General Manager for Gynaecology

To manage the Gynaecology service sitting within the Women's and Children's Health Division.

To ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective patient-focused services named above whilst achieving access (waiting time), activity, financial and quality targets.

To work as part of the Speciality Triumvirate in Gynaecology with the Speciality Lead and Matron.

Job summary

To manage the Gynaecology service sitting within the Women's and Children's Health Division.

To ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective patient-focused services named above whilst achieving access (waiting time), activity, financial and quality targets.

To work as part of the Speciality Triumvirate in Gynaecology with the Speciality Lead and Matron.

Budgetary responsibility for the Speciality budget above.

Dimensions:

Gynaecology comprises the following major sub-specialties and departments:

• Gynaecology (Southmead) - Endometriosis
• Urogynaecology
• General Infertility
• Removal of Mesh
• Cotswold Outpatients clinic
• Colposcopy
• Early Pregnancy Clinic (EPC)
• Hysteroscopy
• Gynaecology Emergency Clinic (GEC)
• Cotswold Ward
• Day Case Unit
• Gynaecology Theatres

Main duties of the job

Overall responsibility for the Gynaecology service, including the development of efficient and effective systems, policies, and procedures.

Responsible for the management of waiting lists in line with national and local policy and guidance ensuring that access targets are achieved.

Responsible for the delivery of activity to achieve Service Level Agreements and associated income targets.

Ensure compliance with national guidelines and statutory regulations covering all aspects of services within the Specialities.

Support the Clinical Director, Divisional Operations Director, and Divisional Director for Midwifery and Nursing in all aspects of the Division's management as a full member of the Divisional Management Team as required.

About us

NBT Cares. It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.

NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive - our organisational values.

Our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework - a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:

Operational Management

Overall responsibility for the Gynaecology service, including the development of efficient and effective systems, policies, and procedures.

Responsible for the management of waiting lists in line with national and local policy and guidance ensuring that access targets are achieved.

Responsible for the delivery of activity to achieve Service Level Agreements and associated income targets.

Ensure compliance with national guidelines and statutory regulations covering all aspects of services within the Specialities.

Support the Clinical Director, Divisional Operations Director, and Divisional Director for Midwifery and Nursing in all aspects of the Divisions management as a full member of the Divisional Management Team as required.

Financial Management

Manage agreed budgets to ensure efficient and effective use of resources and achievement of financial targets.

Identify and deliver annual cost improvement programme savings agreed with the Divisional Operations Director as a contribution to the Divisions annual savings target.

Work closely with the Divisions Finance Business Partner to produce timely and accurate financial and activity reports for use by the Specialities to allow in-year monitoring and management, and as the basis for annual planning and local delivery plans.

Management of staff

Direct line management of all non-nursing staff providing leadership and ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place to set objectives, monitor performance and agree, review and deliver personal development needs.

Operational management of staff working in areas where clinical services are delivered where these staff are professionally accountable to the Head of Midwifery and Nursing.

Support medical staff to ensure compliance with the European Working Time Directive, the job plans agreed under the new consultant contract and the contract on junior doctors hours.

As required select and recruit and ensure effective induction of staff to fill established vacancies.

Service planning

Lead the development and implementation of annual Service Delivery Plans incorporating activity, access, financial investment and efficiency savings, workforce, clinical governance and controls assurance targets, ensuring that the plans can be delivered within existing or planned resources.

Lead capital planning and development within the Specialities achieving all short, medium and long term projects.

Lead approved rationalisation/centralisation and re-configuration of Services and where appropriate contribute to other changes planned within the Division, the Trust or the wider community.

Performance management

Performance manage the activities of the antenatal clinic and networks to ensure the achievement of all objectives agreed with the Divisional Operations Director and contained in the Service Delivery Plan, initiating corrective action where required to meet activity and access targets, to achieve financial balance or as agreed with the Divisional Operations Director.

Performance improvement and modernisation

Plan and achieve continuous performance improvement by pro-actively benchmarking performance with both internal and external comparators and by seeking out examples of best practice which might be introduced into the Specialties.

Identify opportunities for service redesign/modernisation within the Specialties that will improve performance and the patients experience of the service.

Risk management/Clinical Governance

Ensure that the Specialties conform with the Risk Management/Clinical Governance management processes in the Division, working with the Divisional Clinical Governance lead and the Specialty clinical audit leads to ensure robust arrangements are in place within the Specialties, and including investigating DATIX reports.

Investigate and prepare draft responses to complaints including collection of statements where necessary, within Trust response times, and taking action to ensure effective feedback and action.

Commissioning

Work with Trust Commissioning leads to review and agree annual service level agreements and quality standards as appropriate.

Communicate potential service developments to commissioners, and plan the introduction of any agreed developments with commissioners within the service and networks and with other Trust clinical and corporate departments where necessary.

Corporate Management

Ensure staff adhere to Trust and NHS protocols and policies and the law.

Work in collaboration with Divisional Operations Directors, Deputy Divisional Operations Directors, General Managers, Divisional Directors of Nursing and Clinical Directors in other Clinical Divisions and members of corporate Divisions in the best corporate interests of the Trust.

Participate in the Trusts On Call rota.

Represent the Trust with external agencies and organisations as required.

Partnership working

Where necessary or appropriate support the Clinical Director and/or Divisional Operations Director in developing partnerships with other acute NHS Trusts in BNSSG, commissioners and social services, and identify opportunities for collaboration across the wider BNSSG health community.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• RTT / Performance Management
• Staff Management
• Using data and analysis

Desirable

• Experience of working with other organisations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS10 5NB

Employer's website

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk

£62,215 to £72,293 a year, pro rata for part time roles.