Assistant General Manager | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for adynamic,motivatedand talented Assistant General Manager to join the Haematology serviceat UCLH.

We are looking for a leader who candemonstrateeffective communication skills, team working, excellentproblem solvingabilities and strong valuesbased in line with the UCLH Trust values.

UCLH is one of the largest and busiest haematology units in Europe with >100 dedicated inpatient beds in a purpose-built building which opened in 2022 (the Grafton Way Building).

The clinical team comprisesof >40 haematology registrars-in-training/senior clinical fellows, >70 haematology consultants and a large team of clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners and specialist ward nurses. The serviceprovidedcovers the entire range of malignant,non-malignantand experimental haematology including phase 1 clinical trials, CAR T-cell therapy, bone marrow transplantation, TTP, haemoglobinopathies, bleeding and thrombotic disorders, leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, teenage and young adults, andstate-of-the-artdiagnostics.

• The post holder willbe responsible forensuring that services are efficiently and effectively run within the Cancer Division. This will be achieved through excellent human resource, financial and performance management, and leadership of change management to achieve improvement in process andpatient outcomes.
• The post holder will also take the lead on specific service development issues. The post holder will also be operationally responsible for designated areas of the Cancer Division including direct management responsibility for staff and direct budgetary control.
• The post holder willbe responsible formeeting both the Cancer Division’sobjectivesand the strategic corporateobjectivesof the organisation and will provide leadership and management support to staff within their areas of management. The role will also focus on the development and implementation of projects working within tighttime scales whenrequired.
• The Assistant General Manager will deputise, whereappropriate forthe General Manager in their absence.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and bea part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

• In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second yearrunning!University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Oct 2024