East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
About
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS organisations in the region, employing over 12,000 staff and serving a population of almost 800,000 residents. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes.
We are an ambitious trust with a simple vision, to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for the people of East Suffolk and North Essex. To help us do this, we will work closely with our local partners to deliver more of the joined-up services and care our residents need.
For our staff and our patients we have the same philosophy: time matters. We concentrate on removing or improving the things we do that don't work for our patients. For our staff, this means more time to care for patients and greater opportunities to develop skills and experience.
If you are passionate about patient care, want to develop your skills and knowledge and if your ambition matches ours, it's time to work together.
Key details
Location
Site: Colchester/Ipswich
Town: Colchester/Ipswich
Postcode: CO4 5JL
Major / Minor Region: Essex
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
Salary
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8b)
Specialty
Main area: Specialist Surgery
Interview date: 07/03/2025
Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic operational manager to join our MSK & Specialist Surgery division in the role of General Manager. This role is pivotal to lead on the transformation and provision of high quality services for the community we serve.
Working with an engaged team of dedicated healthcare professionals and the Clinical Delivery Group Management team including the Clinical Director, Clinical Leads and Matrons, you will develop the service that delivers best practice whilst maintaining financial performance. You will be responsible for the delivery of safe, efficient and high quality care to our patients as well as progressing the services within a business-focused environment.
You will ideally have healthcare or NHS experience and possess a strong track record of operational delivery, strong financial management knowledge and skills, coupled with effective leadership skills. You will also have the ability to develop strong, productive and collaborative relationships both internally and with key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the delivery of all performance metrics and KPI (Quality, Operational and Financial) targets, proactively identifying expectations and developing improvement plans with service leaders and clinicians. You will also be involved in business case planning for the division.
You will be an exceptional manager who exhibits a good understanding of operational management. You will have proven skills in sustainable change management, possess the desire to lead the team in delivering national performance standards and be committed to delivering within agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints. For an outstanding candidate we would consider a developmental post.
Working across Colchester and Ipswich sites, this post is Monday to Friday with the expectation to take part in the Senior Manager on-call rota which will require weekend working.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Further relevant training
Desirable criteria
* Project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Proven experience working in a management/leadership role
* Leading projects
* Identifying & interpreting national policy & implementing changes
* Leading service changes to improve performance
* Responsible for a budget and budget setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Good understanding of current NHS agenda & healthcare policy
* Service improvements/transformation
* Risk management & governance
* Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
Desirable criteria
* NHS IT systems
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Scott Stavri
Job title: Associate Director of Operations - MSK & SS
Email address: [email protected]
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