The Role
To provide high quality business and operational service support to the Division and contribute to the implementation of strategy ensuring opportunities for continuous development and improvement of services are appropriately considered and pursued to facilitate the delivery of clinical services.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our Trauma & Orthopaedics Directorate as a Directorate Support Manager on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care within one of NHS Lanarkshire’s busiest and most dynamic specialties.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Educated to degree level in business management or equivalent knowledge and demonstrable experience.
2. Post graduate expertise within a business management / operational management or health service area that demonstrates the required expert breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
3. Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development
4. Line management experience and the ability to management effectively
5. Effective leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery and demonstrate the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
6. Knowledge of planning, operational processes and systems
7. The post holder will possess excellent team-working and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.
8. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills.
9. Working knowledge of basic information technology.
It would be great if you also have
10. Postgraduate expertise within a business management, demonstrating the required expert breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
11. Further education/evidence of continuous professional development
12. operational management or health service area
13. Effective leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery and demonstrate the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
14. Effective time management skills
15. Basic IT skills
Contract type
Fixed Term (14 Months)
Full time
37 Hours
Please note this is a 14 months fixed term post. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Trauma and Orthopaedics within University Hospital Wishaw.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
16. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
17. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
18. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
19. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
20. Occupational health services
21. Employee counselling services
22. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .