Clinical Group Chief Executive - Clinical Scientific Services
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.
Main duties of the job
* 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.
* Build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust's strategy alongside taking responsibility for designated trust-wide objectives.
About us
MFT is one of England's largest NHS Trusts with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness and 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 and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. 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.
Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Professional
* Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development.
* Formal management or leadership qualification.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience
* Outstanding personal impact with highly developed interpersonal, networking, advocacy, written and presentation skills.
* Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to think and act strategically, tactically and creatively.
* Ability to translate a strategic vision into operational action.
* Ability to deal positively and promptly with colleagues' concerns and personal problems.
* Ability to encourage multi-disciplinary professional working and problem solving.
* A high level of political awareness.
* Experience as a Trust Chief Executive or Executive Director level within a Trust or large and complex multi-disciplinary organisation.
* A clear appreciation of the context of acute healthcare provision within the modern NHS.
* A successful track record of consistent delivery against NHS performance standards.
* A successful track record of leading high-profile programmes including management of service change.
* A successful track record of developing effective corporate strategies.
* Demonstrable success in building, developing and inspiring high performing multi-disciplinary teams.
* Evidence of communicating successfully and working effectively with a wide range of internal and external bodies.
* A strong understanding of how MFT fits into the wider health and social care system.
* Experience working on national programmes or contributing to national policy development.
* Evidence of leading or implementing high profile initiatives underpinned by the national research and innovation agenda.
Personal Attributes
* Highly motivated and self-confident individual with a drive to deliver and commitment to excellence.
* Aligned to MFT's values of Compassionate, Curious, Collaborative, Open and Honest, and Inclusive.
* A commitment to promoting excellence at an MFT level.
* Able to communicate openly and effectively listen to colleagues.
* Works collaboratively with colleagues across MFT and other system partners.
* Able to adapt to changing priorities and problem solve.
* A willingness to take calculated risks with an overall bias towards action.
* Can constructively challenge and effectively manage conflict.
* High level of personal resilience and ability to remain calm in high-pressure environments.
* A commitment to personal development and the development of colleagues.
* A commitment to the ethical standards expected of public sector leaders in the UK.
* Passionate commitment to embedding equality, diversity and inclusivity.
* Willingness and ability to travel between MFT's sites as required.
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Depending on experience, Attractive Remuneration Package
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