Divisional General Manager - Medicine
- NHS
- Full Time
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- 105385.00 - 121271.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a Divisional General Manager to lead our Medicine division ensuring the highest standards of safe and high-quality patient care. This role provides strategic and operational leadership, driving continuous improvement, service integration, and performance within the division and across the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.
You will work closely with the Trust Executive, Divisional Clinical Chair, and Divisional Director of Nursing to shape services and deliver outstanding care.
In return, we offer a challenging yet rewarding role, career development opportunities, and the chance to work in a state-of-the-art environment alongside some of the friendliest and most dedicated colleagues in the NHS.
Main duties of the job
The Divisional General Manager works with the Divisional Clinical Chair and Divisional Director of Nursing to ensure:
- The effective operational management of the Division, ensuring the co-ordination and planning of services between Service Management Teams and other Divisions to enable the provision of high-quality services.
- An effective performance management framework to support the Service Management Teams to deliver agreed activity and financial plans and performance, quality and workforce standards
- The delivery of effective and appropriate governance and risk management arrangements are in place across the Division's services.
- The Division's income and control budgets are managed in accordance with SFIs and Standing orders, the principles of Service Line Reporting and Establishment Control.
- The Division has a robust strategy and agreed priorities that align with the Trust strategic priorities.
- Staff are supported to work in an environment and culture consistent with the Trusts values.
About us
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please see attached Divisional General Manager job pack document
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the NHS and social care system and the challenges and opportunities facing Acute Trusts
- Understanding of clinical and corporate governance requirements
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements
- Knowledge and application of engagement tools and techniques
- An understanding of the strategic issues facing Clinical Division and Trust services.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification in relevant subject area, or equivalent professional qualification/ experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Extensive evidence of continuous professional development
Further training
Essential
- Leadership and management training and evidence of sustained personal and professional development
Desirable
- Programme or Project management
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of leading multi-specialty Clinical Divisions at either Divisional or Deputy Divisional General Manager (or Director of Commercial experience in a health and social care Operations) level in an Acute Trust environment
- Substantial operational management of patient services at a senior level in a large complex organisation
- In depth specialist knowledge and expertise over multiple services/functions acquired over a significant period of time
- Extensive experience of leading a wide breadth of services and multiple disciplines to deliver high quality care
- Demonstrates an ability to performance manage against key indicators/productivity metrics improving operational service delivery, quality and patient experience
- Proven track record in leadership and delivering sustainable change through effective resource and people management
- Proven budget management experience
Desirable
- Commercial experience in a health or social care environment
Skills and personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence of successfully engaging and influencing clinical and/or medical managers
- Experience of working with wider stakeholders across the health and care system to transform services and improve outcomes
- Experience of developing and implementing substantial and complex business cases
- Strong interpersonal negotiating and personal influencing skills
- Demonstrates awareness of own personal strengths and limitations with high personal and professional standards and emotional resilience
- Demonstrates leadership skills in order to drive and motivate continuous improvement, showing political astuteness and a commitment to action in the face of challenge
- Specialist skills in strategic thinking, critical analysis and resolution techniques.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Commercially- and financially-literate with an understanding of marketing and how to position the Division's services against increased competition
- Able to provide and set direction, including analytical scope, usage of evidence to develop options.
- Ability to lead change through people, to inspire vision and develop a common purpose
- Able to manage conflict positively whilst empowering others and supporting team working
- Standard keyboard skills
Contractual
Essential
- Must be adaptable and work flexibly to the requirements of the post.
- Participation in the Trust On-call rota.
- Represent the Trust as an ambassador at national, regional and local events.
- Able to travel between sites
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with SFH 'CARE' values and managerial behavioural standards
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
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-in-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
