Deputy General Manager for Independent Sector and ENT Specialty
Job overview
The Deputy General Manager role is pivotal to the leadership and management of the ENT specialty, the recovery and transformation of our Trust's elective services, together with the on-going planning and delivery of the Trust's Independent Sector activity.
This is a new dual role post created for a fixed term of 12 months, but may also suit a Secondment opportunity for an internal candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the on-going planning, implementation, assurance and delivery of patients being transferred to Independent and Provider sites for treatment. The post holder will lead, alongside the Independent Sector Head of Operations, ensuring the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has full sight of and assurance over the delivery of Independent Sector activity.The Deputy General Manager will also provide senior managerial support to the Head of Operations for the ENT Specialty. This includes working closely with the nursing and clinical teams to ensure the services are managed in an efficient and safe manner.
The post holder is directly responsible for the operational teams and will support the clinical teams to deliver the quality and safety agenda. The post holder is responsible for the service delivery plans including assisting with the annual service/business planning and will ensure quality services are developed and maintained.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree [or equivalent]
- Management qualification or equivalent training
- Strong Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential criteria- 5+ years of Senior NHS Management experience with a proven track record of achieving national targets
- Experience of managing cancer pathways
- Proven experience of leadership in a complex environment
- Proven ability of managing resources, including people and finance
- Evidence of supporting doctors in management
- Experience working across networks and wide range of stakeholders
- Project Management with evidence of timely delivery within constraints
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to translate corporate policy into operational practice
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Budget management inclusive of reducing costs/efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action
- Highly developed IT skills with the ability to assimilate highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to demonstrate planning and organising across a broad range of complex activities formulating and adjusting plans and strategies.
- Advanced negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to work proactively with senior managers
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of a large multi-sited organisation
- Operational management theory and practice
- Change management process
- Operational knowledge of surgical specialties
- Knowledge of performance standards and their impact on service delivery within the NHS
- Demonstrate an understanding of financial processes and procedures.
- Understanding of Information Governance and confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this effects visitors, patients and staff
- Understanding of the NHS constitution
- Project management methodology
Other requirements
Essential criteria- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development related to role
- Upholds and models the Trust values
- Possess a full driving licence and able to drive across sites as required.
Staff and patients from across East Kent Hospitals are the feature of the biggest NHS recruitment drive in its 70 year history. https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/work-here/
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
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