Directorate Manager - Care of the Elderly, Stroke and Neurology

NHS; Newport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newport is seeking a Directorate Manager for Care of the Elderly, Stroke, and Neurology. The ideal candidate will oversee the operational management of these services, ensuring high professional standards. Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and ability to analyze complex information are essential. This role offers a supportive environment with multiple development opportunities.

Benefits

Fantastic benefits package

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
• Experience managing in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Responsibilities

• Direct, lead and motivate relevant Directorates.
• Promote good communication within the Management Team.
• Work closely with Divisional management Team for strategic plans.

Skills

Ability to analyse complex information

Previous knowledge in medical/acute environment

Job description

Directorate Manager - Care of the Elderly, Stroke and Neurology

The Directorate Manager will be responsible, in conjunction with the Clinical Directors for the performance, development and operational management of Care of the Elderly, Stroke and Neurology services within the Division.

This will involve the delivery of operational performance targets, including access targets, delivery of financial balance and the quality of services to patients. The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Director, Clinical Directors and the Divisional Management Team to make a positive contribution to the delivery of services across the local health community and relevant networks.

Main duties of the job

Working with the relevant Clinical Directors, Senior Nurses, Service Leads and General Manager, the post holder will be expected to provide professional management support, leadership and expertise to ensure that services for the Directorates under the managerial remit of the Unscheduled Care Division are delivered effectively and efficiently in line with Health Board and Divisional objectives.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health boardprovides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

In conjunction with the Clinical Directors, direct, lead and motivate the relevant Directorates, ensuring a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services and that activity is fully aligned to the business of the HB, and is in line with local and national policy.

To promote good communication with the Clinical Directors and Senior Nurse for the Directorates and to promote effective communication within this Management Team to ensure clear and effective leadership for the Directorates.

To exercise judgment involving highly complex data and situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options in order to ensure the effective daily management of the Directorates.

To work closely with the Divisional management Team, Clinical Directors, Senior Nurses and Service Managers in the development of strategic and operational plans for the relevant services. To formulate and contribute to long term strategic plans which involve uncertainty, and may impact on the entire organisation and to ensure that they fit within the ABUHBs strategic plans and local and national policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Ability to analyse and appropriately present high complex information
• Previous knowledge in required role and working in an medical/acute environment

Experience

• Previous experience working and participating in significant change management projects
• Experience if having produced reports and presented to a variety of audiences
• Experience of managing in a multi disciplinary setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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