University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Service Manager - Dermatology and Rheumatology

The closing date is 26 July 2025

Job summary

To provide day to day operational management support for the Departments of Dermatology and Rheumatology which deliver services in Queen Elizabeth hospital site. Daily operational management is required to ensure the provision of efficient management and control of resources and to provide operational support in the delivery of the Dermatology and Rheumatology services. The Service Manager will have responsibilities to ensure the efficient operation of delivering all RTT targets and will work to facilitate communication across all teams involved with the booking of dermatology and rheumatology patients.

The Service Manager will work with the Operations Manager and General Manager to provide business and managerial support in order that the activity, quality and financial objectives of the above Dermatology and Rheumatology services are successfully delivered. The Service Manager is responsible for the management of all RTT targets across both services. To be a member of the Departmental Management team, deputising for the Operations Managers when required, to provide and manage services to meet the needs of the service. To ensure the smooth management of all aspects of staff recruitment, training and competence and absence management to Trust standards. To be responsible for the line management of medical secretaries within these teams.

Work under own initiative with minimal guidance from the Operations Managers and General Manager.

Main duties of the job

To monitor performance against activity targets and other service objectives. To ensure that all national and locally agreed waiting times and booking targets are understood and met. Develop, monitor and review any relevant performance linked procedures and guidelines to ensure they are fit for purpose and lead on implementation of any required changes. To develop and produce reports from several software systems for all aspects of patient pathways, including cancer waits, RTT, Outpatient, diagnostics etc, analyse and develop action plans.

You will be responsible for monitoring capacity, clinical workloads and waiting lists and will be required to report any potential shortfalls in capacity early to the Operations Manager and to assist in resolving operational issues affecting capacity or demand working with colleagues across other services. To ensure there are robust waiting list processes in place for the management of 18 week and Cancer PTL's. To provide the Clinical Teams with information to assist in the management of services.

To support the Operations Manager in ensuring effective administrative organisational arrangements are in place including ensuring the day-to-day administration issues within the team are managed appropriately. Responsible for all aspects of the recruitment and selection. Responsible for sickness absence management, resolving complex HR issues, staff appraisals etc, this includes identifying Personal Development Plans and supporting their delivery.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1093432

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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

  • Good general level of education including
  • core subjects at GCSE grades A -- C or
  • equivalent
  • Degree or equivalent professional
  • management qualification
  • Further management training and/or
  • relevant managerial experience to post
  • graduate diploma level

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working to NHS
  • key performance and national standards
  • Experience in handling confidential
  • information
  • Experience with dealing with patients,
  • relatives and the general public
  • Experience in managing in-patient and
  • outpatient waiting lists and designing and
  • implementing mitigating actions as
  • required
  • Previous line management experience of
  • staff
  • Working Knowledge of waiting list
  • systems
  • Knowledge of NHS and aims of its
  • structure
  • Knowledge of medical staffing issues
  • Knowledge of all the PAS systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working to NHS key performance
  • and national standards within Dermatology &
  • Rheumatology
  • Knowledge of Dermatology and Rheumatology

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Reliable
  • Punctual
  • Prepared with reasonable notice to work
  • outside of core hours, including
  • weekends, for which time in lieu will be
  • given
  • Prepared to cross sites at short notice.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general level of education including
  • core subjects at GCSE grades A -- C or
  • equivalent
  • Degree or equivalent professional
  • management qualification
  • Further management training and/or
  • relevant managerial experience to post
  • graduate diploma level

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working to NHS
  • key performance and national standards
  • Experience in handling confidential
  • information
  • Experience with dealing with patients,
  • relatives and the general public
  • Experience in managing in-patient and
  • outpatient waiting lists and designing and
  • implementing mitigating actions as
  • required
  • Previous line management experience of
  • staff
  • Working Knowledge of waiting list
  • systems
  • Knowledge of NHS and aims of its
  • structure
  • Knowledge of medical staffing issues
  • Knowledge of all the PAS systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working to NHS key performance
  • and national standards within Dermatology &
  • Rheumatology
  • Knowledge of Dermatology and Rheumatology

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Reliable
  • Punctual
  • Prepared with reasonable notice to work
  • outside of core hours, including
  • weekends, for which time in lieu will be
  • given
  • Prepared to cross sites at short notice.

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).

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 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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Daniela Firuti

Daniela.Firuti@uhb.nhs.uk

01213714924

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1093432

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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