Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of General Manager for Pathology. This is a hands-on, operational role to drive improvement and deliver national and local targets for urgent and emergency care. This role will work closely with the Clinical Director and Head of Service for Pathology to deliver the departments operational and strategic agenda and includes the management of the Pathology administrative operational team.
This opportunity will suit strong, performance driven and proactive leaders from an operational background who enjoy working autonomously in a fast-paced and changeable environment. You will have experience of budgetary management, staff management and be able to meet the peaks and troughs of service demand.
Main duties of the job
To enable us to have the benefit of the most diverse range of life experience and approaches to health at a senior level in the Trust, we are keen to encourage applications from the widest variety of people. We would very much like to hear how you can contribute your perspectives actively to the team and bring ideas in from outside the team in order to solve problems in unconventional ways and help to clarify team and organisational goals.
The General Manager, along with the Clinical Director and Head of Service is accountable for the delivery of the Directorates objectives by providing the leadership, drive and direction to ensure delivery. The post holder will develop, deliver, monitor and improve services within the Directorate, meeting all national and local targets and delivering best quality patient care and experience within financial control, resources and targets.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trusts core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients the first of its kind in the country.
We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at standardlevel. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics
Interviews: To be confirmed
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at standardlevel. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics
Interviews: To be confirmed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in business/marketing discipline or relevant experience
- Evidence of further personal development
- Post Graduate Management qualification or equivalent high quality training/experience (Master's Level)
Desirable
- Clinical qualifications relevant to the Directorate
- NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement tools and techniques in waiting list, demand and capacity management
- Formal project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years of managerial experience with a proven track record of success in business case development.
- Experience in public healthcare.
Desirable
- Experience of producing and implementing successful business cases
- Track record of successful service improvements and changes
- Some NHS or local government experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of how organisations achieve prime performance
- Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce planning.
Desirable
- Understanding of the changing NHS environment (Patient Choice, Financial Flows, GP Practice commissioning)
- Understanding of NHS Modernisation Programme and service improvement tools and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator at senior and Board level - both verbal and written
- Wide ranging analytical and data interpretation skills
Desirable
- Competence in data manipulation and use of spreadsheet analysis tools in determining performance and output targets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in business/marketing discipline or relevant experience
- Evidence of further personal development
- Post Graduate Management qualification or equivalent high quality training/experience (Master's Level)
Desirable
- Clinical qualifications relevant to the Directorate
- NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement tools and techniques in waiting list, demand and capacity management
- Formal project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years of managerial experience with a proven track record of success in business case development.
- Experience in public healthcare.
Desirable
- Experience of producing and implementing successful business cases
- Track record of successful service improvements and changes
- Some NHS or local government experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of how organisations achieve prime performance
- Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce planning.
Desirable
- Understanding of the changing NHS environment (Patient Choice, Financial Flows, GP Practice commissioning)
- Understanding of NHS Modernisation Programme and service improvement tools and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator at senior and Board level - both verbal and written
- Wide ranging analytical and data interpretation skills
Desirable
- Competence in data manipulation and use of spreadsheet analysis tools in determining performance and output targets
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
ME16 9QQ
Employer's website
https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
