General Manager, York

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Full time
Location: York
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Job offered by: TN United Kingdom
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22.01.2025 Expiry Date:

08.03.2025 Job Description:

Job summary The Medical Care Group has an exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term position for a General Manager, to join the Care Group Leadership Team in Acute and Emergency Care at both York and Scarborough Hospitals. The Care Group contains a broad and diverse range of Acute, Emergency and Community Services, including the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Renal medicine, Stroke, Older Peoples Heath and Palliative medicine across North Yorkshire and York. Alongside the Clinical Director, Associate Chief Operating Officer, Associate Chief AHP and Associate Chief Nurse, you will be responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of services and delivering quality and performance objectives across a range of care services, including the Emergency Department, Acute medicine, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and will take a lead on behalf of the Associate Chief Operating Officer as Care Group management lead for major trauma and responsible for leading the unplanned care agenda within the care group. The General Manager is a key senior role within the Care Group and will suit an individual with a strong track record of Senior Operational Leadership and experience within Urgent and Emergency Care Services, who is skilled and confident in leading complex programmes of improvement and can demonstrate credibility with clinical teams. The ability to deputise for the Associate Chief Operating Officer as and when required will also be essential. Main duties of the job The role is an exciting and challenging one and you will work with senior clinicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and other managerial colleagues, to ensure that the services being delivered are safe and of high quality. In addition, you will ensure mandatory performance standards are being met while all the time taking into account patient needs and views. The General Manager will provide line management of the operational teams within the Acute and Emergency Care directorates on the York site and be responsible for delivery of quality and operational performance standards and objectives. The General Manager will also participate in the first on call manager role for either the York or Scarborough site where they will act as the on-site Silver Command for the period of their duty. About us We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. Job responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. If you are an internal candidate applying for a secondment opportunity, please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager first. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact us. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. Person Specification Education Essential Educated to degree level, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience Continuing professional development Management qualification or post graduate diploma, (or equivalent qualification or experience) Desirable Masters Experience Essential Experience of successful senior management in a complex and multi-disciplinary organisation Knowledge of performance management principles and practice Financial management skills including experience of analysis and interpretation of complex principles and processes linked to income, expenditure and activity data/plans Knowledge and experience of a wide range of management disciplines, including finance, people management, commissioning, risk management, performance management, service improvement, change management and Clinical Governance arrangements (overall equivalent to masters level experience) Experience of operational and business planning and implementation including strategic options appraisal Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice Responsible for proposing changes to and implementing departmental policies. Understanding of the NHS plan and improvement agenda applicable to acute hospitals and community services Strong analytical skills; literacy, IT and numeracy skills with the ability to produce a range of documents or presentations for a wide variety of audiences Ability to make judgements and decisions leading to resolution through effective negotiation/problem solving Demonstrable breadth and depth of understanding of acute operational issues in the NHS Evidence of continuous professional development in a health care field Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional networks Desirable Management of large and complex operational and strategic problems within an acute and/or community NHS Trust Leadership of service improvement programmes across a range of specialties Experience of managing capital developments Experience of racial awareness/diversity training & DDA standards Evidence of working across a range of organisations to achieve significant change Experience in leading public and stakeholder engagement Preparing strategic plans Knowledge and application of key policies and procedures to include access targets; Health and Safety; HR Guidance and National Service Frameworks

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