Job summary
INTERNAL ADVERT
This advert is only open to applicants who are currently employed by
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
As
a general manager you will lead a group of services at a senior level assuming
overall responsibility for delivering safe, compassionate and joined up care to
our patients. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders you will
be responsible for service delivery across a number of specialties
Main duties of the job
To meet the needs of this role you will be a senior leader
with a proven record of leading teams to deliver high quality patient
care. This role demands exceptional
leadership qualities, the ability to build credible relationships at all system
levels and the tenacity to ensure we deliver high quality patient care through
efficient and effective operational services and strategic planning. As one of
the Trusts senior operational managers you will demonstrate a flexible,
responsive and innovative approach to service delivery ensuring that service
demand is met safely and effectively at local and regional level through our
ICB partnerships.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Following a recent management restructure we are looking to
appoint a General Managers to join our operational team.
This is an exciting time to join the team at County Durham
and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust as we embed a new structure with a strong focus
on compassionate leadership and the delivery of significant strategic
objectives in the coming months and years.
From an acute Medicine perspective we are currently looking
to transform our 5-day service model into a 7 day model focusing on parity of
access to services to improve patient outcomes as well as improving patient,
and staff, experience.
Having recently modernised the footprint of our Same Day
Emergency Care facilities within both of our Emergency Departments, we are now
in the process of co-locating our Urgent Care facility at University Hospital
of North Durham. Recognising the need
to ensure that we have a sustainable ED service for the future an exciting
project has commenced to create a new Emergency Care Centre at the University
Hospital of North Durham.
Due to our continued focussed work from an elective recovery
perspective CDDFT is performing well against the national targets set by NHS
England, with excellent performance in both diagnostic services and cancer too.
Having recently just secured a further 5 year contract for
community services there is the continued opportunity to work closely with our
partners within social services supporting people closer to home
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation
Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, with almost
8000 staff serving a population of around 650,000 people through 2 Acute Sites,
1 centre for planned care and 5 Community hospitals plus multiple Community
based settings and patient homes. We
have been given an overall rating of Good, following the Care Quality
Commission (CQC) inspection which took place in December 2019 and have been
actively pursuing Outstanding. The
Good places us in the top 30% of acute trusts in the country
Job description
Job responsibilities
Following a recent management restructure we are looking to
appoint a General Managers to join our operational team.
This is an exciting time to join the team at County Durham
and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust as we embed a new structure with a strong focus
on compassionate leadership and the delivery of significant strategic
objectives in the coming months and years.
From an acute Medicine perspective we are currently looking
to transform our 5-day service model into a 7 day model focusing on parity of
access to services to improve patient outcomes as well as improving patient,
and staff, experience.
Having recently modernised the footprint of our Same Day
Emergency Care facilities within both of our Emergency Departments, we are now
in the process of co-locating our Urgent Care facility at University Hospital
of North Durham. Recognising the need
to ensure that we have a sustainable ED service for the future an exciting
project has commenced to create a new Emergency Care Centre at the University
Hospital of North Durham.
Due to our continued focussed work from an elective recovery
perspective CDDFT is performing well against the national targets set by NHS
England, with excellent performance in both diagnostic services and cancer too.
Having recently just secured a further 5 year contract for
community services there is the continued opportunity to work closely with our
partners within social services supporting people closer to home
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation
Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, with almost
8000 staff serving a population of around 650,000 people through 2 Acute Sites,
1 centre for planned care and 5 Community hospitals plus multiple Community
based settings and patient homes. We
have been given an overall rating of Good, following the Care Quality
Commission (CQC) inspection which took place in December 2019 and have been
actively pursuing Outstanding. The
Good places us in the top 30% of acute trusts in the country
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within the Healthcare Sector at senior manager level including responsibility for planning and budgetary control for a directorate or service
- Experience of managing large multi-professional teams towards common objectives and targets
- Experience of HR management, budgetary management, performance and information management and of planning and developing strategy
- Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
- Experience of delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience Educated to first degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of other specialist management training to post graduate level
- ILM or other management training
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Project Management experience
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to build successful teams
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
- Ability to present complex data
- Ability to manage conflict
- Effective organisation skills
- Proven record of pro-active performance
- Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems
- Effective problem solving skills using team when appropriate
- Ability to analyse complex financial and clinical data sets
- Committed to providing quality services to patients
- An effective leader with personal and professional credibility and integrity
- Able to work in partnership at levels within and out-with the Trust
- An individual who can work independently, work across disciplines and be an effective team member
- Displays a positive manner, being an ambassador for the organisation
- Flexible in work pattern to meet the needs of the service
- Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements and uses initiative
- Business focused
- Sensitive to clinical and political demands
- Innovate thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites and other locations to meet the requirements of the post
- Able to participate in an on-call rota
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within the Healthcare Sector at senior manager level including responsibility for planning and budgetary control for a directorate or service
- Experience of managing large multi-professional teams towards common objectives and targets
- Experience of HR management, budgetary management, performance and information management and of planning and developing strategy
- Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
- Experience of delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience Educated to first degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of other specialist management training to post graduate level
- ILM or other management training
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Project Management experience
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to build successful teams
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
- Ability to present complex data
- Ability to manage conflict
- Effective organisation skills
- Proven record of pro-active performance
- Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems
- Effective problem solving skills using team when appropriate
- Ability to analyse complex financial and clinical data sets
- Committed to providing quality services to patients
- An effective leader with personal and professional credibility and integrity
- Able to work in partnership at levels within and out-with the Trust
- An individual who can work independently, work across disciplines and be an effective team member
- Displays a positive manner, being an ambassador for the organisation
- Flexible in work pattern to meet the needs of the service
- Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements and uses initiative
- Business focused
- Sensitive to clinical and political demands
- Innovate thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites and other locations to meet the requirements of the post
- Able to participate in an on-call rota
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
