Business Manager
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
The Maternity & Neonatology Directorate is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and highly motivated individual to join the service as the Business Manager.
The Business Manager is an integral role within the directorate and strategically key in maintaining operational performance, trust objectives and service development. The role requires someone who has the capability to identify opportunities for service redesign, focusing on patient centred approach to deliver through short and long term solutions.
We are looking for someone with experience in NHS operational management, who can balance the demands of a very busy workload and is dedicated to delivering excellent patient experience. You will need to have good communication and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate that you can lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be required to work at the Queen Charlotte & Chelsea Hospital/ Hammersmith Hospital site.
Main duties of the job- Provide appropriate support to the General Manager, Associate Director of Midwifery and the Clinical Director in the delivery of all operational functions a discrete section of the directorate.
- Overseeing the administrative functions within the department, and ensuring all key performance targets are met, and Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to.
- Be responsible for ensuring that the appropriate data is available, analysed and presented to support business decision making, forging the gap between financial and business management.
- Provide an increased focus on the delivery of streamlined, efficient services which are managed and benchmarked nationally and internationally.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION
Essential criteria- Relevant first degree
- Recognised management qualification at postgraduate level and/or experience
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Experience of operational and staff management in the NHS
- At least two years’ experience at AFC band 7 or above
- Track record of success in delivering change and project management
- Experience of managing and deciding on complex employment issues including handling grievances and disciplinary issues
- Budget management experience
SKILLS / ABILITIES
Essential criteria- Well-developed business planning and marketing skills
- Ability to analyse and effectively present performance data and identify areas for improvement
- Excellent organisational skills and time management skills