Job summary
An
exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen to join the Chapel Allerton
Clinical Service Unit (CSU). We are looking for a focused and highly
motivated individual to join the management team in the role of Business
Manager with a key focus on day to day operational management and service
improvement, predominately working within the Dermatology and Elective
Orthopaedic services, but will be required to work across the CSU as part of
the wider management team.
Main duties of the job
This
post is pivotal in providing key operational and business management support
to ensure the delivery of a quality, patient focused service. The post holder
will join an established and supportive management team in the CSU and will
be required to work with management and clinical teams within the CSU
The
post holder will be required to manage the day to day operational aspects of
service delivery, with a focus on achieving and monitoring access performance
and service improvement alongside budgetary responsibilities. The post holder
will be required to develop professional relationships with a wide range of
key stakeholders in order to support the business functions of the CSU.
The
ideal candidate will have business acumen, with knowledge of an operational
management environment with a particular focus on developing and delivering
business plans, achieving key performance targets including access and
financial targets. The post holder will be able to lead and support a
motivated team to ensure successful delivery.
About us
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values
are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of
Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across
West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible
care for our patients.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder provides management support to the CSU or a component part of the
CSU. He/she will have responsibility for the performance of administrative
and clerical staff and will ensure that services are delivered within budget
to agreed quality standards and in accordance with agreed activity levels.
The
post holder will also work with members of their CSU and other senior
managers in the strategic development of the services provided by the CSU.
This will include strategic and operational business planning and monitoring,
and the development of relationships with key internal and external partners.
The post holder will ensure the CSU functions as an integral part of the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and that CSU and Trust-wide objectives are
achieved simultaneously.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder provides management support to the CSU or a component part of the
CSU. He/she will have responsibility for the performance of administrative
and clerical staff and will ensure that services are delivered within budget
to agreed quality standards and in accordance with agreed activity levels.
The
post holder will also work with members of their CSU and other senior
managers in the strategic development of the services provided by the CSU.
This will include strategic and operational business planning and monitoring,
and the development of relationships with key internal and external partners.
The post holder will ensure the CSU functions as an integral part of the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and that CSU and Trust-wide objectives are
achieved simultaneously.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Change management skills including service reconfiguration
- Analytical skills, literacy and numeracy. Ability to analyse data and formulate reports
- Able to communicate in a complex service
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, including a management qualification or post graduate diploma
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma.
- Career progression through continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level in a related field
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work under significant and sustained pressure and to highly demanding and often conflicting timescales.
- Ability to maintain systems for keeping abreast of changes in the NHS and their impact on the Directorate
- Commitment to team working with the ability to take personal responsibility for difficult decision making
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of both the NHS culture and of the cultures of the different health professional groups
- Sound understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda to include priorities from the Department of Health, Monitor, Healthcare Commission, National, Local and Trust Targets
- Work within the Trusts Capital and Corporate Planning procedures
- Understanding and experience of effective information analysis, data interpretation and presentation, and software applications essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
Desirable
- NHS management experience
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Change management skills including service reconfiguration
- Analytical skills, literacy and numeracy. Ability to analyse data and formulate reports
- Able to communicate in a complex service
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, including a management qualification or post graduate diploma
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma.
- Career progression through continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level in a related field
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work under significant and sustained pressure and to highly demanding and often conflicting timescales.
- Ability to maintain systems for keeping abreast of changes in the NHS and their impact on the Directorate
- Commitment to team working with the ability to take personal responsibility for difficult decision making
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of both the NHS culture and of the cultures of the different health professional groups
- Sound understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda to include priorities from the Department of Health, Monitor, Healthcare Commission, National, Local and Trust Targets
- Work within the Trusts Capital and Corporate Planning procedures
- Understanding and experience of effective information analysis, data interpretation and presentation, and software applications essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
Desirable
- NHS management experience
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.
