We are looking for someone to join us to support the operational management team and serve as the Service Manager for Neurology. This will be a 6-month secondment initially with a possibility to extend.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as demonstrable management and operational experience. An understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the NHS is essential for this role.
You will have proven experience in delivering change and a sound understanding of NHS targets and the current pressures.
Main duties of the job
Brief overview of responsibilities:
* Line Management and budget holder for the Neurology Service within the Business Unit
* Coordinating the delivery of key performance management targets
* Leading on specific areas of service development and transformation, supporting the Deputy General Manager (and wider team), ensuring proposals and solutions concerning key national and local initiatives are taken forward.
* Please ensure that you have the support of your line manager for a secondment before you apply.
* The Service Manager is a key member of the Business Unit and is responsible for supporting the senior management team over the range of their responsibilities.
Closing date: 30 December 2024
Interview date: 9 January 2025
About us
As a trusted organization at the heart of our communities, we recognize the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviors are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return, we will offer:
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
* Ongoing support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance program, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes.
Key Facts about our Trust:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge gained through experience
Skills
Essential
* Excellent communication skills
* Influencing and negotiating skills
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge and use of project/change management tools and techniques
* Evidence of motivating staff to deliver
* Proven record of delivering challenging healthcare targets
* Experience of working in an operational management role
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
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