About this role
Job summary
Are you currently in a senior role and looking for a new challenge? Do you have a 'Can do' attitude, excellent leadership skills and want to progress?
If you answered yes to the above then you could be making a positive difference to our patients and staff in a worthwhile, valued and rewarding role with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division based at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust where you will be responsible for the management, performance and oversight of the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functional management of the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division across the service's geography. The postholder is to support the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) on both an operational and strategic basis, delivering service improvement, integration, project implementation and will be expected to have a working knowledge of all services within the service, the associated performance metrics and key issues that are affecting the division.
The post holder is expected to function as part of the senior management team for South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division and will participate on the Trust's Senior Management on call rota as well as deputising for the DDO for South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division.
Main duties of the job
The key focus of this post will ensure:
Delivery of operational and quality, performance, and finance standards Optimisation of the patient pathway, ensuring that patients are streamed to the most appropriate pathway for their care needs Identification and development of new pathways of care in conjunction with clinical leads Development of strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to further enhance the patient pathway Supporting both sites to ensure optimal staffing levels are reached, particularly in relation to medical staffing For further information you may also contact Hazel Gleed, Divisional Director of Operations, South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division in [email protected] or 07885 417647.
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
The SW Thames Renal & Transplantation service based at St Helier Hospital is a tertiary renal referral centre. Currently, Renal Services are offered to most of Surrey, parts of Southwest London, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Middlesex. There is also a network of out-reach renal clinics in eight district general and other hospitals in the region. There is also a network of eight local satellite dialysis units in Epsom, Sutton, Kingston, Croydon, Coulsdon, Crawley, Farnborough, and West Byfleet.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Graduate level or equivalent academic or healthcare professional qualification Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Masters degree or doctorate in management
Experience Essential
Experience of budget and operational performance management Senior operational management experience including significant budget and staff management Health service sector experience
Desirable
Experience of working across organisational boundaries Evidence of ability to lead successful change
Skills and knowledge Essential
Excellent IT skills Highly developed leadership skills Excellent communication skills both written and oral Ability to facilitate change, including deployment of service modernisation techniques
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 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)