Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a Endoscopy Delivery Manager to cover maternity leave for 9 months to lead change within Endoscopy and to ensure capacity and demand is maximised and patient waiting times are minimised against a backdrop of increasing demand and efficiency requirements.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the Clinical Service Manager, the Clinical Service Lead for Endoscopy and the Matron the post holder will work across organisational boundaries to ensure appropriate services are in place and to deliver national and local strategic and operational service objectives and standards for Endoscopy.
The post holder is responsible to the Clinical Service Manager to ensure the efficient and effective day to day running of the Endoscopy schedule within the Gastroenterology department, delivering quality, performance and achieving key service improvements relating to the Endoscopy timetable.
About us
Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, is a successful, progressive and ambitious District General Hospital, the largest in Somerset, providing acute and community services to over 600,000 people living in Somerset.
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in discipline with significant quantitative content or related discipline
Desirable
- Further training on project management prince tow.to post graduate diploma or equivalent
- Practical knowledge of Change management (eg LEAN/SIX Sigma process) (or equivalent)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of the NHS and of the management of health care services
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management
- Knowledge of cancer targets/pathways
- Knowledge of diagnostic performance targets and RTT
Desirable
- Customer Relationships and delivery of service improvements
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience of managing staff and working without direct supervision
- Significant experience of managing operational resources and supporting service delivery
- Experience of producing information, monitoring performance and identifying opportunity for service improvement.
- Experience of monitoring data & information on performance and highlighting variances.
- Experience of writing reports and business documents for a wide range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience of working in a change environment
- Experience of managing projects
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, organised with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to meet targets and deadlines, delivering to tight timescales deploying effective prioritisation skills.
- Flexible in workload duties/dealing with tasks and ability to work with multiple conflicting demands
- Good skills in analysing and interpreting data
- Good analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyse, interpret and resolve issues
- Logical and analytical approach required when designing a new solution
- Ability to negotiate with staff and motivate stakeholders to deliver change.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in discipline with significant quantitative content or related discipline
Desirable
- Further training on project management prince tow.to post graduate diploma or equivalent
- Practical knowledge of Change management (eg LEAN/SIX Sigma process) (or equivalent)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of the NHS and of the management of health care services
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management
- Knowledge of cancer targets/pathways
- Knowledge of diagnostic performance targets and RTT
Desirable
- Customer Relationships and delivery of service improvements
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience of managing staff and working without direct supervision
- Significant experience of managing operational resources and supporting service delivery
- Experience of producing information, monitoring performance and identifying opportunity for service improvement.
- Experience of monitoring data & information on performance and highlighting variances.
- Experience of writing reports and business documents for a wide range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience of working in a change environment
- Experience of managing projects
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, organised with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to meet targets and deadlines, delivering to tight timescales deploying effective prioritisation skills.
- Flexible in workload duties/dealing with tasks and ability to work with multiple conflicting demands
- Good skills in analysing and interpreting data
- Good analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyse, interpret and resolve issues
- Logical and analytical approach required when designing a new solution
- Ability to negotiate with staff and motivate stakeholders to deliver change.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
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).
