Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Renal Network Manager join the newly established Renal Network in the East of England.
The aim of the network is to support the implementation of the renal service specification. We are looking to recruit, individuals who are passionate, hardworking and dedicated and can focus on improving the experience and outcomes of renal patients.
As an applicant it is essential you have knowledge of renal services and previous experience of managing quality improvement projects using recognised quality improvement methodologies and approaches.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a dynamic team, focusing on health inequality, health equity and reducing variation to bring about improvement. Priorities will include:
Restoring referrals for treatment and reducing waits (Covid recovery)
Reducing variation across the pathways of care by harmonising the patient journey, using data to evidence need for change
Reviewing and implementation of clear, standardised pathways of care with an initial focus on:
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) prevention and progression
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) including dialysis and home therapies
Transplantation
We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who have a clear drive to join our team to deliver improved outcomes across our Renal network.
The successful applicant will be supported to ensure that learning and development is identified and nurtured as part of this opportunity.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- University Degree of Equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Possess a relevant professional level of experience of working at a senior level qualification, masters level, or equivalent level in Nephrology/Renal services
- Ongoing evidence of continuing development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Detailed Knowledge of issues pertaining to Nephrology/Renal services
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Project management experience
Desirable
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHSEI and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Member of relevant professional body
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills & Qualities
Essential
- High-level management skills, able to perform to high level in clinical setting, holding services to account and ensuring effective use of NHS England resources
- High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy
- Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working
- Knowledge of financial processes
- Demonstrably involves patients in their work
- Consistently puts clinicians at the heart of decision making
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation
- Actively develops themselves and others
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Ability to travel
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
Desirable
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Comprehensive experience Quality improvement methodologies Managing Successful Projects
- Car owner or access to a vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- University Degree of Equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Possess a relevant professional level of experience of working at a senior level qualification, masters level, or equivalent level in Nephrology/Renal services
- Ongoing evidence of continuing development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Detailed Knowledge of issues pertaining to Nephrology/Renal services
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Project management experience
Desirable
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHSEI and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Member of relevant professional body
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills & Qualities
Essential
- High-level management skills, able to perform to high level in clinical setting, holding services to account and ensuring effective use of NHS England resources
- High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy
- Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working
- Knowledge of financial processes
- Demonstrably involves patients in their work
- Consistently puts clinicians at the heart of decision making
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation
- Actively develops themselves and others
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Ability to travel
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
Desirable
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Comprehensive experience Quality improvement methodologies Managing Successful Projects
- Car owner or access to a vehicle
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.
