General Manager - Acute and Emergency Care Directorate
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Job summary
Applications are welcome for an individual looking for a development opportunity as the General Manager for the Acute and Emergency Directorate in the Medical Division at Wye Valley NHS Trust.
Reporting to the Associate Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the Directorate Matron, named clinical leads and colleagues across the Division and Trust. You will ensure delivery of high quality services and meet regulatory and operational performance targets. Supported by senior leadership you will seek, share and drive opportunities to deliver high standards of clinical care and have a selection of productivity schemes whilst ensuring delivery of operational, financial and transformational agenda.
This is an exciting time for the Directorate as the Urgent and Emergency care recovery plans are being implemented and driving several changes including the development of a Virtual Ward.
You will have accountability and responsibility for a broad portfolio and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams ensuring safe and effective service delivery. You will possess highly developed leadership skills, be intellectually flexible, highly analytical and confident to challenge and possess strong interpersonal skills, along with the ability to motivate and build successful teams in a fast paced environment. You will lead the Directorate and be focused on outcomes to deliver the highest quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and friends.
12M Secondment.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver the efficient utilisation of operational resources to maximise performance and
- To work collaboratively with other Managers and Clinical leads across Clinical directorates and Divisions to support delivery of all operational performance
- To ensure that the Acute and Emergency Care Directorate has relevant and robust Standard Operating; escalation and business continuity
- In conjunction with the Clinical Director and Matron ensure that quality and safety indicators are met, acting upon potential non-compliance as agreed in relevant procedures and
- To ensure that the Acute and Emergency Care Directorate has an Operational Performance Management
- To be responsible for improving services and delivering best practice standards within available
- To develop business cases to support operational delivery of services and to supervise others in the development of business cases where
- To be responsible for ensuring the estate is developed to meet the needs of the services within the Acute and Emergency Care Directorate.
- To deputise for the Associate Chief Operating Officer
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
01 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£58,972 to £68,525 a year pa
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-MED-5850985
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Associate Chief Operating Officer Medical Division
David Allison
01432364101
