Job summary
37.5 Hours per week
An exciting opportunities has arisen for a General Manager to work with the Plastics Directorate initially with further scope to include the Dermatology Directorate in time at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a General Manager you will need to understand competing priorities and situational assessment to enable you to undertake complex judgements and decisions in a timely and agile environment and you will keep abreast of operational developments out with your standard portfolio of work.
Main duties of the job
To support the Clinical Director in providing operational leadership, business development and people management for a Clinical Directorate, ensuring high quality patient care is delivered within available resources and in line with the Trust's overarching strategic objectives.
The General Manager will work to the Associate Chief Operating Officer for the HNORS Collaborative in developing a culture of high performance, ownership and accountability where safety, quality and excellence in patient outcome and experience is consistently delivered, in line with not only national and locally agreed standards but also the higher standards of performance the Trust sets itself.
The General Manager is expected to act as a change agent and be highly visible to frontline staff, demonstrating strong personal leadership and direction whilst at the same time supporting the building of an effective leadership and management team within the Directorate(s) to ensure organisation sustainability.
This role of the General Manager forms part of the Directorate management team and is expected to work with the Clinical Director and Associate Chief Operating Officer in the development and delivery of underpinning Directorate annual operating plans, which should in turn integrate with the Clinical Service overall clinical and business development strategy and overarching Trust strategy.
This vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.
About us
Teesside is home to vibrant towns, breath taking countryside and stunning coastlines. Whether you fancy a day by the seaside or a walk in the hills, you are never more than 20 minutes drive away from both coast and country. North Yorkshire is England's largest county with a wide diversity of scenery, historic towns and villages. It covers some of the most remote, rural areas in the country and access to services in these areas is a particular challenge.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust Values and Behaviourso Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skillso Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be intellectually flexible and to be able to look beyond existing processes and ways of working to produce more effective service delivery.
- Evidence of a sound understanding in operational management, lean manufacturing, six sigma etc. or comparable service improvement methodologies. A strong knowledge of change and project management processes.
- A sound understanding of the NHS current legislation and national strategy
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial and commissioning framework and experience of workforce and capacity planning. Knowledge of budgetary planning and cost improvement planning processes.
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of NHS waiting time targets
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma
- Postgrad diploma in leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Project Management experience and/or qualifications.
- Demonstrable experience in management, including direct line management responsibility
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Experience
Essential
- Experience and evidence of creative strategic thinking.
- Experience of successfully managing significant change/project management
- Recent evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together
- Experience of translating strategic goals into effective operational plans and objectives
- Substantial and relevant management experience, including line management in an operational role.
- Demonstrate achievements in managing and meeting targets through finance and commissioning frameworks.
Desirable
- Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting
- Experience of writing Service Level Agreements
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to establish credibility and develop and maintain effective working relationships at operational and senior management levels.
- Ability to form and maintain successful working relationships with commissioners, service providers and third party suppliers
Desirable
- Experience of having used Centre patient administration system and SystemOne community booking & results software
- Experience of using Choose & Book
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to be intellectually flexible and to be able to look beyond existing processes and ways of working to produce more effective service delivery.
- Evidence of a sound understanding in operational management, lean manufacturing, six sigma etc. or comparable service improvement methodologies. A strong knowledge of change and project management processes.
- A sound understanding of the NHS current legislation and national strategy
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial and commissioning framework and experience of workforce and capacity planning. Knowledge of budgetary planning and cost improvement planning processes.
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of NHS waiting time targets
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma
- Postgrad diploma in leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Project Management experience and/or qualifications.
- Demonstrable experience in management, including direct line management responsibility
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Experience
Essential
- Experience and evidence of creative strategic thinking.
- Experience of successfully managing significant change/project management
- Recent evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together
- Experience of translating strategic goals into effective operational plans and objectives
- Substantial and relevant management experience, including line management in an operational role.
- Demonstrate achievements in managing and meeting targets through finance and commissioning frameworks.
Desirable
- Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting
- Experience of writing Service Level Agreements
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to establish credibility and develop and maintain effective working relationships at operational and senior management levels.
- Ability to form and maintain successful working relationships with commissioners, service providers and third party suppliers
Desirable
- Experience of having used Centre patient administration system and SystemOne community booking & results software
- Experience of using Choose & Book
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
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).