An excellent opportunity for a substantive B6 Specialty Manager role has arisen within the Bristol Dermatology Centre based in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The role is based on full time hours (37.5 hours per week) . We are seeking a committed and motivate person, ideally someone already in a performances based role who is looking to develop their management skills, to come and join the dermatology team.

Potential Interview Date: To be confirmed

Main duties of the job

• To act as point of contact for the senior management team in reference to the day-to-day management of Dermatology at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
• To manage all aspects (including performance) of the outpatients & surgical booking teams, performance validation for the Dermatology Department.
• To manage and support the Speciality Manager in the delivery of cancer services including all peripheral and outreach areas and supporting trust cancer targets.
• To work with the Specialty Manager to ensure that best practice booking of patients in outpatient services is always maintained, and to assist in the achievement of all relevant performance targets.
• Monitor clinic utilisation as well as DNA and cancellation rates. Work to maximise efficiency and utilisation and liaise with clinicians and other departments to arrange additional capacity as required.
• To be responsible for ensuring thorough validation of patients for the areas of responsibility on active and deferred waiting lists. Close management of the Patient Tracking Lists, this is to include data quality of outpatient activity, cancer targets and on the day cancellations and rebooks. To be reported on weekly with clear plans at patient level detail to the senior management team/s

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Degree-level qualification, or equivalent experience
• Supervisory or Management Qualification to post-graduate or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• People Management - appraisals, managing poor performance, misconduct, organisation change and staff selection & recruitment
• Managing self and teams to deadlines and changing priorities
• Experience of managing performance and access targets
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Previous relevant NHS experience in a supervisory position

Desirable

• Project Management or Financial Management

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Effective communication, influencing and negotiating skills
• IT literate
• Able to coach, motivate and develop others
• Able to be empathetic, support and empower others
• Strong organisational skills and confident attitude with ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of clinical services
• Proven ability to work under own initiative and with flexibility to respond to change
• Resilience and ability to deal with difficult situations

Desirable

• Knowledge of service improvement techniques
• Credible with staff at all levels

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary, Dermatology Centre

Marlborough Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

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