Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic General Manager for our Cardiac Surgery and Transplant service who is driven by the desire to do best by our patients.
Are you looking to take your leadership career to the next level? At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we are embedding our exciting new Operating Model and placing the roles closest to patient care at the heart of decision-making. By creating clinically led, multidisciplinary leadership teams we can ensure decisions are informed by clinical expertise while keeping the operational expertise needed to run safe, successful services.
We are looking for experienced, forward-thinking leaders able to support the introduction of our new ways of working. You will be well supported with a bespoke personal development plan, and you will also have access to a range of development activities.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in decision-making, influence the future of patient services, and be part of a Trust-wide movement to embed clinical leadership at every level.
Main duties of the job
The General Manager is responsible to the Clinical Director for the delivery of all patient services within the Cardiac Surgery. The General Manager role in the triumvirate involves ensuring that all operational performance targets, including waiting lists, finance, the quality of services to patients and improving services towards best practice standards within available income are achieved.The Post Holder will be a member of the triumvirate with the Lead Nurse and Clinical Lead, with directionfrom the Clinical Director and advice and support from the Clinical Group Directors to achieveMFT / Clinical Group objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services across the Group and the local health and social care economy.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The general Manager is a key support the Clinical Director in the management of all services across the departmentensuring the development and maintenance of the highest standards.In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the General Manager will ensure that the Clinical Service(s) is able to meetits performance standards.You will provide support to the Clinical Director in the resolution of any urgent issues within the service(s) and establish systems to implement the MFT/Clinical Group strategies for assessing service users' views on the quality of services provided and for involving patients,relatives and their representatives in the planning and development of services.In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the Clinical Group Directors and other General Manager, agree Local Plans relating to capacity and efficiency and be responsible for implementation of changes agreed in negotiations, delivering agreed activity levels to enhance performance.The General Manager will lead on the service transformation plans in conjunction with MFT/Clinical Group/other Clinical Service colleagues including the identification, development and delivery of appropriate service improvements and play a key role in engaging staff in the development and implementation of servicereconfiguration programmes.
The General Manager will be supported by an experienced and professional team of peers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The general Manager is a key support the Clinical Director in the management of all services across the departmentensuring the development and maintenance of the highest standards.In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the General Manager will ensure that the Clinical Service(s) is able to meetits performance standards.You will provide support to the Clinical Director in the resolution of any urgent issues within the service(s) and establish systems to implement the MFT/Clinical Group strategies for assessing service users' views on the quality of services provided and for involving patients,relatives and their representatives in the planning and development of services.In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the Clinical Group Directors and other General Manager, agree Local Plans relating to capacity and efficiency and be responsible for implementation of changes agreed in negotiations, delivering agreed activity levels to enhance performance.The General Manager will lead on the service transformation plans in conjunction with MFT/Clinical Group/other Clinical Service colleagues including the identification, development and delivery of appropriate service improvements and play a key role in engaging staff in the development and implementation of servicereconfiguration programmes.
The General Manager will be supported by an experienced and professional team of peers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- NHS Management Experience 2yrs min
- Experience of managing a service and being accountable officer
- Experience of managing clinical staff, namely medical staff
Desirable
- Experience of theatre management and scheduling
- Experience of pathway re-design
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- NHS Management Experience 2yrs min
- Experience of managing a service and being accountable officer
- Experience of managing clinical staff, namely medical staff
Desirable
- Experience of theatre management and scheduling
- Experience of pathway re-design
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).
