Cancer and Patient Administration General manager | £92K | Jersey

Job description

Job responsibilities

The General Manger is responsible for the effective strategic and operational management of the Care Group, ensuring the delivery of high quality patient services within the resources available.

The General Manager will provide leadership and direction to the services in the Group taking the lead for developing strategies in line with the overall strategy and transformation programme.

Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time.

This role is politically restricted.The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.

Drive the successful financial & business planning of the group, ensuring compliance with Financial Directions, whilst continually balancing budgets to ensure quality/safety/efficiency for service users

1. Lead the development of the strategic direction for the care group in line with the overall HSC strategy and transformation programme, ensuring that all key objectives are incorporated into service plans and objectives for all staff.

2. Analyse performance data and trends to identify opportunities to improve the services of the group and department, and recommend policy and legislative changes with relevant stakeholders, thereby ensuring that services meet the needs of the people of Jersey and the organisations One Government vision.

3. Develop, plan and lead the implementation of new service initiatives or amendments that may be based around new technologies or new ways of delivering existing services in order to support the best outcome for patients and the department.

4. Lead and deliver change and continuous improvement projects through appropriate project management methodologies. Ensure governance and effective reporting arrangements are in place and followed for their care group in order to achieve service delivery objectives and realise target benefits.

5. Implement, embed and maintain an effective clinical governance and risk management framework to drive improvement through measurement, analysis, research and implementation of strategic solutions, ensuring effective controls and in line with the overall HCS Governance Framework.

6. Design and implement change within the care group acting as a change agent and role model to gain commitment from colleagues and motivating the workforce to overcome barriers and improve effectiveness

7. Implement, maintain and develop effective multi-agency links, joint working and processes which enable the department to meet its statutory and common law duties of care towards patients/clients and staff.

8. Responsible for ensuring effective safeguarding measures and processes are in place to protect vulnerable adults and children including escalating to the appropriate bodies/agencies in order for them to provide support.

9. Ensure the Care Group is compliant with policies and procedures relating to care delivery and recognised standards as well as corporate policies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Educated to Degree level in a nursing, or health, or care subject, or equivalent.
• - Masters degree in health or care related subject, equivalent experience, demonstrating the ability to critically analyse.

Additional criteria

Essential

• Knowledge
• - Knowledge of business planning and policy development within a health or care setting
• - Working knowledge of health and care service delivery issues.
• - Knowledge of risk management in a health and care setting
• - Knowledge of how to drive and embed organisational change and to embed new ways of thinking
• Technical Work Based Skills
• - Competency and understanding in the use of medical terminology.
• - Ability to interpret the relevant clinical and professional standards legislation/requirements within the Care Group.
• - Ability to analyse data to inform service delivery
• - Knowledge of changes and developments within health and care services, particularly the UK National Health Service.
• General skills / attributes
• - Ability to analyse highly complex, sensitive and contentious information and develop a range of options.
• - Ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
• - Ability to deliver complex information to external stakeholders and large and influential individuals/groups.
• - Persuade and influence senior stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new opportunities.
• Personal Attributes
• - Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands and resolve problems before they arise.
• - Able to provide effective management of people and resources, and/or project team management to achieve complex or high priority objectives, and develop others personally and professionally.
• - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity policy and practice.

Experience

Essential

• - Experience of working at a senior operational management level within a Health or Care setting.
• - Experience of patient activity demand and capacity planning.
• - Experience of writing business plans and policy development.
• - Experience of Care Quality Commission audit reporting and standard requirements.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR

Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)