Job summary
Assistant General Manager (Queen Square Division )
This exciting new role within the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery will be a crucial part of our senior management team.
You will have the unique opportunity to support and gain experience from a wide range of services within the Neurology department.
You will have a broad mix of skills and experience enabling you to manage a comprehensive and varied portfolio and will support the shared vision to aspire to excellence.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have specific focus on delivery and performance of both clinical and administration teams; you will do this through supporting the department with service management; ensuring the delivery of operational planning including capacity and demand planning, supporting the business planning and business case development and additionally supporting internal projects.
To do all this you must have the knowledge or experience of working on complex projects and dealing with a range of stakeholders
You must have proven people skills and a track record of delivering high quality work in a fast paced environment. You will also have a keen eye for data.
In return we will support your development. You will be part of a vibrant and busy team who work together to support each other to achieve the best.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Recognised management qualification/or working towards
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of operational management in a healthcare setting
- Experience of successfully managing a team
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in planning and managing change
- Budgetary management experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within neurosciences, Stroke, Private Patients, SRS/Gamma Knife services
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To clearly demonstrate leadership and ability to motivate and empower others
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to influence clinicians and managers for service improvement
- Effective budgetary and resource management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literate, able to manage data required for performance management
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team worker
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and analytical skills including:
- ointer-personal skills
- oliaison and negotiation skills
- owriting and presentation skills
- odata interpretative skills
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Recognised management qualification/or working towards
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of operational management in a healthcare setting
- Experience of successfully managing a team
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in planning and managing change
- Budgetary management experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within neurosciences, Stroke, Private Patients, SRS/Gamma Knife services
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To clearly demonstrate leadership and ability to motivate and empower others
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to influence clinicians and managers for service improvement
- Effective budgetary and resource management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literate, able to manage data required for performance management
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team worker
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and analytical skills including:
- ointer-personal skills
- oliaison and negotiation skills
- owriting and presentation skills
- odata interpretative 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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
