Job summary
Do you want the chance to be at the forefront of transforming care for our patients working alongside a passionate and dedicated team? Are you the type of person who wants a career opportunity where you can be part of something that can make a real difference to services that your family may encounter. The Specialty Business Manager for Medicine is a challenging role, but the reward is being part of something that matters to our teams and our patients.
The Speciality Business Manager for Medical Neurosciences is responsible for the patient pathways within the Speciality units ensuringthat all operational performance targets are monitored, tracked and delivered. In doing so, they provide leadership to, and management of, the performance and capacity teams.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision and development of health services within Medicine and support and empower your teams to making a real difference.
You will be a dynamic and engaging individual who is passionate about patient care and delivery of services that meet their needs.
You will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care with compassion.
You will work in line with the Trust's corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
The Government have announced their intention to introduce the need for mandatory COVID vaccinations for all frontline patient facing roles (and those staff working in patient areas). This will come into effect from 1st April 2022. This role may be in scope and as such if you are appointed it is likely that your COVID vaccination status will form part of your Occupational Health assessment. If you would like further information on the vaccine and for ways to book this please visit www.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead and manage the patient pathways within the Speciality business units (SBU) ensuring the best use of available resources to provide efficient and effective delivery of all services in line with best practice, quality standards and performance targets.
- To develop a culture that encourages the use of initiative, individual and team responsibility and open communications.
- To provide effective line management
- To effectively manage the Directorates budget and finance
- To manage self and workload in a way that ensures the continued support of others
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead and manage the patient pathways within the Speciality business units (SBU) ensuring the best use of available resources to provide efficient and effective delivery of all services in line with best practice, quality standards and performance targets.
- To develop a culture that encourages the use of initiative, individual and team responsibility and open communications.
- To provide effective line management
- To effectively manage the Directorates budget and finance
- To manage self and workload in a way that ensures the continued support of others
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Diploma in NHS Management or equivalent clinical qualification
- Appropriate professional management qualification
- Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of operational management in NHS
- Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of acute hospital services and performance targets
- Experience of managing a budget
Desirable
- Established experience in services covered
- Working knowledge of current clinical pathways
- Working knowledge of key developments and transformation work in services covered
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- IT Literate - internet use, Outlook, Word processing, Powerpoint, Access and Excel
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Diploma in NHS Management or equivalent clinical qualification
- Appropriate professional management qualification
- Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of operational management in NHS
- Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of acute hospital services and performance targets
- Experience of managing a budget
Desirable
- Established experience in services covered
- Working knowledge of current clinical pathways
- Working knowledge of key developments and transformation work in services covered
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- IT Literate - internet use, Outlook, Word processing, Powerpoint, Access and Excel
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).
