Service Manager

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 May 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Service Manager for Medicine and Emergency Care to join our existing team of motivated and innovative staff within the Group at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will need to demonstrate experience of successful operational management, knowledge of clinical services, possess strong leadership skills, and have a proven track record of delivering results.

You must have current/recent experience working with clinical and operational teams in a large complex acute health care environment with evidence of delivering quality and safety improvement and ensuring there is a strong governance framework supporting safe clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

This will be a dynamic role to support the operational priorities of the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Speciality, while we work through restoration and recovery of our services and transition to the new state of the art Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

  • To ensure the provision and delivery of high quality efficient and effective services within the areas of responsibility.
  • In conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues work to identify and develop opportunities to improve service delivery, in qualitative and efficiency terms, including redesign of services to deliver new models of care.
  • Responsible for the delivery of agreed service targets and standards within the Group and taking responsibility for the strategic management of the Group's Waiting List.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinicians in the Trust.
  • Ensure that activity and other data is captured and analysed in a timely manner. Produce performance reports for the group, for-casting trends and developments that may affect service delivery and where appropriate feed this back to the relevant specialty and directorate teams for action.
  • Initiate, promote, implement and monitor quality initiatives, approved by the Group Management Team.
  • Prepare regular and ad hoc reports for the Speciality Lead or the Group Management Team on performance..

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

  1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

08 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-ME-6255243

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Street

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Management experience in the NHS with responsibility for operational matters including staff management, budgetary responsibility, performance targets, waiting list management, discharge arrangements.
  • Proven experience of service development.
  • Proven experience of change management ability
  • Experience of leading projects.

Desirable

  • Development / implementation of Governance systems and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Management qualification, MBA or equivalent. or working towards
  • Training expertise
  • ECDL or equivalent
  • Microsoft Office
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Management experience in the NHS with responsibility for operational matters including staff management, budgetary responsibility, performance targets, waiting list management, discharge arrangements.
  • Proven experience of service development.
  • Proven experience of change management ability
  • Experience of leading projects.

Desirable

  • Development / implementation of Governance systems and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Management qualification, MBA or equivalent. or working towards
  • Training expertise
  • ECDL or equivalent
  • Microsoft Office

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Street

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Street

Birmingham

B18 7QH


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Directorate General Manager

Shammas Rahim

shammas.rahim@nhs.net

07977148192

Date posted

08 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-ME-6255243

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Street

Birmingham

B18 7QH


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