Deputy General Manager - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Closing Date: 14/05/2025 (This may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: Commencing 15/05/2025

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: W/C 19/05/2025

12 month secondment opportunity General Manager for Surgery & Digestive Diseases services.

The post holder will support the Senior General Manager and the CSU triumvirate to ensure the safe and effective delivery of all patient services within the CSU. This involves achievement of all operational performance targets, including access, finance, and quality.

The post holder will assist the Senior General Manager with the provision of timely, efficient and effective Clinical Service Unit support ensuring that a responsive, innovative service is provided to the highest possible standards, in line with Trust Strategy.

The post holder will work in a Trust-wide capacity under the direction of the Senior General Manager and will represent them at meetings as necessary and appropriate.

The post holder will support the clinical teams to ensure that clinical safety and quality is maintained alongside the business integrity of the Clinical Service Unit.

Main duties of the job

  • To assist the Senior General Manager in ensuring that all performance targets are met, and support the Senior General Manager to develop and implement sustainable solutions in conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues across the hospital.
  • To be responsible for ensuring the operational delivery of services; leading and effectively implementing change management initiatives to improve service provision.
  • To influence the strategic development and service improvement within the agreed portfolio, in conjunction with the Clinical Directors, General Managers and Deputy Directors of Nursing.
  • To lead and deliver strategic development and service improvement as required.
  • To be responsible for ensuring that within all specific work areas all local and national performance targets and objectives are met.
  • Responsible for management of resources (human resource, estate, financial) as agreed with the Senior General Manager.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-7171551

Job locations

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Duckworth lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to work with minimal supervision and have significant autonomy in the delivery of the above and be responsible for his/her professional actions.

The post holder will hold sole responsibility for a range of duties and services, organising their own workload and working within established policies, procedures and guidelines, as agreed with the General Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to work with minimal supervision and have significant autonomy in the delivery of the above and be responsible for his/her professional actions.

The post holder will hold sole responsibility for a range of duties and services, organising their own workload and working within established policies, procedures and guidelines, as agreed with the General Manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in a healthcare environment
  • Proven track record of achieving set targets.
  • Experience and understanding of the modernisation agenda and the opportunities for redesigning services.
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
  • Experience of managing organisational change
  • Experience in report writing and delivering presentations, to formal presentations.
  • Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
  • Budget management experience, including reducing costs/ efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action.

Desirable

  • Experience of working across networks, with wide ranging stakeholders.
  • Experience of best practice process improvement techniques across a range of sectors.

Skills

Essential

  • Full range of IT skills including spreadsheet analysis.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff/managers/clinicians and external stakeholders
  • The ability to deal with complex issues in a methodical and logical approach
  • Ability to work pro-actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Understanding of recommendations from Francis, Keogh and other patient experience and quality of care directives and measures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree and/or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Master's level degree or equivalent qualification or knowledge/experience
  • Project management experience, Prince 2 or other project management qualification
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in a healthcare environment
  • Proven track record of achieving set targets.
  • Experience and understanding of the modernisation agenda and the opportunities for redesigning services.
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
  • Experience of managing organisational change
  • Experience in report writing and delivering presentations, to formal presentations.
  • Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
  • Budget management experience, including reducing costs/ efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action.

Desirable

  • Experience of working across networks, with wide ranging stakeholders.
  • Experience of best practice process improvement techniques across a range of sectors.

Skills

Essential

  • Full range of IT skills including spreadsheet analysis.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff/managers/clinicians and external stakeholders
  • The ability to deal with complex issues in a methodical and logical approach
  • Ability to work pro-actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Understanding of recommendations from Francis, Keogh and other patient experience and quality of care directives and measures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree and/or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Master's level degree or equivalent qualification or knowledge/experience
  • Project management experience, Prince 2 or other project management qualification

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).

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.

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Duckworth lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Duckworth lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior General Manager

Rob Guest

robert.guest@bthft.nhs.uk

07975237300

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-7171551

Job locations

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Duckworth lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


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