Job summary
The Imaging Department at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of the largest in England providing over 2,500 appointments each day. The department delivers services across Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals as well as community locations. UHB opened Washwood Heath Community Diagnostic Centre in 2023 and this facility provides diagnostic services such as MRI, X-Ray, Cardiac Physiology, Ultrasound, Tele-dermatology and Phlebotomy. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Imaging Management Team as an Operations Manager on 12 month fixed term contract. The role is primarily responsible for day to day operational management and development of services at Washwood Heath Community Diagnostic Centre.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about delivering high quality care. These are demanding roles managing services and staff across multiple sites. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have the experience and aptitude to manage a busy portfolio. They need to have good problem solving and interpersonal skills and be able to work well with clinical and managerial leads, patients and service users. Strong project management skills are also essential with evidence of leading service improvement. The successful candidate will need to be a supportive and empowering line manager who is able to lead with care to fully engage staff across different administrative teams.
For further information and informal discussions please contact
Simon Dudley (General Manager for Imaging) Simon.dudley2@uhb.nhs.uk or via phone 07766994824 or Clementine Macliver via email Clementine.Macliver@uhb.nhs.uk or phone 07342704465.
Interviews will take place week commencing 9th September 2024.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
- Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
- Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes
- Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care
- Clear understanding of the NHS agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of success in the management of a multidisciplinary environment
- Evidence of significant achievement and personal contribution to organization success
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to make independent decisions when appropriate.
- Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding
- Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure
- Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
Desirable
- Ability to work in a competitive market
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate management experience or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of continuous professional development & training courses.
- Considerable experience of Knowledge and experience of budgetary management including sound working knowledge of revenue expenditure, budgets, capital including forecasting trends.
- Experience of developing service opportunities, through business planning, monitoring, and leading the implementation of successful change management processes
- Evidence of delivering excellent standards of patient care
- Clear understanding of the NHS agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of success in the management of a multidisciplinary environment
- Evidence of significant achievement and personal contribution to organization success
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to make independent decisions when appropriate.
- Good presentation skills -- making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding
- Operational/organizational skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure
- Good communication and influencing skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
Desirable
- Ability to work in a competitive market
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).
