About this role
Job summary
Reporting to the Divisional Director of Operations, and professionally accountable to the Divisional Director, the General Manager is responsible for the operational and strategic management of a large, complex directorate across the Trust. The post holder leads service delivery and improvement at scale, managing multiple services/sites, and influencing regional and system-wide developments.
The post holder will lead the service delivery and improvement within a single directorate, ensuring high-quality care and efficient use of resources, ensuring their directorate provides high quality patient care and achieves its performance objectives. This will include accountability for the delivery of high quality patient care, clinical governance, patient safety, clinical quality, and delivery of people and financial metrics.
They will have shared responsibility with the other General Managers and members of the divisional management team for driving forward division wide programmes of work and service developments.
Working closely with the Divisional Director of Operations, the post holder will:
shape and implement the delivery of the strategic and corporate objectives for the Trust align the directorate more closely with Imperial College, through the development of appropriate links with the Academic Health Science Centre office and with college counterparts.
Main duties of the job
Manage the delivery of all agreed outputs for the directorate, as set out in the business plan by:
Delivery of agreed performance indicators in relation to clinical outcomes, clinicalefficiency, financial sustainability and productivity gains, and service line reporting. Ensure the Directorate has clearly defined performance objectives supported by amanagement regime to deliver continuous improvement. Develop and implement effective reporting arrangements to accurately record andmonitor performance against targets and to pro-actively manage any variances. Provide regular reports to the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Directors with assurance that appropriate follow up actions will be completed. Hold Lead Clinicians, Lead Nurses and Service Managers to account for delivery of their objectives through regular performance review meeting Continued in Job description
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
First degree or equivalent experience Evidence of specialist knowledge at higher degree or masters level or equivalent experience Extensive knowledge of the NHS in the acute sector with up to date knowledge of patient services Evidence of CPD
Experience Essential
Demonstrable success in delivering large scale change and performance with and through management and clinical teams Significant experience within the Healthcare sector at General Manager level or equivalent including responsibility for strategic planning and budgetary control for a group of complex medical/surgical specialities Track record of financial delivery including successful cost improvement, productivity and efficiency programmes Experience of writing complex business cases and policies Experience of managing and deciding on complex employment issues Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information Excellent communications skills, written and oral
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Trust wide
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)