About this role
Job summary
The Medicine Division at Birmingham Children's and Women's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Operational Manager to join Clinical Genetics.
If you are motivated, driven and passionate about driving services forward then we want to hear from you. There has never been a more exciting and rewarding time to be part of resetting and delivering clinical genetics services in the NHS. This exciting and demanding post will call on and stretch all of your operational management skills as well as offer opportunities to learn new skills.
As Operational Manager, you will be responsible for the effective operational management of the specialty.
This role is a senior management role with a high profile and requires applicants that have a significant level of leadership knowledge and operational experience including budget management, workforce planning, and business planning and performance management.
Provisional interview date of Thursday 17th September
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the division in leading and managing the performance of Clinical Genetics in the delivery of planned service capacity through the effective use of resources. To manage performance against local and national qualitative and quantitative service targets and within the Trust's financial allocations. To lead and manage the assessment of complex operational issues and challenges. This will demand high levels of judgment, analysis and interaction to agree clear solutions and recommendations that the post holder will be responsible for implementing. To provide effective and innovative leadership and management, ensuring clear direction concerning service improvement and effective utilisation of resources.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree level or equivalent experience Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
Post graduate qualification Masters level degree or equivalent level
Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential
Experience in budgetary and resource management
Desirable
Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting
Knowledge & Nature of Experience Essential
Minimum of 3 years relevant managerial experience including line management Knowledge of NHS direction and policy initiatives Proven change management skills in a complex healthcare setting Knowledge, understanding and experience in Risk Management and Governance issues
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of efficiency measures Familiarity with IT-based management & clinical information systems Experience in managing complex organisational change projects
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential
Flexible to meet service needs Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment whilst meeting set deadlines Well organised and able to manage time effectively
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes Essential
Proven leadership skills Excellent and robust interpersonal & communication skills Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate others Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of autonomy Ability to prioritise own workload appropriately Able to work as part of a multi-professional team
Desirable
Ability to mediate successfully / resolve conflict situations
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge Essential
Flexible to meet service needs. Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment whilst meeting set deadlines. Well organised and able to manage time effectively. Assertive and confident. Approachable and enthusiastic.
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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Employer details Employer name Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham
B15 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)