Area Service Manager

Scottish Ambulance Service; Motherwell; In loco; GBP 53.000 - 61.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

On-call allowance

Descrizione del lavoro

The Scottish Ambulance Service in Scotland is seeking an Area Service Manager (AfC Band 7) in the West Region. The post leads teams within Scheduled and Emergency/Unscheduled Care, delivering improvements and contributing to regional performance targets.

You will require strong leadership, budgeting and project management experience, plus stakeholder engagement and IT literacy. A management qualification is desirable and a full driving licence is required. On-call duties are included.

Competenze

• Strong management and leadership experience in healthcare or public sector.
• Experience in budgets, project management and change management.
• Stakeholder engagement and delivery of local plans are advantageous.

Mansioni

• Lead teams across Scheduled and Emergency/Unscheduled Care in the West Region.
• Drive service improvement and support regional performance targets.
• Provide management support at operational incidents and participate in on-call arrangements.
• Develop and deliver local delivery plans with internal and external partners.

Conoscenze

Budget management

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership / people management

IT literacy

Driving licence

Formazione

Management qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Advertised location: Motherwell

Advertised salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)

Employment type: Various Contract Options

WEST REGION

AREA SERVICE MANAGER

AfC Band 7 plus on call allowance

Have you ever thought about continuing your management career in Scottish Ambulance Service? Are you looking for a challenging management role where no two days are the same? Are you passionate about service improvement and looking for a role that will challenge you? If the answer is yes, we may have the role for you.

Some exciting opportunities have arisen for a pivotal role in service delivery based within the West Region, as an Area Service Manager.

This managerial post will play a critical role in the achievement of the West Region’s performance targets and the ongoing development of our continuous improvement agenda. The post holder will assume an important role within the management structure for the West Region with responsibility for teams within both Scheduled and Emergency/Unscheduled Care Services. In addition, the post holder will be expected to provide management support at operational incidents as required and participate in the Regional On-Call arrangements.

Ideal candidates will possess the drive and enthusiasm to deliver results proactively and reactively and understand the key issues and challenges facing Scottish Ambulance Service. It is essential that you possess excellent interpersonal, communication, planning, organisational and analytical skills along with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines. You should be able to demonstrate strong leadership and the ability to build, develop, motivate, mentor and lead teams.

You must evidence relevant experience in a management, supervisory or leadership role and have experience of stakeholder engagement. Previous experience of managing budgets, project management, involvement in managing change, working with internal/external partners, and implementing local delivery plans would be advantageous. As would the achievement of or working towards a management qualification.

You must be committed to improving quality and standards of care, have an openness to new organisational structures, procedures and technology and support cultural change. You must also be IT literate and possess a full driving licence.

Applications are welcome from individuals who demonstrate the relevant experience, drive and enthusiasm as outlined above.

Any applicant who previously applied for a Scottish Ambulance Service Area Service Manager Post in any recruitment process within the last 12 months should not apply, as those applications will not be considered.

Posts:

• Glasgow (Permanent, however Secondment may be considered)
• Lanarkshire (Secondment – circa 12 months)

Informal enquiries and further details of the opportunity should be directed to:

Phil McAleer, Head of Ambulance Services, Glasgow at [e-mail]

Islay Russell, Head of Ambulance Services, Lanarkshire at [e-mail]

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

Please note that SAS is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.