation tools and techniques
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Planning and organising: Demonstrates an ability to prioritise own workload and responds appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment.
- Ability to scope and deliver change programmes with a successful record of delivering challenging projects and programmes.
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
- Analytical and Judgement: Analyses highly complex data obtained from several data sources in order to inform decision making up to Board level
- Communication and relationships: Able to present and receive highly complex, highly sensitive information within a multi professional team.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills. Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents. Proven influencing and negotiation skills. Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups.
- Training and Education: Provides learning and development to other professionals in relation to for example project management, capacity and demand planning, and constructing effective business cases.
- Demonstrates Core Values: Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with Trust Core Values
Desirable
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives.
- Demonstrates leadership in the management of change
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
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.
