Childrens Hospital Surgical Directorate General Manager

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious healthcare institution in Nottingham seeks a Directorate General Manager to oversee operational performance and ensure service delivery targets are met. The successful candidate will lead substantial service changes, manage a large budget, and develop strategies for improvement. Excellent management and communication skills are essential, alongside a proven track record in healthcare operations. This role promises a fulfilling career path in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Support for job applications

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous successful management experience at a senior level.
• Experience leading substantial service change in a complex environment.
• Proven record in managing operational budgets effectively.
• Ability to develop successful business plans.

Responsibilities

• Ensure achievement of operational performance targets.
• Lead and manage day-to-day planning and delivery of patient services.
• Drive key programmes for productivity and service improvement.

Skills

Management experience

Excellent communication skills

Budget management

Service change leadership

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting the Care Group Leadership Team and the Director of Operations, the post holder will have operational responsibility for the Directorate in the Care Group to ensure that all operational performance targets including waiting lists, finance, workforce and service improvement targets are achieved. The post holder will actively contribute to service integration and to the development of services in their Care Group, and where appropriate the wider Nottingham health and social care system.

Supporting the Care Group Director of Operations, the post holder is responsible for the operational day to day planning, monitoring and delivery of all patient services within the Directorate.

The post holder will be responsible for leading on, and delivering success across, several key programmes within the Directorate. These programmes will be essential in ensuring that the Care Group can deliver its primary objectives and targets over the years and will encompass a range of topics including productivity and efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality and workforce succession planning.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Previous successful management experience at a senior level with applicable specialist knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading and managing substantial service change and redesign in a complex environment
• Experience in managing large budgets for multiple departments and or services of major area of activity; responsible for overall budget setting for major area of activity

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive, or highly contentious information where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome
• Highly developed leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance

Planning & Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity
• Confident in presenting complex information to wide and varied audience both internal and external to the organisation

Commitment to Trust Values & Behavious

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Directorate General Manager Childrens Hospital Surgical JD (PDF, 448.4KB)
• Directorate General Manager, Childrens Hospital Surgical PS (PDF, 280.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)