Deputy General Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic operational manager to join a vibrant and committed team within Specialist Medicine at UHDB.

The Deputy General Manager will work closely with the General Manager and Clinical Director to lead Specialist Medicine Business Unit 2 (SMBU2) - a large and complex Business Unit within the Division of Medicine encompassing the following specialties:

• Cardiology
• Clinical Measurement
• Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Endoscopy
• Medical Daycase
• Renal
• Rheumatology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology

This is a valuable opportunity for a highly experienced and credible senior manager to contribute to leading a large and varied BU; developing strategic business plans and performance management frameworks to ensure the delivery of high quality care, performance and financial targets.

Our services have a presence across the Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Hospital Burton, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Sir Robert Peel and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital as well as other community providers. The successful candidate will work across all sites. SMBU2 has an expenditure budget of approximately £65m and employs around 1036 WTE members of staff.

Main duties of the job

The key duties of the role are:

The successful candidate will support the General Manager in the leadership of a large multi-disciplinary team across the BU as well as taking specific operational responsibility for one of the specialties within the BU (in collaboration with a Service Coordinator and Matron).

A key dimension to the role is to drive forward the recovery of services; engaging clinical and managerial colleagues in the complex management agenda including the delivery of our clinical strategies, innovating and future proofing our services to deliver local and national priorities.

Closing Date: 15th February 2024

Interviews Date: 26th February 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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