The Directorate General Manager will manage specific specialties within Medicine & Emergency Care, as well as a Trust-wide profile, continuing to help build on our reputation for delivering high-quality and well-led services.
The successful candidate will be expected to drive forward services, implementing new transformation initiatives while maintaining a strong handle on key performance metrics. They will identify opportunities for improvement and growth and contribute to business planning and strategy for the service. The department's portfolio requires a strong grasp of performance standards, and the successful candidate will oversee and drive compliance for RTT, cancer, and diagnostic targets.
The new hospital is a significant milestone for the organisation, and the successful postholder will be at the forefront of this transition. As the operational lead, you will have a direct hand in overseeing the development and implementation of projects, contributing to the new hospital's success and improving patient care.
With a passion for patient-centred care, you will have a proven track record of achieving high-quality patient outcomes and delivering performance standards. The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to drive change and improve care is essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
1. Make autonomous decisions regarding the operational management of services within the Directorate.
2. Day-to-day responsibility for the operational management of specific services/departments within the Directorate.
3. Identify and implement ongoing modernisation and new ways of working and innovation within the Directorate.
4. Routinely monitor and track performance associated with national targets and trust objectives, taking action where required to ensure all targets are met within the Directorate.
5. Troubleshoot operational issues that affect performance within the Directorate daily, liaising with relevant managers to identify and resolve them as required.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in 2024 and provides care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role will be between MMUH and Sandwell Health Campus.
The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do.
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
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