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Job Overview
The Plastic Surgery, Burns and Dermatology Cluster are inviting applications for the role of Specialty Manager for Plastic Surgery and Burns. The role is offered as a fixed term or secondment for 12 months to cover for maternity leave.
We are looking for a hard-working individual who is enthusiastic, ambitious and committed to delivering exceptional patient care, to join our successful team.
The postholder will lead all operational and performance aspects of the Plastic Surgery and Burns service, working closely with the General Manager and triumvirate team, to deliver the strategic objectives and performance targets. The service has a broad remit which includes management of Elective, Non-Elective and Cancer Activity across Surgery, Outpatients and Trauma.
The successful candidate will have experience of providing operational service management and developing others. They will have excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with patients and internal and external colleagues.
If you are looking for a fast-paced role, with the opportunity for personal development within a supportive team, we would welcome your application to join our successful team.
Main duties of the job
The role will be accountable for leading and managing the Plastic Surgery and Burns Specialties within the Plastic Surgery, Burns and Dermatology Cluster in ASCR; ensuring achievement of relevant performance targets and strategic objectives and the delivery of a high-quality clinical service.
* The post holder will need to:
* Build and maintain effective relationships with staff across NBT and with external partners and stakeholders to ensure continued provision of safe, effective and timely services.
* Provide leadership for administration, workforce, finance and performance
* Undertake various projects as required within the Division
* Contribute to annual business cycles such as capacity and demand modelling, business planning and job planning.
Reporting to the General Manager, the post holder will lead on projects and initiatives identified by the Cluster Triumvirate and the post-holder themselves.
The postholder will deputise for the General Manager on designated projects.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Provide leadership and support for all staff within Plastic Surgery and Burns.
* Ensure the highest possible quality of patient care (clinical and non-clinical) through the development of effective teamwork and the empowerment of the Lead Clinicians, Senior Nurses (Matrons) and specialist nurses.
* Maintain a clear strategic direction for the clinical service that is both owned by all staff groups and consistent with the overall objectives of the Division and Trust.
* Participate in service development and the creation of robust service level agreements as part of the commissioning process.
* Contribute to the Division Clinical Governance agenda and ensure that robust arrangements are maintained.
* Focus on addressing key workforce issues, including recruitment and retention, training and development and flexible working. This will involve workforce planning and role redesign to incorporate common core competencies and skills to meet changing multiagency service delivery models.
* Ensure patient and user involvement in the evaluation and redesign of services
* Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to closely monitor and deliver relevant performance targets.
* Exert tight financial control over the budget using effective delegation of responsibility to department budget holders and the engagement of clinicians in financial issues.
* Delivery of designated Division-wide savings project/s.
* Provide clear direction on modernisation and improvement of patient services.
* Investigate and respond to comments/complaints in line with Trust policy and take appropriate action to address any issues arising.
* Participate in the planning and management of capital projects, as required.
* Write business cases to support service developments.
Person specification
Education / Training / Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Higher level education eg, degree or post grad diploma or equivalent experience
* Minimum five GCSE/O’level qualifications or equivalent, to include English Language and Mathematics or Accounting
* Management, financial, business or project management qualification or demonstrated extensive experience
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Work Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant leadership and management experience of clinical services, with minimum 4 years in an operational management role
* Experience of having worked in the NHS or other patient focused environment, and to have worked as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Must be able to demonstrate operational management, organisational and prioritisation of multiple demands and pressures
* In-depth knowledge of patient pathways and waiting lists, with full understanding and management of Referral to Treatment and diagnostic targets
* Experience of reviewing capacity and demand, and service redesign/improvement
* To be able to plan, co-ordinate and implement projects
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
* Must have excellent IT skills and knowledge - experience of computerised patient administration system eg Careflow
* Experience of delivering complex information and interpreting data, and demonstrating improvement or deterioration
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Suite; Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint and Teams
* Must be numerate and have experience of finance and budgets
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* To be able to manage and communicate with multidisciplinary teams and chair relevant meetings
* Ability to rapidly understand the functioning of a department and to apply this knowledge for effective management
* To have outstanding people management skills eg, sickness absence, conduct, performance etc
* Excellent task and time management skills
* Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
* Strong influencing skills to enable delivery of changes - facilitation, negotiation, problem solving
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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