General Manager

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) are pleased to invite applications for a full time General Manager, working across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation trust.

On 1st April 2022, paediatric and child health services across Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust came together under a single and integrated governance and leadership structure creating WLCH.

We have an ambitious vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people across West London through collaboration of clinical teams and by building stronger, equitable common care pathways with close links to research and education colleagues at Imperial College.

WLCH runs paediatric services from four sites, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, West Middlesex, Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary's Hospital. In addition, we are working in partnership with other acute providers in NWL and with our partners in community, mental health, local borough and voluntary sector services to improve care for all children and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitous team dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people across North West London.

Main duties of the job

  • In partnership with colleagues across the paediatric multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing senior operational and strategic leadership across all WLCH sites. This will include the delivery of high quality patient care, clinical governance, patient safety, clinical quality and delivery of financial targets.
  • Within this role you will be play an integral part in furthering the integration, innovation and transformation of children's services across Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust and Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation trust. As well as contributing to creating a compelling vision for the future of children's healthcare provision across the North West London sector.
  • You will have qualifications to a master's degree or equivalent experience. You must have experience working at a senior management level in a complex organisation and have experience of budget, staff management, managing competing workloads across various sites and advising senior managers and external stakeholders.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£91,317 to £104,122 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1520

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications training required

Essential

  • Evidence of CPD
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS in the acute sector with up to date knowledge of patient services
  • First degree or equivalent

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

  • Significant experience within the Healthcare sector including responsibility for strategic planning and budgetary control for a group of complex medical/surgical specialities
  • Demonstrable success in delivering large scale change and performance with and through management and clinical teams
  • Experience of writing complex business cases and policies
  • Excellent communications skills
Person Specification

Qualifications training required

Essential

  • Evidence of CPD
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS in the acute sector with up to date knowledge of patient services
  • First degree or equivalent

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

  • Significant experience within the Healthcare sector including responsibility for strategic planning and budgetary control for a group of complex medical/surgical specialities
  • Demonstrable success in delivering large scale change and performance with and through management and clinical teams
  • Experience of writing complex business cases and policies
  • Excellent communications 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.

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Head Of Operations

Shaun D'souza

shaun.dsouza@nhs.net

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£91,317 to £104,122 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1520

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


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