Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a high calibre and credible operational leader who will provide strong leadership within the Surgery Division and across the Organisation. We are seeking a dynamic, innovative and motivated individual, passionate about clinical service transformation, excellence in patient care and who shares our values.
Applications that are secondments from other areas are welcome and flexible working hours are available and encouraged.
This is a 6 month secondment post to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
This role will be working alongside an established leadership team and experienced clinical leaders and is a good development opportunity for an ambitious operational manager.
The Clinical Business Manager is the Accountable Officer for the Clinical Business Units (CBUs) of Acute and Specialist Surgery and is responsible, alongside the Clinical Directors, for the direct delivery of all patient services within it. This involves ensuring that high quality services are provided to patients and that all operational and performance targets, including waiting lists, finance, HR are achieved. The role also includes ensuring that services are continually improved and developed in line with best practice standards.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description for details
1. To lead and manage the clinical business units ensuring the best use of available resources to provide efficient and effective delivery of all services in line with best practice and quality standards
2. To support the development of the Divisional and Trust strategy through understanding the strategic contribution of the services delivered by the clinical business units.
3. To develop a culture within the clinical business units that encourages the use of initiative, individual and team responsibility and open communications.
4. To effectively manage the clinical business units staff
5. To effectively manage the clinical business units budget and finance
6. To lead the clinical business units governance arrangements
7. To manage self and workload in a way that ensures the continued support of others
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
8. Demonstrable experience of senior operational management in NHS
9. Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of acute hospital services
10. Proven ability to manage change, service activity and development within a large and complex organisation
11. Experience of managing a large budget.
12. Detailed knowledge of Clinical Governance and risk management
13. Comprehensive understanding and application of Department of Health policy
Desirable criteria
14. Experience in a tertiary surgical service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
15. Education to Masters/Fellowship level or equivalent
16. Appropriate professional management qualification
17. Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge
Desirable criteria
18. Diploma in NHS Management or equivalent