Assistant Service Manager - Ophthalmology

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 December 2024

Job summary

Applications for the post of Assistant Service Manager are invited within the Ophthalmology Service based at Leighton Hospital with services at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich. The post holder work in conjunction with the Service Manager and the wider Ophthalmology Team to provide management support which include the following:

Supporting the annual planning and business cycle.
Demand and capacity planning.
Performance monitoring including RTT and Surgical waiting lists
Operational delivery of the Surgical Centre at Northwich
Specialty projects

The post holder will also be required to deputise for the Service Manager and this will include representing the sub-divisional management team at senior meetings.

It is essential that the post holder has exemplary communication skills and has the ability to prioritise their workload.

The post holder will have excellent people and management skills and applicants would have to display exceptional interpersonal skills at interview.

Please note that this is an extremely busy and demanding role.

Please note the successfulapplicantwill be expected to work across both Leighton Hospital in Crewe and Victoria Infirmary in Northwich

Main duties of the job

Support, develop and maintain systems for agreed services within the sub-division and ensure these are effectively implemented and evaluated according to agreed policies, procedures and guidelines.

Provide operational management for and provide expertise, advice and guidance to improve service delivery.

With the support of the Service Manager, contribute to and lead where appropriate on the review and development of service and workforce plans.

Analyse and act upon information to proactively manage and maintain relevant NHS targets, including profiling activity to ensure target requirements are met.

To assist with the control of expenditure, ensuring it remains within budget for all administrative areas.

Represent the Division at meetings, both as a participant, and/or to produce minutes, document notes, and action plans, distributing documentation as required.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

412-S&C-6873225

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

An Assistant Service Manager who has responsibility for providing full operational support to the Service Managers and other members of the Divisional Senior Management team to support in the delivery of safe and effective clinical services, ensuring all sub-divisional targets and objectives are met. The Assistant Service Manager will support and where appropriate lead in identifying and implementing operational change which contributes to the Trust direction and strategy. The post holder supports and has specific responsibilities for achieving a quality service through development and best use of teams. They will deputise for the Service manager as requiredand support with the operational delivery of the Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Evidence of professional development

Essental

Essential

1st degree / Appropriate management qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Essential

Evidence of service development and change

Essential

Supervisory/people management experience

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Evidence of professional development

Essental

Essential

1st degree / Appropriate management qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Essential

Evidence of service development and change

Essential

Supervisory/people management experience

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).

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