Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a motivated and focused Assistant General Manager to join the Women's Directorate within the Women's, Children's and Sexual Health Division at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
As Assistant General Manager within the Directorate, you will provide operational and strategic support with a high focus on clinical pathway transformation and the Clinical Administration Unit. You will work closely with the existing Assistant General Manager and General Manager to achieve activity targets against national requirements as well as supporting the delivery of new challenges.
Main duties of the job
As a highly motivated manager with proven experience, you will display strong leadership qualities and have a proven track record of delivering high performance across the areas you have managed.
Key aspects of the role;
- Monitoring and proactively supporting patient flow
- Delivering performance KPIs
- Service improvements and reconfiguration
- Management of CAU Team
Key Qualities
- Patient focused with a "can do" attitude
- Ability to manage day to day operational site pressures
- Self-confidence to lead and deliver services both internally and with external partners
- Experienced in developing effective relationships with ward teams, internal and external stakeholders
- Willingness to be highly visible with an approachable and flexible manner
- Ability to work as part of a small team with adaptability to support the wider Division and Trust.
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 760,000 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 more than 7,000 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 StandardLevel. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
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.
Interview Date: TBC
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 StandardLevel. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
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.
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Managerial experience within a healthcare or similar setting, ideally in an acute setting.
- Evidence of innovation and achievement in management practice.
- Awareness and understanding of national policy concerning patient care and developments within the NHS including current developments concerning national plans.
- IT and computer literacy - including knowledge of Patient Management Systems and tracking system to manage patients on the waiting list.
- Keeps abreast of national and local developments in health and social care
Desirable
- Evidence of successful involvement in production of clear business cases.
- Recent management experience in an acute hospital.
- Experience of the management of change.
- Experience of managing projects within constraints and on time.
Skills
Essential
- Able to manage budgets and deliver on targets.
- Able to support and deliver Cost Improvement programmes.
- Supports and encouages budget holders to understand and make efficient and effective use of financial resources.
- Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to organise people and staff to ensure the service within area of responsibility is delivered to the required standards and targets.
- Understands and is able to use informal persuasion and provision of information, to influence others
- Ability to prioritise the key tasks to reflect & deliver the needs of the service.
- Ability to analyse and validate data, identify trends and take action
- Ability to work actively, systematically and collaboratively with others to identify service efficiency and quality improvements, assess options and risks, reach decisions, develop plans for achievement, implement and evaluate.
- Plans collaboratively with others, co-ordinates and monitors the delivery of services and/or projects with clear quality indicators and timescales.
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Tools such as A3 Thinking, Improvement Huddles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Managerial experience within a healthcare or similar setting, ideally in an acute setting.
- Evidence of innovation and achievement in management practice.
- Awareness and understanding of national policy concerning patient care and developments within the NHS including current developments concerning national plans.
- IT and computer literacy - including knowledge of Patient Management Systems and tracking system to manage patients on the waiting list.
- Keeps abreast of national and local developments in health and social care
Desirable
- Evidence of successful involvement in production of clear business cases.
- Recent management experience in an acute hospital.
- Experience of the management of change.
- Experience of managing projects within constraints and on time.
Skills
Essential
- Able to manage budgets and deliver on targets.
- Able to support and deliver Cost Improvement programmes.
- Supports and encouages budget holders to understand and make efficient and effective use of financial resources.
- Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to organise people and staff to ensure the service within area of responsibility is delivered to the required standards and targets.
- Understands and is able to use informal persuasion and provision of information, to influence others
- Ability to prioritise the key tasks to reflect & deliver the needs of the service.
- Ability to analyse and validate data, identify trends and take action
- Ability to work actively, systematically and collaboratively with others to identify service efficiency and quality improvements, assess options and risks, reach decisions, develop plans for achievement, implement and evaluate.
- Plans collaboratively with others, co-ordinates and monitors the delivery of services and/or projects with clear quality indicators and timescales.
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Tools such as A3 Thinking, Improvement Huddles.
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
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Cross site - predominantly Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells
TN2 4QJ
Employer's website
https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
