Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic individual to join the leadership team for Acute Paediatrics and Phlebotomy.
The post is vital to the smooth running of both the Paediatric and Phlebotomy services and the post holder will be responsible for providing a high level of leadership and management support to the departments, as well as supervision and management to their direct reports.
This role will provide the successful applicant with the opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of operational issues, including project management, activity and performance management to ensure we are providing an effective service and meeting the needs of children and families in City and Hackney.
The successful applicant will have experience of managing multi-disciplinary healthcare teams with excellent communication skills. The post holder will need excellent organisational skills to co-ordinate the delivery of a comprehensive, high quality service for our patients and they will lead on implementing and developing administrative pathways.
Main duties of the job
* Work with the divisional management team to ensure the achievement of performance and other local and national clinical and non-clinical targets.
* Provide first line operational management to Acute Paediatrics and Phlebotomy outpatient and administrative departments and supervise systems and processes (including oversight of clinic function, clinic timings, staffing and skill mix).
* In liaison with the quality leads in the department and the division, ensure appropriate systems and processes are established in departments and areas to support the robust reporting and progress of governance, risk and safeguarding issues.
* Manage designated financial resources within budget and support the divisional management team in financial management within the directorate.
* Support the development of service line reporting and service line management within the department.
About us
Homerton Healthcare 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.
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, procedures and 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 & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job responsibilities
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
Education/ Qualification
* Degree level or demonstrable ability to work at degree level
Skills / Abilities
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Staff and performance management skills and the ability to deal promptly and appropriately with staffing issues as they arise
* Financial and budget management skills
* Project management and ability to deliver work on target and to tight deadlines
* Able to use modelling tools and conduct statistical analysis
* Strategic thinker
Knowledge
* Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
* Knowledge of audit, clinical governance mechanisms & CQC standards
* Knowledge of Operational management Planning and commissioning guidelines and targets
Experience
* Substantive management experience within a healthcare or related environment
* Business planning
* Project and change management
Trust Values
* Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
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.
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