Divisional General Manager - W&C

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

We are looking for a Divisional General Manager to lead our Women’s & Children’s services, ensuring the highest standards of safe and high-quality patient care. This role provides strategic and operational leadership, driving continuous improvement, service integration, and performance within the division and across the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.

You will work closely with the Trust Executive, Divisional Clinical Chair, and Divisional Director of Nursing to shape services and deliver outstanding care.

In return, we offer a challenging yet rewarding role, career development opportunities, and the chance to work in a state-of-the-art environment alongside some of the friendliest and most dedicated colleagues in the NHS.

Please send CV and cover letter explaining your suitability for the role to [email protected]

Interviews will be held at Kings Mill Hospital on 24th of March 2025 in person

Main duties of the job

The Divisional General Manager works with the Divisional Clinical Chair and Divisional Director of Nursing to ensure:

• The effective operational management of the Division, ensuring the co-ordination and planning of services between Service Management Teams and other Divisions to enable the provision of high-quality services.
• An effective performance management framework to support the Service Management Teams to deliver agreed activity and financial plans and performance, quality and workforce standards
• The delivery of effective and appropriate governance and risk management arrangements are in place across the Division’s services.
• The Division’s income and control budgets are managed in accordance with SFIs and Standing orders, the principles of Service Line Reporting and Establishment Control.
• The Division has a robust strategy and agreed priorities that align with the Trust strategic priorities.
• Staff are supported to work in an environment and culture consistent with the Trusts values.

Working for our organisation

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please see attached Divisional General Manager job pack document

Person specification

Knowledge

• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the NHS and social care system and the challenges and opportunities facing Acute Trusts
• Understanding of clinical and corporate governance requirements
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements
• Knowledge and application of engagement tools and techniques
• An understanding of the strategic issues facing Clinical Division and Trust services.

Qualifications

• Masters level qualification in relevant subject area, or equivalent professional qualification/ experience
• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• Extensive evidence of continuous professional development

Further training

• Leadership and management training and evidence of sustained personal and professional development

• Programme or Project management

Experience

• Substantial experience of leading multi-specialty Clinical Divisions at either Divisional or Deputy Divisional General Manager (or Director of Commercial experience in a health and social care Operations) level in an Acute Trust environment
• Substantial operational management of patient services at a senior level in a large complex organisation
• In depth specialist knowledge and expertise over multiple services/functions acquired over a significant period of time
• Extensive experience of leading a wide breadth of services and multiple disciplines to deliver high quality care
• Demonstrates an ability to performance manage against key indicators/productivity metrics improving operational service delivery, quality and patient experience
• Proven track record in leadership and delivering sustainable change through effective resource and people management
• Proven budget management experience

• Commercial experience in a health or social care environment

Skills and personal attributes

• Evidence of successfully engaging and influencing clinical and/or medical managers
• Experience of working with wider stakeholders across the health and care system to transform services and improve outcomes
• Experience of developing and implementing substantial and complex business cases
• Strong interpersonal negotiating and personal influencing skills
• Demonstrates awareness of own personal strengths and limitations with high personal and professional standards and emotional resilience
• Demonstrates leadership skills in order to drive and motivate continuous improvement, showing political astuteness and a commitment to action in the face of challenge
• Specialist skills in strategic thinking, critical analysis and resolution techniques.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Commercially- and financially-literate with an understanding of marketing and how to position the Division’s services against increased competition
• Able to provide and set direction, including analytical scope, usage of evidence to develop options.
• Ability to lead change through people, to inspire vision and develop a common purpose
• Able to manage conflict positively whilst empowering others and supporting team working
• Standard keyboard skills

Contractual

• Must be adaptable and work flexibly to the requirements of the post.
• Participation in the Trust On-call rota.
• Represent the Trust as an ambassador at national, regional and local events.
• Able to travel between sites
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with SFH ‘CARE’ values and managerial behavioural standards

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.

Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]