Specialty Manager

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Specialty Manager Band 7

Main area Vascular Science Grade Band 7 Contract Secondment: 12 months (Fixed term until 18th July 2026) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Part time considered) Job ref 387-DT7124-TJ

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/04/:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

The Division of D&T has an inclusive and supportive culture that highly values innovation and collaboration. You will be joining a team with deep and varied experience to which we hope you will want you add your talent.

The Vascular Science service is a team of seven clinical vascular scientists, two trainees, and three scientific support associates. We provide inpatient and outpatient adults and children's vascular ultrasound services, Monday-Friday, at both the Bristol and Weston sites, although this role will be based at the BRI.

To give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, please outline how you meet each of the criteria listed in the person specification. We welcome and encourage discussions about the role and visits to the department on 23rd April 12-4pm. Please contact our current Head of Service, Kate Maestri ( ) to arrange a visit.

If you are excited about the role but your experience or qualifications don't perfectly align with the specification, we encourage you to apply and note in your supporting information any other experience you do have that might make up for this. Better still, please get in touch with the persons listed as contacts for this role to help you decide whether the job could be suitable for you.

Main duties of the job

As the Specialty Manager, along with the clinical leads, you will provide leadership for the Vascular Science service:

1. Day to day operational management of the Vascular Science Service
2. Professional lead for the administrative function in your specialty
3. Leading on service development and driving delivery of the specialty vision and operational performance
4. Ensuring that we have the right workforce to deliver safe, high quality care for our patients
5. Responsibility for delegated budgets and identifying and implementing cost improvement opportunities
6. Leading on governance, quality and patient safety ensuring that complaints, incidents and risks are managed in line with Trust policy

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification Qualifications and Training

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant and demonstrable knowledge of managing service(s) against national performance targets
• Significant experience of managing a range of staff or a major service
• Significant experience of budgetary management, including management of contract income
• Experience and proven ability in managing organisational / service change
• NHS or public sector experience
• Management of waiting lists and performance
• Knowledge of current NHS issues; including NHS Plan, performance targets and Foundation Trust status
• Acute Hospital operational experience

Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with a wide range of people and to build credibility quickly
• Proven ability to analyse and resolve complex issues
• Ability to manage a post that will change and develop to meet the needs of the service
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to produce analytical reports
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop people

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.