About this role
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the day to day operational management of the Colorectal surgery service, including subspecialties. Supporting both the consultants and specialist nursing teams.
Main duties of the job
Providing operational leadership and support to all aspects of the colorectal service, including pathway development, service improvement and ensuring robust Data quality. Have responsibility for ensuring services are delivered within exactly performance and quality metrics, identifying improvements and potential risks within areas of responsibility. The individual will lead on operational performance, ensuring delivery of KPI's including waiting time targets and activity levels. Support with activity planning and development of capacity and demand modelling. Support divisional senior team in the delivery of cost improvement plans (CIP), have budgetary authority and responsibility for specified areas. The role will support the General Manager and Clinical Director in service developments and lead on improvement plans. You should possess excellent communication and leadership skills and be able to demonstrate your ability to remain positive in challenging times.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
"We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR)."
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and management experience
Desirable
Previous operational management experience within the acute sector or similarly complex organisation
Knowledge Essential
Experience with targets, finance and HR processes
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 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address St Marks Hospital
London
NW10 7NS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)