Associate Group Manager, Transplant, Urology & Vascular

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Coventry is seeking a candidate to lead investigations and manage operational staff within the specialty. Responsibilities include implementing emergency protocols and contributing to business plans to improve patient care. Applicants should embody the Trust's Values and demonstrate commitment to excellence in healthcare delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the timely investigation and resolution of complaints and incidents.
• Manage administration and operational staff within the specialty.
• Implement arrangements to deal with emergencies in line with Trust policy.
• Contribute to robust business plans for specialty/service.
• Engage in interagency working to develop services across boundaries.
• Assume responsibility for the development of patient care.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead the timely investigation and resolution of complaints, clinical adverse events and untoward incidents, involving staff and/or patients, within the specialty and implement strategies to reduce risk of reoccurrence and promote quality.
• Manage administration, clerical and operational staff within the specialty, including regularly reviewing establishments and skill mix in collaboration with Group Manager, Clinical Lead and Modern Matron to ensure organisational efficiency and clinical excellence.
• Implement and review robust arrangements within the specialty to effectively deal with emergencies, in line with Trust policy, including elective and emergency admissions, major emergencies and mechanical failures.
• Contribute to and deliver robust business plans for specialty/service, In conjunction with senior colleagues, identifying opportunities for new markets and schemes to generate additional income and/or reduce expenditure.
• Proactively engage in interagency working to develop and implement strategies/services that cross traditional organisational boundaries, encouraging a seamless health system from a patient perspective.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Lead, Group Manager and Modern Matron assume responsibility within the specialty for the development and improvement of patient care through identifying and responding to opportunities for change that will lead to improvements in quality or efficiency and assist in the development of clinical practice.
• In conjunction with the Group Manager and Group Finance Manager provide support and take responsibility for reviewing income and expenditure within the specialty and the production and delivery of strategies to ensure the business viability of services.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Desirable criteria

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.