Job summary
The Dermatology & CIAU Service Manager is a key role within the Specialised Medicine & Rehabilitation Care Group (SMR) Operational Team.
This post-holder will be managerially responsible for the development and delivery of the following services, in line with national and local requirements:
- Directorate of Communicable Diseases and Specialised Medicine (CDSM)
- Dermatology
- Clinical Immunology & Allergy Unit (CIAU)
In conjunction with the Executive team, the post-holder will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to the Dermatology and Clinical Immunology & Allergy services within the Communicable Diseases & Specialised Medicine (CDSM) Directorate.
In collaboration with the Matrons, they will ensure that resources are available and utilised effectively to provide high standards of service, teaching and research, in this patient-centred environment.
The post holder will be responsible for attainment of financial, activity & waiting time targets.
Close collaboration with Finance, HR, Information and other central departments will be critical to ensuring each service functions effectively in these key areas.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to take forward agreed projects to improve service delivery in key areas. Fostering effective working relationships with clinical teams and ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to service provision and planning will be critical.
The post-holder will be a key member of the Directorate and Care Group Management Team and will be expected to take on Care Group wide projects at times.
About us
The Dermatology Department is based at Central Campus at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
The department provides a wide range of treatments for patients with skin conditions. They also provide specialist clinics for Skin Cancer, Psoriasis, Skin Allergy, Laser treatment, Electrolysis, Mohs Micrographic surgery, Phototherapy including Photodynamic Therapy and Photobiology, Dermatology Lymphoma, Nail disease, Pigmented Lesions, Melanoma and all aspects of general Dermatology.
They also provide a minor surgery clinic.
Clinical Immunology & Allergy (CIAU)
CIAU is based at the Northern Campus and provides regional services for the diagnosis and effective treatment of immunology and allergy conditions and is one of a small number of specialist centres commissioned by NHS England (NHSE) for severe and complex allergy and immunology conditions requiring specialist intervention.
The allergy service includes assessment and diagnostic testing, patient specific dietary advice from a specialist allergy dietician, training and education from specialised nurses, desensitisation treatment and a comprehensive challenge testing service.
The immunology service includes assessment, diagnostic testing, and management of patients with immune deficiency and C1 inhibitor deficiency, a comprehensive Immunoglobulin replacement therapy service including home therapy. Home therapy for C1 inhibitor deficiency patients is also supported, in addition CIAU offers in house treatment for this condition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade 4/C or above in Maths and English or equivalent experience/qualifications.
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
- A post-graduate qualification in management
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
- A masters degree in management and or leadership related discipline
Work Experience
Essential
- Significant staff management experience, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
- Experience of leading service improvement or modernisation initiatives in the NHS.
- Financial management including experience of reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with both immediate management and wider clinical teams.
- Ability to negotiate and influence staff at all levels of seniority
- Ability to access, analyse and translate to clinical teams, complex data and information, in order to facilitate service improvement.
- Service Planning: experience of contributing to the development of business cases, making recommendations for investment and supporting the LDP process. Including the development of capacity plans.
- Evidence of report writing and presentation skills
- Developing and implementing strategic plans at service level to enable attainment of directorate objectives.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively and co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff
- A detailed understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Proven range of IT skills, including Excel PIVOT table use
- A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matters relating staff and patients
- Effective organisational skills, and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible resilient approach to work
- An awareness of the political environment in which operating
- Demonstrable self-awareness, an understanding of impact on others and an ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in difficult and challenging situations.
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty and integrity.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Enthusiasm to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing and uncertain environment.
- Commitment to CPD, proactively seeking out new learning opportunities
Desirable
- Ability to problem solve and seek out solutions.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade 4/C or above in Maths and English or equivalent experience/qualifications.
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
- A post-graduate qualification in management
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
- A masters degree in management and or leadership related discipline
Work Experience
Essential
- Significant staff management experience, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
- Experience of leading service improvement or modernisation initiatives in the NHS.
- Financial management including experience of reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with both immediate management and wider clinical teams.
- Ability to negotiate and influence staff at all levels of seniority
- Ability to access, analyse and translate to clinical teams, complex data and information, in order to facilitate service improvement.
- Service Planning: experience of contributing to the development of business cases, making recommendations for investment and supporting the LDP process. Including the development of capacity plans.
- Evidence of report writing and presentation skills
- Developing and implementing strategic plans at service level to enable attainment of directorate objectives.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively and co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff
- A detailed understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Proven range of IT skills, including Excel PIVOT table use
- A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matters relating staff and patients
- Effective organisational skills, and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible resilient approach to work
- An awareness of the political environment in which operating
- Demonstrable self-awareness, an understanding of impact on others and an ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in difficult and challenging situations.
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty and integrity.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Enthusiasm to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing and uncertain environment.
- Commitment to CPD, proactively seeking out new learning opportunities
Desirable
- Ability to problem solve and seek out solutions.
- Ability to cope with working in a changing environment.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
