This position offers a fantastic opportunity to be part of exciting changes at Morecambe Bay. You will be responsible for continually improving the quality of services to patients, redesigning services to meet best practice standards. You will be a visible leader and provide direction to the services within the Division, collaborating with your respective colleagues to develop strategy, identify opportunities for clinical innovation and modernization, and deliver all operational performance targets, including waiting list, financial management, bed utilisation and overall management.
We believe the NHS workforce is a rich and diverse mix of talented people, and we welcome applications for these roles from all disciplines – Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professionals, Health Care Scientists, Operational Management, as well as colleagues with other relevant senior experience and competencies. We are looking for authentic people who lead with compassion, curiosity and courage. The Trust encourages applications from those with diverse backgrounds and lived experience that help us to better understand and deliver for our communities. We also support flexible working and will work with you to meet our needs whenever possible.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI provide General Hospital services, full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and consultant‑led services. WGH provides General Hospital services, an Urgent Treatment Centre, and a range of non‑life‑threatening conditions. All three main hospitals offer planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery, along with local outreach services and from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert. If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts. Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6‑month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre‑Onboarding, specifically to support you right from the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role, including what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid, etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti‑fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.
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