Assistant General Manager | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Are you looking for a development opportunity that gives you autonomy to manage a range of services and develop skills in strategic, project management and operational problem solving?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant General Manager to join the Children & Young People’s division at University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will work to manage General Children and Young People’s specialties and lead service improvements, alongside the Matron and Clinical Leads for services.The Children & Young People’s division has the opportunity to plan an expansion of services and ward areas, and we are looking for dynamic individuals to help make lasting improvements to the care of children and young people. The postholder will have a large degree of autonomy, and opportunity to lead change and will work closely with the whole multi-disciplinary team to ensure services are delivered effectively and safely.
They will form part of the senior leadership team within Children & Young People’s Division and offer service, performance and strategic management as well as quality improvement expertise. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to improving children & young people’s care through operational delivery and collaborative leadership.
This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership across the organisation, the opportunity to lead on large scale projects management and career development opportunities.
The post holder’s overall aim will be to provide visible and active senior service management support to the General and Adolescent specialties, and lead on projects/services within the and Young People’s Division. This role will work closely as a triumvirate with Nursing and medical leaders in general and adolescent specialties, to improve service provision and will oversee budget management of over £5m, with over 150 clinical and non-clinical staff within these specialties.The post holder will offer both operational problem solving, senior project management and service improvement expertise. This will include engaging with all relevant clinical teams and support services internal to UCLH and with external organisations such as Great Ormond Street Hospital and other North Central London partners.
One of the key elements of this post will be to provide senior operational support so that services/projects are clinically effective, safe and financially sound. Together with the leadership team, the post holder will take responsibility for the monitoring and delivery of key quality and performance standards and co-ordination of projects and initiatives within the unit to deliver against the standards.
The post holder will be responsible for meeting divisional objectives and strategic corporate objectives of the organisation and will provide leadership and management support to staff within their areas of management.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.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, nuclearmedicineandpathology.
Weare 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 be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- 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 year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025