General Manager

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in Manchester is seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee clinical services and ensure performance standards are met. The ideal candidate will possess at least 2 years of NHS management experience and experience in managing clinical staff. This role offers the opportunity to lead significant service transformation plans and engage with a professional team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years NHS management experience required.
• Experience managing clinical staff, specifically medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Director in management across services.
• Ensure Clinical Services meet performance standards.
• Lead service transformation plans and engage staff.

Skills

NHS Management Experience

Clinical Staff Management

Job description

Overview

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The general Manager is a key support the Clinical Director in the management of all services across the department ensuring the development and maintenance of the highest standards.

In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the General Manager will ensure that the Clinical Service(s) is able to meet its performance standards. You will provide support to the Clinical Director in the resolution of any urgent issues within the service(s) and establish systems to implement the MFT/Clinical Group strategies for assessing service users' views on the quality of services provided and for involving patients, relatives and their representatives in the planning and development of services. In conjunction with the Clinical Director, the Clinical Group Directors and other General Manager, agree Local Plans relating to capacity and efficiency and be responsible for implementation of changes agreed in negotiations, delivering agreed activity levels to enhance performance. The General Manager will lead on the service transformation plans in conjunction with MFT/Clinical Group/other Clinical Service colleagues including the identification, development and delivery of appropriate service improvements and play a key role in engaging staff in the development and implementation of service reconfiguration programmes.

The General Manager will be supported by an experienced and professional team of peers.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• NHS Management Experience 2yrs min
• Experience of managing a service and being accountable officer
• Experience of managing clinical staff, namely medical staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience of theatre management and scheduling
• Experience of pathway re-design

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 189.1KB)
• JD & Person Spec (PDF, 189.1KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 1.4MB)