General Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a General Manager for Radiology Services to support the Directorate Manager across hospital and community sites. The role focuses on standards, quality, finance and governance, with line management of directorate staff and clinical leads.

It covers services at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and includes on-call duties. Applicants should have senior operational experience and a Master's level qualification, with the ability to travel

Qualifications

• Senior management experience in a complex environment.
• Master's degree or equivalent experience.
• Track record of managing change and leading clinical and non-clinical teams to KPI targets.
• Knowledge of NHS policy and local/national changes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Directorate Manager to meet constitutional standards and priorities.
• Support delivery of quality, activity, finance and governance across the directorate.
• Provide line management to directorate staff, including annual job planning and appraisals, with clinical leads.
• Lead specific service improvement objectives to meet national, local and directorate priorities.
• Support business plans and annual planning submission, monitoring compliance and delivery against plan.
• Build and manage performance systems, reporting directorate indicators and risks to the Divisional Board.
• Prepare services for inspections and reviews such as CQC and HSE.
• Analyse and interpret data from multiple sources to drive directorate activity and address performance issues.
• Support business continuity and EPPR plans for the directorate.
• Support service redesign and income-generating business opportunities.
• Work with clinical leads on clinical risk and healthcare governance for each speciality.
• Deputise as required and work on the trust's on-call rota.

Skills

Communication

Influence decisions

Financial management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Change management

Office IT

Education

Master's degree

Job description

This 12-month General Manager post in Radiology Services at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust supports the Directorate Manager across hospital and community sites. The work centres on meeting constitutional standards, managing quality, finance and governance, and line managing directorate staff alongside clinical leads. The role also covers services at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and includes a place on the on-call rota. Fit depends on senior operational experience and a Master's or equivalent.

What the job involves

• Support the Directorate Manager to meet constitutional standards and national, local and directorate priorities
• Support delivery of quality, activity, finance and governance across the directorate
• Provide line management to directorate staff, including annual job planning and appraisals, with clinical leads
• Lead specific service improvement objectives to meet national, local and directorate priorities
• Support business plans and the annual planning submission, monitoring compliance and delivery against plan
• Build and manage performance systems, reporting directorate indicators and risks to the Divisional Board
• Prepare services for inspections and reviews such as CQC and HSE
• Analyse and interpret data from multiple sources to drive directorate activity and address performance issues
• Support business continuity and EPPR plans for the directorate
• Support service redesign and income-generating business opportunities
• Work with clinical leads on clinical risk and healthcare governance for each speciality
• Deputise as required and work on the trust's on-call rota

Qualifications

• Participation in a senior management development programme or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience

Experience

• Senior operational role experience
• Track record of managing change in a complex environment
• Leading senior clinical and non-clinical teams to achieve key performance indicators
• Developing services and exploring business opportunities
• Knowledge of NHS policy and key changes, and interpreting national and local policy

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and ability to influence decisions and strategy with divisional management teams
• Highly developed financial and business management skills
• Ability to assess complex finance, activity, clinical and technical data quickly and accurately
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and complex decision-making skills
• Ability to lead change and hold others to account
• Competent in office IT systems

Other

• Ability to travel between organisations to represent the trust
• Ability to work on call
• Ability to work flexibly and unsocial hours

Nice to have

• Understanding of commissioning dynamics
• Evidence of collaborative working and effective strategic influencing
• Ability to provide strategic leadership to senior teams
• Ability to initiate strategies for audit and research projects so recommendations are acted upon
• Proven track record of managing and developing services
• Awareness of local healthcare developments and their impact on own area
• Ability to challenge existing practice and drive service improvement
• Ability to work in a complex environment using past and current skills and knowledge