General Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for a defined set of services within the Division and is accountable to the Operational Director.

The safe and effective delivery of services within that area, ensuring all activity targets are met through the management and deployment of both health, social care and VCSE resources within a defined budget, working alongside partner leads

To work with other senior colleagues and partner agencies to support the development and delivery of safe and effective services including Neighbourhood mental health teams (NMHTs) providing senior leadership and support to a defined number of NMHTS

To monitor, review and improve systems and practices to deliver safe, high quality patient care and effective patient flow internally and across the whole system, working with partner leads

To promote an environment in which staff are encouraged to review and improve performance, practice and services to patients through training and development, audit, appraisal and peer review. Participate in the ongoing development of the division and work in partnership with lead clinicians/ practitioners and other key stakeholders to become involved in-service planning, decision making and delivery supporting a whole systems approach to care and treatment

Contributes and where appropriate lead on the development, implementation and monitoring of operational policies and key service and strategic developments.

To ensure recommendations from patient safety incidents (PSIIs), near misses, complaints and other incidents are implemented, and maximise trust wide and system wide learning by identifying and any trends and agreeing actions across the system where appropriate

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Lead on designated projects as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
• Clinical/post graduate management qualification to masters or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services.
• Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans
• Experience of modernising services without additional resources
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
• Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
• Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site)
• Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill View Hospital

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)