Main area: Head of Perioperative Services
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be part of the Silver On-call rota [Weekends, Bank holidays and Nights])
Job ref: 326-6850469-AT
Employer: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 27/01/2025
Head of Perioperative Services
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs)
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
* On-site Boots and WHSmith shops
* Full educational library services
* Excellent rail and bus links
* The local bus operator offer all new staff one month’s free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join (please visit the Metrobus website for details and terms and conditions)
* Lockable storage for cycles.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for an experienced General Manager or equivalent to join our Trust as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
The Head of Perioperative Services is a key member of the Surgery Division Management Team, responsible for the operational management and delivery of clinical and professional standards within perioperative services. Perioperative services include theatres, anaesthetics, critical care, decontamination and sterile services, admissions and pre-assessment across the Trust sites (East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals).
The post holder will oversee the professional and clinical leadership for all non-medical teams working in theatres; ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive high-quality services in accordance with agreed national and local operational and strategic objectives, quality standards and resource constraints.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly visible, accessible and proactive leader ensuring the achievement of optimal performance, including agreed clinical and financial outcomes.
You must have experience and be comfortable in developing and leading the implementation and communications of a strategic workforce and capacity plan for perioperative services, working closely with the Clinical Leads for timely resource planning decisions.
You will be an integral part of the Trust's operational leading team as you will be expected to undertake a Duty Manager [GM of the Day] role, and be part of the Silver On-call rota. You will be responsible for managing patient flow across the site and ensuring emergency access standards are achieved, ensuring colleagues across divisions are allocated relevant actions, as necessary.
Person specification
Criteria
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.
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