27 Oct
NHS
Leicester
General Manager - Leicester Children's Hospital (EMCHC)University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The post holder is responsible for the day to day running of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre and be a pivotal part in orchestrating a large multi-disciplinary team to provide excellent patient care. Current priorities include continuing the restoration and recovery plans for services, promoting & encouraging staff wellbeing, and innovation and service development.
The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.
You will work closely with the senior management team within the CMG, general managers, service managers within and outside the CMG,
to ensure we have streamlined pathways and are delivering excellent quality and equitable care across the services.
This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity for an operational manager with excellent communication skills and a passion for providing specialist services.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing leadership to the broad team of professionals within the children's hospital and the CMG.
2. Deliver strategic plans for service delivery and development.
3. Management of staff performance, budget and KPIs.
4. Ensure governance and risk management processes are adhered to.
5. Work with the team to ensure a high standard of patient care.
6. Be mindful to strategy, ensuring future proofing of services.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic planning to ensure the children's services provides high quality patient care and achieves performance objectives. To promote staff wellbeing and recruitment and retention of staff including medical and non-medical.
You will be responsible for providing leadership for Children's operational leadership, working within a highly performing team to provide excellent services for its service users and guardians.
Person SpecificationCommitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours.
Training & Qualifications
- First degree or equivalent.
- Extensive up to date knowledge of the NHS.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Evidence of other specialist knowledge at higher degree or masters level.
Experience
- Experience within the Healthcare sector at senior manager level including operational responsibility for complex specialities/service.
- Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets.
- Experience of delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting.
- Experience of managing and hearing performance issues.
- Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information.
- Experience of working in an Acute Teaching hospital.
Communication and relationship skills
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral.
- Evidence of being a team-player but able to stand back when necessary.
- Ability to motivate staff to deliver challenging targets.
- Ability to present complex data.
- Ability to manage conflict.
Analytical and Judgement skills
- Logical thinker with evidence of implementation of ideas and solutions.
- Excellent problem solving skills using team when appropriate.
- Able to analyse and understand complex financial and clinical data.
- Business focused.
- Sensitive to clinical and political demands.
- Ability to cut through barriers to change.
Planning and organisation skills
- Proven record of robust performance management.
Sickness Absence
- Able to demonstrate attendance levels in accordance with UHL's policy.
Equality and Diversity
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Other requirements specific to the role
- Able to participate in on-call rota.
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.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum / pro rata for part time hours.
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▶️ General Manager - Leicester Children's Hospital (EMCHC)
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