Assistant General Manager - Medical Specialities
An exciting opportunity for a motivated and focused Assistant General Manager to join the Specialist Medicine Directorate within the Medicine and Emergency Care (MEC) Division at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
As Assistant General Manager within the Directorate, you will provide operational and strategic support to the MEC division. You will work closely with the Deputy General Manager, existing Assistant General Managers, and General Manager to achieve activity targets against national requirements as well as supporting the delivery of new challenges.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in financial performance and service improvement plans across the Directorate and work closely with Medical and Nursing colleagues to promote high-quality patient experience throughout.
As a highly motivated manager with proven experience, you will need to display strong leadership qualities and have a proven track record of delivering high performance across the areas you have managed.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education to degree level or equivalent experience working at management level/project level
Experience
* Project management experience at Post Graduate Level
* NHS experience
Skills
* Ability to lead the development, implementation, and delivery of systematic projects.
* Excellent leadership, influencing, and motivational skills
* Significant interpersonal skills
* Ability to work effectively independently
* Advanced keyboard skills
* Required to travel across sites
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Proven ability to communicate complex issues
* Proven ability to manage sensitive communications
* Negotiating and persuasive skills
* Able to manage budgets and deliver on targets
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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