Deputy General Manager - Burns, Plastics and Dermatology

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Burns, Plastics and Dermatology Division at Mid & South Essex Hospitals Foundation is seeking an experienced and dynamic operational manager to join our senior leadership team as the Deputy General Manager for Dermatology.

We are looking for an ambitious leader, able to apply fresh thinking and develop contemporary solutions to traditional issues; you are someone able to innovate, challenge and improve upon how we care for our patients. Based on experience, you have a clear vision of how we can deliver safe, individually tailored care to the highest standard consistently and the skills to make this a reality.

An aspirant future senior leader, you will be inspired by this opportunity to advance your career.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the operational and financial delivery of the clinical services within the service and will work closely with the Deputy Director of Operations, Medical Director, Clinical Lead and nursing leads.

You will have direct management responsibility for the dermatology services across Mid and South Essex by driving the strategic agenda within the Dermatology service as well as supporting teams to resolve day-to-day management issues, ensuring they are of a consistently high quality and deliver excellent patient experience.

You will have excellent communication and leadership skills, strong financial and workforce management experience and a commitment to quality and performance improvement. This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of key objectives within MSE including cost pressures, service developments, improvement programmes and commissioning.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking at furthering their operational and strategic experience.

The Dermatology provides the full range of modern dermatological services to a population of approximately 1.2 million. We typically see 15000 new patients and 21000 follow up cases per year. In addition there were over 12000 attendances for phototherapy last year and 400 patients underwent patch testing. The service operates across a number of sites including the 3 hospitals Basildon, Broomfield and Southend.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across ourTrust.

We will deliver safe and high-quality services and be an employer of choice for our workforce.

We are 'one team, working together'.

Date posted

23 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-B&P-BR-3022

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experence and qualifications

Essential

Further Education
Relevant Operational Experience
Qualification in Management/ Leadership

Desirable

Change Management Experience
Team leadership skills
Quality Improvement
NHS experience

Role specific experience

Essential

High volume patient management

Desirable

Governance Management

Person Specification

Experence and qualifications

Essential

Further Education
Relevant Operational Experience
Qualification in Management/ Leadership

Desirable

Change Management Experience
Team leadership skills
Quality Improvement
NHS experience

Role specific experience

Essential

High volume patient management

Desirable

Governance Management

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).

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