General Manager - Band 8b

Job description

Job summary

The Surgery Care Group are seeking to appoint two substantive General Manager posts, providing operational and strategic business planning and leadership to dedicated CBUs within the Care Group.

The successful candidate will provide strong visible leadership ensuring that a culture of continuous and evidence-based improvement in all aspects of the service area is embedded to provide a high quality, efficient, effective and patient-focused range of services against quality, financial performance and strategic objectives. The successful candidate will actively demonstrate the Trust values in their working and will support the Trust's commitment to inclusion and positive cultural change.

Main duties of the job

If you have experience within the acute sector at senior manager level including operational responsibility for complex specialities/services and a proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking individuals able to embrace change, inspire and lead others and help us establish and embed new ways of working, in line with our Trust values.

Responsible for leading and managing the day to day operations within a Clinical Business Unit you will be supported by strong clinical leadership and provided with appropriate development opportunities to support your career.

You need to be educated to Masters Level, or with equivalent experience, with demonstrable and credible experience of senior operational management roles in a complex organisation. Able to demonstrate a high level of financial acumen; an ability to manage multiple tasks whilst having a view on strategic direction and with a proven track record of delivering performance targets. Additionally, you must have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills together with experience as a leader and manager of staff, along with knowledge and experience of service transformation.

About us

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Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Chris Chantry

Job title

Director of Operations Family Health & Surgery

Email address

[email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Maximum score 6

Educated to Master level or equivalent experience in a health related field

Professional management training/qualification.

Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential criteria

Maximum score 10

Experience of working at a senior/corporate level within the NHS with knowledge of key national NHS policy and strategies

Demonstrable experience in leading, motivating and managing teams

Significant experience of communicating and working with very senior managers and leaders

Experience of budget management and staff management

Experience of managing competing workloads concurrently

Skills

Essential criteria

Maximum score 12

Ability to use IT packages

Understanding of working with confidential information & corporate governance

Ability to lead a team ensuring it is customer focused and delivers a high quality service

Ability to communicate at all levels verbally and in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive

Demonstrate ability to make sound judgements and decision making

Demonstrate professional credibility

Job description
Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Chris Chantry

Job title

Director of Operations Family Health & Surgery

Email address

[email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Maximum score 6

Educated to Master level or equivalent experience in a health related field

Professional management training/qualification.

Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential criteria

Maximum score 10

Experience of working at a senior/corporate level within the NHS with knowledge of key national NHS policy and strategies

Demonstrable experience in leading, motivating and managing teams

Significant experience of communicating and working with very senior managers and leaders

Experience of budget management and staff management

Experience of managing competing workloads concurrently

Skills

Essential criteria

Maximum score 12

Ability to use IT packages

Understanding of working with confidential information & corporate governance

Ability to lead a team ensuring it is customer focused and delivers a high quality service

Ability to communicate at all levels verbally and in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive

Demonstrate ability to make sound judgements and decision making

Demonstrate professional credibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Master level or equivalent experience in a health related field
• Professional management training/qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience within the acute sector at senior manager level including operational responsibility for complex specialities/services
• Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
• Experience of delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
• Experience of managing and hearing performance issues
• Experience of budget man

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework values
• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• Evidence of being a team-player but able to stand back when necessary
• Ability to motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
• Ability to present complex data
• Proven influencing skills
• Ability to manage conflict
• Logical thinker with evidence of implementation of ideas and solutions
• Excellent problem solving skills using team when appropriate
• Able to analyse and understand complex financial and clinical data
• Business focused
• Sensitive to clinical and political demands
• Ability to cut through barriers to change

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Master level or equivalent experience in a health related field
• Professional management training/qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience within the acute sector at senior manager level including operational responsibility for complex specialities/services
• Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
• Experience of delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
• Experience of managing and hearing performance issues
• Experience of budget man

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework values
• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• Evidence of being a team-player but able to stand back when necessary
• Ability to motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
• Ability to present complex data
• Proven influencing skills
• Ability to manage conflict
• Logical thinker with evidence of implementation of ideas and solutions
• Excellent problem solving skills using team when appropriate
• Able to analyse and understand complex financial and clinical data
• Business focused
• Sensitive to clinical and political demands
• Ability to cut through barriers to change

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 .

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. .

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.
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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Lincoln

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

DN2 5QY

United Kingdom

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