Job summary
We are currently looking for a General Manager within the division of Medicine.
The post holds management responsibility for the operational management and strategic planning of health services. This post is responsible overall for ensuring that all services are focused on ensuring the most effective and efficient use of resources to deliver a high-quality service that achieves the required performance targets.
The post holder will take a lead role across the Division for a number of areas as delegated by the Deputy Divisional Director, Deputy Clinical Chair and Deputy Director of Nursing for the Elective Portfolio Triumvirate.
The post holder will be expected to provide clear direction on modernisation and improvement of patient services, working with the multi-disciplinary team. He/she will also be expected to ensure that the services provided are responsive to patient needs, that planning of services involving patients and users, and reflect the diverse population served.
The post holder will be expected to provide senior leadership for people management, in order to recruit and retain high quality staff, provide effective appraisal and promote team working and strong staff involvement in decision making within the sphere of their responsibilities.
The post holder will be accountable for ensuring that income and expenditure targets are met for allocated services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide senior leadership and support for all staff.
- Be accountable for the delivery of Trust and Divisional objectives, as outlined in the Divisional Operating Plan.
- Provide direct line management for relevant specialty staff and any relevant Specialty Manager/AGM colleagues.
- Be an active member of the Divisional senior management team and Divisional Board.
- Work closely and effectively with clinical staff and clinical leads across the Division.
- Accountable for the delivery of Division-wide or Trust-wide projects as required
- Deputise for the Deputy Divisional Director and/or represent the Division of Medicine in internal and external meetings as required
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Management and /or leadership qualification
- Evidence of on-going professional and leadership development
Desirable
- Graduate level education, or professional qualification, or equivalent further study, or experience in management in a health related field
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Influences others including those outside of their direct management line
- Effectively leads others to deliver organizational objectives in a complex and diverse operational environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to change style as required to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including: clinicians, executives and commissioners
- Acts with tact, sensitivity and diplomacy
- Builds and acts with credibility with staff at all levels including clinicians and executives and commissioners
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing large complex services, ideally in a healthcare setting
- Experience of line management including handling complex HR issues (performance, absence grievance etc.)
- Experience of developing operational and strategic service plans and business cases
- Experience of planning and delivery of activity and performance standards, across multiple services
- Experience of financial and budgetary management including delivery of pay and non-pay savings
- Experience of leading service improvement and transformation programmes and projects
- Experience of leading on daily operational issues and participation on the Trust management on-call rota
- Knowledge of NHS Commissioning processes and relevant national performance delivery frameworks
- Knowledge of local and the successful delivery of performance targets
- Knowledge of legislation and requirements of clinical and corporate governance
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Management and /or leadership qualification
- Evidence of on-going professional and leadership development
Desirable
- Graduate level education, or professional qualification, or equivalent further study, or experience in management in a health related field
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Influences others including those outside of their direct management line
- Effectively leads others to deliver organizational objectives in a complex and diverse operational environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to change style as required to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including: clinicians, executives and commissioners
- Acts with tact, sensitivity and diplomacy
- Builds and acts with credibility with staff at all levels including clinicians and executives and commissioners
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing large complex services, ideally in a healthcare setting
- Experience of line management including handling complex HR issues (performance, absence grievance etc.)
- Experience of developing operational and strategic service plans and business cases
- Experience of planning and delivery of activity and performance standards, across multiple services
- Experience of financial and budgetary management including delivery of pay and non-pay savings
- Experience of leading service improvement and transformation programmes and projects
- Experience of leading on daily operational issues and participation on the Trust management on-call rota
- Knowledge of NHS Commissioning processes and relevant national performance delivery frameworks
- Knowledge of local and the successful delivery of performance targets
- Knowledge of legislation and requirements of clinical and corporate governance
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 Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin St
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
