A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Operating across 10 hospitals and community services, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) provides care to almost one million people from Manchester, Trafford, and beyond. Following the launch of a new Organisational Strategy, a refresh of the Operating Model, and delivery of a multi-year recovery plan, MFT is building towards a new future delivering benefits for patients through collaborative and joined up service provision.
We are looking for a talented executive leader to be responsible for the delivery of clinical scientific services, for both acute and community provision across the MFT Group.
Reporting to the Trust CE, the CSS CE is a crucial leader who will create impact in the leadership of the CSS Clinical Group and more broadly across the organisation. The successful candidate will lead a highly trained workforce in delivering clinical scientific services across MFT’s multiple sites, prioritising excellence, efficiency, value and patient centred care.
As an active member of the Trust Leadership Team, the successful candidate will contribute at Group level to the strategic direction of the Trust and ensure that clinical scientific services are delivered in a way that contributes to and advances the ambitions of the Board. You will have significant leadership experience in complex matrixed settings, with a track record of achievement in delivering positive change and operational performance improvement.
• Provide highly credible and visible operational and strategic leadership with full responsibility for the effective delivery of services within the CSS Clinical Group.
• Take overall responsibility and accountability for the management of services within the CSS Clinical Group with a relentless focus on providing high-quality, safe, efficient, and financially sustainable patient services.
• Lead a highly trained and disparate workforce across multiple delivery sites developing an inclusive culture and sense of belonging within the Clinical Group.
• Maximise opportunities to innovate across the Clinical Group using AI and technological advances.
• Responsibility for building and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders is integral to the success of the Clinical Group.
• Specifically contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust’s strategy alongside taking responsibility for designated trust-wide objectives.
MFT is one of England’s largest NHS Trusts with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the Chief Executive opportunities across four of our Clinical Groups. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. For more information, including details of how to apply, please visitClinical Group CE, CSS, MFT
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025
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