Service Manager, Long Term and Unscheduled Care
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Job summary
This is a rare and much sought after opportunity to contribute to the leadership of services within the Long Term and Unscheduled Care Directorate at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT). We are seeking an experienced Service Manager, who will be integral in the safe, effective and efficient running of clinical services within their given portfolio. The post holder will work closely with colleagues as part of a triumvirate (clinical, nursing and managerial) team, overseen by a general manager. Together the triumvirate will be responsible and accountable for the quality, performance and financial delivery for all elements of their given portfolio.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will take a proactive and engaged approach to all that they do. They will lead by example, demonstrating and championing the core values of Harrogate and District NHS foundation trust: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.
The Service manager is expected to:
- Work closely with their triumvirate to develop and improve their services to be safe, effective and efficient
- Be accountable for the sustained delivery of key operational service standards, and be responsible and accountable for delivering financial budgets.
- Work collaboratively to develop and monitor service and workforce plans
- Develop capacity and business planning models for the services within the given portfolio
- To ensure the appropriate management of risk within their given services, taking a proactive approach to risk mitigation
- Contribute to and support 'flow' through the acute hospital site directly, and by working collaboratively with other services
For full details please see attached job description.
About us
This is an exciting time to join the Trust, which is rated one of HSJ's Top 100 Places to Work!
HDFT is one of the highest performing NHS Trusts in the UK. The successful candidate will work closely with Cancer Services at HDFT which has recently being ranked top in the country for cancer patient experience (scored 9.2 / 10 on the 2021 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey) and won an Excellence in Healthcare Award for its ground breaking exercise referral service, Active Against Cancer.
The successful candidate will be based at Harrogate District Hospital, and be required to travel regularly to Harrogate Sports and Fitness Centre.
Harrogate itself is a small Spa town, situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is located within close proximity to Leeds and York. There is a high standard of residential accommodation and a wide range of local schools, which have an excellent national reputation in both the state and private sectors. There are numerous sporting, recreational and cultural activities available in the town or the surrounding area to suit most interests.
Details
Date posted
31 August 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
421-LTUC-4352A
Job locations
HDH
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HDH
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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