Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Division of Surgery as a Directorate General Manager for Theatres and Critical Care.
We are seeking to recruit a General Manager to provide operational leadership to Theatres and Critical Care. You will work with your triumvirate to deliver the core objectives of the service, Division and Trust. You will be the main point of contact for all matters relating to the services within your portfolio including activity and performance, planning, contracts, finance, governance and risk.
Who should apply? You should be an enthusiastic, experienced senior leader looking to develop and expand your NHS managerial career, ideally experienced working in a busy theatre environment. You must be able to demonstrate a strong performance focus and evidence transformation of services you have managed to date. Financially astute, somebody who leads from the front and can think on their feet. An experienced manager who can lead a large team effectively, ensuring performance and activity targets are achieved. You should be able to demonstrate how you have worked collaboratively and successfully with clinical teams over a period of time. You should be passionate about improving care and up for a challenge. You will join a team who is committed to delivering sustained improvements and promoting innovation.
Main duties of the job
You will provide strong credible leadership and drive for service improvement ensuring that relevant staff within the Directorate is empowered to change and develop clinical practice. Accountable for direct delivery of clinical services, managing the providers of direct patient care within the directorate. You will ensure the smooth management and organisation of care provision within the operating theatres through effective co-ordination of resources to ensure the provision of safe clinical care for all patients within the department and close working relationship with all other hospital departments
You will develop a team ethos between clinicians, clerical and admin and other professions to strengthen commitment and ownership of the corporate aims of the Trust as stated in the Trust's Business Plan. You will drive the strategic and operational development of the Trust and the Directorate to ensure that the Trust meets all of its objectives in the most efficient, effective and innovative way.
You will be required to analyse data, write reports and attend a variety of senior level meetings and drive change in partnership with the wider team and external stakeholders.
The post holder is accountable to the Divisional Director of Operations for the delivery of service, ensuring efficient and effective management of all resources in order to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience
- Evidence of further personal development
- Post Graduate Management qualification or equivalent high-quality training/experience (Master's Level).
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Managerial experience with a proven track record of success.
- Experience in public healthcare setting.
- Understanding of how organisations achieve prime performance Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce planning.
- Effective and motivational management skills.
Desirable
- Experience of producing and implementing successful business cases.
- Track record of successful service improvements and changes.
- Experience of leading a busy theatre department.
- Competence in data manipulation and use of spreadsheet analysis tools in determining performance and output targets
Skills
Essential
- High level proofing of documents and Statistics.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience
- Evidence of further personal development
- Post Graduate Management qualification or equivalent high-quality training/experience (Master's Level).
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Managerial experience with a proven track record of success.
- Experience in public healthcare setting.
- Understanding of how organisations achieve prime performance Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce planning.
- Effective and motivational management skills.
Desirable
- Experience of producing and implementing successful business cases.
- Track record of successful service improvements and changes.
- Experience of leading a busy theatre department.
- Competence in data manipulation and use of spreadsheet analysis tools in determining performance and output targets
Skills
Essential
- High level proofing of documents and Statistics.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving 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).
