About this role
Job summary General Manager, Adult Critical Care
Were thrilled that you are thinking of joining us.
At Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, youll be joining over 22,000 colleagues who take pride in what they do, respect each other, and enjoy working together to provide exceptional patient care.
Main duties of the job Working alongside a range of healthcare, medical and scientific colleagues, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust contributes to life in the Leeds region, not only by being one of the largest employers, but by supporting the health and wellbeing of the community and playing a leading role in research, education and innovation. We all come together to deliver the outstanding level of care were known for to over one million patients a year.
This post is an exciting opportunity for a senior leader to be the General Manager of the highly regarded Adult Critical Care Clinical Service Unit (CSU), at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
The General Manager is a key role within the CSU leadership triumvirate alongside the Clinical Director and Head of Nursing. The triumvirate team is collectively accountable for building the strategic and operational direction and delivery of one of the key CSUs for research, innovation, regional tertiary care and integrated system partnership care.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities
Adult Critical Care consists of five units encompassing general, neurosurgical and cardiac services. Based across two sites, Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital, each unit provides HDU and ICU care for patients from Leeds and across the West Yorkshire region. In addition to this, Adult Critical Care also has a Critical Care Outreach Team to support escalation of deteriorating patents from the wards to Critical Care and a Critical Care Rehabilitation Team to support the transition of care for our patients once they are discharged to the ward and enable Rehab.
The clinical service unit is a complex and fast paced environment, so the post holder must be adaptive to change and able to make rapid balanced decisions to enable best care for patients and support for staff.
The post-holder will:
Provide strong leadership to a well-established and highly performing team Provide Senior line management for the business and administrative staff in the CSU including one direct line report. Act as the CSU lead to deliver the performance and financial objectives for the CSU Provide leadership in delivering the CSU’s priority areas, such as clinical service development, contracting, business cases and Leeds Improvement Method value streams Support the Head of Nursing and Clinical Director in deciding the transformation plan, strategic direction and management priorities for the CSU Champion patient-centered care ensuring safety; quality and patient experience are embedded in everything we do You will be an experienced operational manager with masters level qualifications and extensive experience in a demanding senior management role within a complex organisation.
You will have a proven track record of leading change and delivering improvements, preferably across both unplanned and planned services. You should have a detailed working knowledge of NHS practices and procedures.
We are looking for a senior manager with experience in managing and leading administrative and clinical teams across a diverse range of services. You should have the ambition and drive to develop the team to deliver new and innovative ways of working. Cardiorespiratory CSU has the aim of being demonstrably the best CSU for research, innovation and partnership working in the country - you need to play your part in achieving this ambition.
Please note - interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 9th June.
What you will bring to the role The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the skills, experience and qualifications below and those in the attached job description.
Essential to the role are;
Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification.
Continuing professional development.
Desirable qualifications - Management qualification or post graduate diploma. Masters degree.
Experience
Experience of successful operational management at a middle/senior management level.
Budgetary management.
Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional networks.
Operational and business planning and implementation and options appraisal.
Management of staff from a range of professional and occupational backgrounds.
Desirable experience - Preparing strategic plans. NHS management experience. Demonstrates evidence of innovation in the provision of services.
Training
Willing to undertake training and development as identified through the Personal Development Planning process.
Special Knowledge
Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice.
Sound understanding of the NHS plan and modernisation agenda.
Comprehensive knowledge and practical understanding of financial and commissioning frameworks. Understanding of PBR and its impact.
Capacity planning, managing waiting lists and developing business cases.
Skills & Behaviours
Excellent change management skills including service reconfiguration.
Ability to lead service redesign projects.
Proven track record in the development and delivery of business plans and business development cases.
Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks and make effective decisions.
Analytical skills, literacy and numeracy. Ability to analyse highly complex data to formulate reports.
Able to communicate in a highly complex service relating information to senior managers and external customers.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills, tact and diplomacy.
Highly credible with clinical staff including senior medical staff.
Ability to lead highly complex multidisciplinary teams based on different sites across the organisation.
Manage clinical and business risks developing action plans to improve performance.
Effective team leader and team player with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and highly demanding organisation.
Fair, honest and consistent in approach, working well under pressure of time and resources.
Self-management, demonstrating resilience.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification Continuing professional development
Desirable
Management qualification or post graduate diploma. Masters degree
Experience Essential
Experience of successful operational management at a middle/senior management level Budgetary management Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional networks Operational and business planning and implementation and options appraisal. Management of staff from a range of professional and occupational backgrounds
Desirable
Preparing strategic plans NHS management experience Demonstrates evidence of innovation in the provision of services
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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Cross Site
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)