Band 8b General Manager - Pre-Op Assessment & Day Surgery

The closing date is 30th Mar 2023

Job summary

We are delighted to provide an opportunity for an experienced and passionate operational manager to join us to provide leadership to our Day Surgery and Pre-Operative Assessment directorate.

Working alongside the Clinical Service Lead, Matrons and reporting to the Director of Operations, you will be responsible for the running of the group services to support the wider services in their recovery of day surgery and development and transformation of Pre-Operative services.

This will be a challenging role, but ideal for a candidate who wishes to take their first step in a General Manager post.

The role will include an exciting opportunity in supporting and leading the teams in the development of a strategy for the organisation for pre and peri operative medicine, working with and alongside both internal and external stakeholders. This is an opportunity to utilise and develop your existing skills with the support of a cohesive general management team.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the General Manager will work directly as a member of a dedicated team, leading operationally, with a responsibility to support the development and delivery of high quality clinical services and achievement of related performance standards.

As a leader you will need to be proficient in thinking and planning strategically and posses an ability to lead, influence and build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and admin teams using exceptional communication skills.

We would expect candidates to be able to demonstrate a real eye for detail, meet deadlines and work independently as a member of the team, whilst motivating others.

The role expects visible leadership across the services, and attendance at meetings on varied sites for the Trust will be required. The role will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, however cross site working across the Trust is required. As a General Manager in the organisation you will be expected to participate in the operational on call rota which includes weekend working.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GCSE/O Level -- English and Maths Grade C or equivalent

*Educated to degree level or equivalent

*Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

*Substantial experience in a senior managerial and leadership role within an acute healthcare setting which is commensurate with the complexity and size of the allocated area of responsibility.

*Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.

*Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services.

*Experience of improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in performance improvement.

*Experience of directly line managing and providing strategic leadership to large numbers of specialist staff/multi-disciplinary service teams ranging from bands 3 -- 7.

*Experience of managing individual and team performance through the setting of objectives, PDPs and appraisals.

*Experience of application of recruitment strategies and workforce development including undertaking skill mix reviews and succession planning.

*Experience of using service redesign methodology

*Has a highly developed understanding of the changing NHS environment and its impact on service provision and staff.

*Impact -- uses a variety of methods to gain support for ideas, strategies and values.

*Understanding of how to use technology to support delivery of improvements to services.

*Application of absence management, sickness, disciplinary and grievance policies in accordance with UHB HR policies

*Uses technical, non-verbal and visual aids effectively.

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.

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.

For help with your application, contact: 

Eve Timms 

eve.timms@uhb.nhs.uk 

07500815173 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 8b 

Salary

£56164.00  to £65262.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1071029PM 

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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