Working with both the Neonatal and Midwifery Leadership Teams, as well as linking with the MNR (Maternity and Neonatal Programme) Leads, the Neonatal and Maternity Directorate General Manager will provide operational and strategic leadership for the development of the Neonatal and Maternity Services across NUH. The Directorate General Manager will ensure that all operational performance targets including waiting lists, finance, workforce and service improvement targets are achieved. They will work with the Divisional Leadership Team and other Divisional and Specialty/Service Teams to ensure optimal performance, service integration and contribute to the development of services in their Division, the Trust, and where appropriate the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

To will provide inspirational leadership, encourage engagement of all staff, and be enthusiastic and motivated to ensure provision of safe and effective patient care.

Within the Neonatal and Maternity Services leadership teams, foster a culture that promotes openness and enables people to have the confidence to speak up and ensure that there are clear and effective communication mechanisms in the directorate.

Foster a climate of innovation and improvement for all Neonatal adn Maternity Services including fostering and developing close links with the Children's Hospital service.

Deputise for the Divisional General Manager and Divisional Leadership Team when necessary.

About us

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UK's largest acute teaching Trusts delivering an exceptional range of patient care, teaching, research and regional tertiary services. The trust operates across multiple sites and delivers a range of care within the local and regional community.

Family Health is 1 of 6 clinical divisions within Nottingham University Hospital. The division is made up of a diverse range of services including Maternity, Neonatal, Gynaecology, Sexual Health, Genetics, Fertility and Nottingham Children's Hospital.

In Family Health we are reminded everyday how important life is. As a flexible working, friendly division, we want to ensure that our staff can work in a way that is supportive and enables the best care to be provided for our patients and their families. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive work environment and a 'just' culture, where all contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and that staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibility.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to first degree level or equivalent experience
• Further training to masters level or equivalent
• Previous successful management experience at a senior level within the NHS
• Experience of managing a Neonatal or Maternity service

Experience

Essential

• Highly developed leadership and organisational skills
• Clear understanding of NHS agenda
• Proven track record of senior operational management in a multi-disciplinary environment

Communciation & Relationship skills

Essential

• Demonstrates ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Highly developed leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates ability to analyse complex facts or situations in relation to performance targets, strategy and finance
• Proven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance
• Experience of implementing and evaluating a range or projects/initiatives that represent solutions to changing workforce/service environments

Planning and Organisational skills

Essential

• Experience of formulating long-term strategic plans and impact on the organisation, translating business strategy into operational delivery
• proven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity
• Experience of managing complex organisational change incluisng working with clinical and non clinical staff to change team structures and ways of working
• Confident in presenting complex information to wide and varied audience both internal and external to the organisation

Physical skills

Essential

• Intense concentration to focus on analysis of performance data

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Cross site working where appropriate
• Contributes to the silver on call rota
• Demonstrates ability to work under pressure managing complex and competing demands

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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