Band 8b General Manager

We are excited to be looking for an experienced senior operational manager to join the specialised surgery team at QEHB.

The role is operationally leading and managing breast, burns and plastics services alongside a dedicated Matron and Clinical Service Lead.

This post is also responsible for Cancer pathways across UHB so this role is ideally suited to someone with a track record of sustained performance improvement.

The General Manager role requires a highly competent individual with extensive experience in the management of people and services at a service team level or above, in the health care sector. The General Manager will lead, direct and co-ordinate a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service provision to meet the needs of patients within our pain service and surgical specialities.

Working within the new structure of CDG9B the postholder will work closely with the clinical service leads, nursing leads and a range of stakeholders across the hospital, the successful candidate will be well supported by the senior leadership team.

The Anaesthetics service is based on the Queen Elizabeth (QE) site and the pain service is based both at the Solihull and QE hospital sites. Day to day the postholder will be based within the theatre complex of the new QE hospital.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

Person specification Qualifications

1. GCSE/O Level English and Maths Grade C or equivalent.
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent (E)
3. Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience (E)

Experience

1. Substantial Experience in a senior managerial and leadership role within a healthcare setting which is commensurate with the complexity and size of the allocated area of responsibility.
2. Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
3. Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services.
4. Experience of improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in performance improvement.
5. Experience of directly line managing and providing strategic leadership to large numbers of specialist staff/multi-disciplinary service teams ranging from bands 3 7.
6. Experience of managing individual and team performance through the setting of objectives, PDPs and appraisals.
7. Experience of application of recruitment strategies and workforce development including undertaking skill mix reviews and succession planning.
8. Experience of using service redesign methodology.

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.

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Agenda for Change

Band

Band 8b

Contract

Fixed Term

Duration

12 Month(s)

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

653

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH