General Manager - Emergency Medicine and Rehabilitation Services

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As a General Manager you will lead a group of services at a senior level assuming overall responsibility for delivering safe, compassionate and joined up care to our patients. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders you will be responsible for service delivery across a number of specialties.

This is a key position within the Emergency Medicine and Rehabilitation Services divisional leadership team and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management and operational delivery of the Division's high quality, patient focused services whilst driving forward an exciting service improvement agenda. The role will involve strategic planning, inter-agency communication and negotiation, project management, implementing change and evaluation.

Main duties of the job

To meet the needs of this role you will be a senior leader with a proven record of leading teams to deliver high quality patient care. This role demands exceptional leadership qualities, the ability to build credible relationships at all system levels and the tenacity to ensure we deliver high quality patient care through efficient and effective operational services and strategic planning. As one of the Trusts senior operational managers you will demonstrate a flexible, responsive and innovative approach to service delivery ensuring that service demand is met safely and effectively at local and regional level through our ICB partnerships.

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£78,163 to £88,884 a year p.a. inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-EMRS2-0285

Job locations

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

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 documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Skills/ Knowledge / Experience

Essential

A Master Level qualification or equivalent (preferably in healthcare management) work experience
Previous experience in managing large and complex clinical services, including experience of managing medical specialties
Able to make and take sometimes difficult decisions after analysis of options and implications
Able to build effective working relationships at all levels within and outside the trust.
Ability to multi-task and continue to function to a high standard when under pressure
Experience of leading transformation and service improvement projects
Experience of business case preparation, presentation and implementation
Experience of leading the development, management and delivery of access targets
Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

Person Specification

Qualifications / Skills/ Knowledge / Experience

Essential

A Master Level qualification or equivalent (preferably in healthcare management) work experience
Previous experience in managing large and complex clinical services, including experience of managing medical specialties
Able to make and take sometimes difficult decisions after analysis of options and implications
Able to build effective working relationships at all levels within and outside the trust.
Ability to multi-task and continue to function to a high standard when under pressure
Experience of leading transformation and service improvement projects
Experience of business case preparation, presentation and implementation
Experience of leading the development, management and delivery of access targets
Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

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).

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