Interim Operational / General Manager – Surgery, Medicine, Cancer – Candidate Ref No. 22999839

First Clinical Ltd; City Of London, West Midlands, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS management consultancy in London seeks an Interim NHS Manager with over 20 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in driving transformation and efficiency in healthcare settings, and a proven ability in managing cancer services. Candidates should hold an MBA and relevant project management qualifications. This role involves optimizing outpatient services and overseeing performance management during organizational change.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in NHS management roles.
• Proven track record in transformation projects.
• Expertise in managing outpatient services and cancer performance.

Responsibilities

• Identify and realise significant income gains in outpatient services.
• Lead development of optimal methodologies within NHS trusts.
• Manage cancer performance monitoring and change management programmes.

Skills

Transformation delivery

Efficiency improvement

Financial turnaround

Cancer performance management

Project management

Education

MBA

Prince2 Practitioner

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner

Job description

A highly successful Interim NHS Manager with 20 years of experience, possessing a proven track record of delivery in transformation, efficiency, productivity, and financial turnaround.

• Efficiently identified and realised significant outpatient utilisation income gains and positively influenced 2 week and 18 week performance, as well as improvement of CIP delivery at an underperforming Trust.
• Expertly led the development and implementation of Optimal Outpatients Utilisation Methodology and Optimal Day Case Utilisation methodology within the Medicine Division of a large North West based NHS trust.
• Successfully managed Cancer and Surgery services during a period of organisational change within a large South East based NHS Trust.
• Effectively initiated cancer performance monitoring and management processes, including the development and implementation of a change management programme to refine existing pathways.
• Skilfully managed a busy Dermatology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases division for a large University Hospital in the Midlands.
• Continuously strives to assess and improve operations, utilising collaborative leadership style to optimise service delivery and drive positive change throughout organisations.

Additionally, a Prince2 Practitioner qualified Project Manager of a large-scale Covid-19 Response Programme, providing project support.

Highly qualified, having obtained MBA, Prince2 Practitioner, and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner status, with a strong background in management of operating theatres, wards, and sterile services.

A highly professional and organised Senior Manager with a clinical background and over 20 years of experience, including expertise in RTT Process mapping and Project Implementation.

Experience

Interim Operations Manager – Cancer Services, Home Counties based NHS Acute Trust, Oct 2018 – present.

A clinician by background, highly experienced senior manager with a proven ability and track record of driving positive change throughout organisations.