Education and Business Manager
Job overview
To be responsible for new business development for the Postgraduate Medical Centre, The Cambridge Simulation Centre and the Cambridge Digital Health and Surgical Training Centre.
To work at a senior level, exhibiting high levels of professionalism, personal resilience, and effectiveness to ensure operational and strategic development of the Postgraduate Medical Centre.
Main duties of the job
To manage a complex, fast-paced and diverse workload efficiently and effectively, meeting tight deadlines.
To develop strong relations with external stakeholders, industry partners, education groups and work across multiple levels within the healthcare and commercial sector.
Design, improve and implement systems and processes that contribute to the effectiveness and productivity of the team.
To manage the Centre's budgets and produce monthly reports with analysis and recommendations.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners.Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave.
The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st January 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 4th February 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Educated to degree level with further training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent professional experience
- Able to demonstrate personal development
- Management Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of creating and writing reports to communicate information to a range of audiences in an appropriate manner.
- Experience of working in, and leading, a team
- Experience of line managing a team
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience of managing budgets
- Proven track record of delivering to deadlines
- Significant up to date experience as a manager in a similar setting/area
- Sound experience of working independently at a senior level in a complex environment
- Experience of working to short deadlines.
- Experience in postgraduate/NHS/or education environment.
- Experience of working to short deadlines while under pressure
- Experience of the NHS budget processes
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Financial systems in the public sector
- Knowledge of current medical education standards and career progression
Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet set deadlines
- Excellent liaison, co-ordinating, negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to support and develop others, using a variety of tools, techniques and understanding others’ learning styles.
- Proficient in the use computer database applications and a range of electronic references sources including Word and Excel
- Ability to obtain, analyse and interpret complex data and present this to others though slides/ documents
- Ability to think innovatively and creatively
- Ability to build strong relationships with staff at all levels
- Able to take initiative and own project to completion
- Aptitude for research and self-learning
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Able to prioritise own work effectively and direct activities of others
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria- Flexibility with regard to working patterns
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.