Divisional Support Manager – Women’s & Children’s

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Shopping concourse

Day nurseries

Stagecoach bus travel discount

Park and Ride free travel between site

Parking cost subsidy for staff

Staff café and hot food 24/7 on site

Flexible working arrangements

Armed Forces welcome

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Divisional Support Manager to oversee defined service areas within the Women’s and children’s Division. You will contribute to annual planning, support service improvements, capital projects and cross-cover within the Division.

The role requires effective staff management, budget delivery and implementation of national standards. Two posts available: one permanent and one 12-month fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities

• The delivery of key national targets (18 weeks, Cancer, Choose & Book, etc) within the framework of annual plans agreed on a Trust wide basis.
• Manage staff within the service areas responsible for to deliver high quality services to the end users.
• Delivery of services within the delegated budgetary resources available, including the identification and delivery of cost improvements.
• Effective recruitment, retention and workforce planning policies are in place to ensure sufficient numbers and quality of staff are in place to underpin service delivery.
• Coordinate service planning on behalf of the defined service areas, contributing to the Directorate and Trust planning processes, including service re-design.
• Monitor service delivery, utilising established information systems, ensuring that variances are understood and corrected or reported to senior colleagues where appropriate.
• Ensure services are delivered in accordance with relevant national clinical standards - NICE, NSF’s, Cancer Plan, etc.
• Ensure effective communication systems for all staff are in place and implemented.

Job description

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Divisional Support Manager to oversee defined service areas within the Women’s and children’s Division. You will contribute to annual planning, support service improvements, capital projects and cross-cover within the Division.

The role requires effective staff management, budget delivery and implementation of national standards. Two posts available: one permanent and one 12-month fixed-term contract.