Deputy Service Manager - Band 5 - Permanent
(Monday-Friday, Flexible hours between 07.30-17.00 with the option to WFH 1-2 days per week).
An opportunity has arisen in the Outpatients Directorate for a full time Deputy Service Manager to join our busy Outpatients service across the directorate.
We are looking for a confident, well-motivated, pro-active individual to support the delivery of some key projects, both strategically and operationally.
The successful candidate will have oversight and responsibility for clinic room allocations and planning across the Outpatients Directorate. This includes the Outpatient areas within the Treatment Centre, QMC, Leengate and City Campus.
The post holder will also have line management responsibility for a small administration team.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Working closely with the Outpatients Management team, you will have excellent communication skills with proven experience of being able to manage multiple demands from different areas. You will have the ability to deal with sensitive situations and conflict in a diplomatic and tactful manner to ensure all stakeholders' needs are met.
You will have experience in both leading and delivering elements of projects. You will possess the ability to work under pressure, with excellent planning, time management and organisational skills.
The successful candidate will have the ability to anticipate and manage capacity and performance issues in a timely manner. They will be able to organise and prioritise their own workload against constantly changing demands to meet agreed targets and deadlines, working flexibly as required across all NUH campuses.
It is desirable for applicants to be competent in the use of Careflow, Qlik Sense, DrDoctor, Outlook and Excel.
About us
The administration team consists of a variety of administration roles, providing a high quality administration service to both patient and clinical teams.
We have a management team that is supportive, innovative and proactive in ensuring we provide a high quality service.
We are keen to ensure that staff are developed within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviors of the team.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the details and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
1. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
2. Evidence of commitment to ongoing learning and personal development
Experience
Essential
1. Experience at management level which could include project management, change management, multidisciplinary working, human resource management, performance management
2. Evidence of having achieved challenging targets
3. Relevant practical experience in an administrative role
Desirable
1. Experience in healthcare
2. Experience of using healthcare IT systems
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
1. Effective communication skills
2. Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
3. Ability to present data and write reports
4. Ability to supervise a team
5. Ability to manage conflict
6. Able to build strong durable working relationships
7. Evidence of strong working relationships within multi-disciplinary teams
8. Proven record of planning, organisation and administration skills.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
1. Excellent problem solving skills, using team when appropriate
2. Evidence of being business focused
3. Sensitive to clinical and political demands
4. Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers with change
5. Able to demonstrate good prioritisation skills
6. Able to demonstrate a pro-active approach to work/problem solving
7. Skilled in analysing business performance information, interpreting performance data and then proposing solutions / outcomes to enable the department to reach business targets.
8. Understand limits of own responsibilities
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
1. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines using own initiative and sound judgement
2. Ability to demonstrate innovative and forward thinking approach
Physical Skills
Essential
1. Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Nottingham Treatment Centre
Lister Road
Nottingham
NG7 2FT
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