Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The General Manager is responsible, with Clinical Leads & Head of Nursing for the effective strategic and operational leadership and management of the surgical services within the Division, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient services within the resources available. The post reports to the Divisional Operations Director and has a key role in providing business development support to the division. Service Managers for each designated area report to the General Manager. The General Manager will be responsible for providing professional and peer development support for operational managers across the whole Division, including those outside their line management remit.
The General Manager, working in partnership with other members of the Divisional Management Team, will promote effective governance and ensure that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered. They will be responsible for ensuring all clinical and non-clinical performance indicators, targets and objectives are met in line with national and local standards.
The post-holder will deputise as appropriate for the Divisional Operations Director.
The General Manager's main remit will lie within the surgical services part of the division. Services to be directly line managed are:
* Theatres & Anaesthetics
* General Surgery - including Colorectal, EGS, Breasts, HANS & Bariatrics
* Urology, ENT, OMFS
Main duties of the job
Strategic Responsibility
Be a key member of the Divisional leadership team, working with clinical and managerial colleagues to manage the design and delivery of clinical and non-clinical services within the Division.
Contribute to the development of the strategic direction for surgical services in line with the Division and Trust's overall strategy and improvement programme, ensuring that all strategic plans are incorporated into service plans and objectives for all staff.
Develop a culture within which all staff are delivering high quality patient-centred clinical services.
Performance Management
Develop effective processes for monitoring and managing the activity and performance of surgical services as well as core standards of care, identifying when performance falls below set standards and taking corrective action, ensuring that all national and Trust performance targets are achieved.
Chair and manage the monthly Performance Meetings for surgical access ensuring the processes are robust and consistent across all service areas and recovery plans and corrective actions are in place where required.
Analyse and interpret a range of options in highly complex situations, making judgements and deciding upon corrective action to ensure performance targets are achieved.
About us
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Education / Qualifications
* Skills/ Abilities
* Experience
* Knowledge
Desirable
* Senior manager on-call rota
* Delivery of CIPs
* Management of surgical services
* Experience of working with commissioners and other external stakeholders
Interview
Essential
* Education / Qualifications
Desirable
* Experience
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
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton Healthcare
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/
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