An exciting opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the Medicine Division as Speciality Service Managers. The services that these posts will be working in will be:

• Emergency Medicine
• General Paediatrics and Diabetes

The post holders will support the management of day-to-day operational issues in the service they are allocated to and will have responsibility for providing management and leadership to the operational and administrative and clerical teams.

The post holders will enable the successful delivery of high quality services for children, young people and their families and will ensure that systems and process that enable the team to function effectively are successfully embedded within their service area.

Successful candidates will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be well organised, innovative with the ability to work well autonomously as well as part of a team and will be committed to improving services for children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for specific functions within the service as agreed withthe clinical heads of serviceTo be a key member of the Divisional Management Team.To inform the Estates strategy, development and implementation withinthe servicesEnsure systems are in place to communicate with staff directly line managed, to ensure that all staff are up to date with all service, divisionand Trust wide issues.Contribute to setting the strategic direction for the services

Responsible for delivery of strategic objectives in the service aligned withdivisional and Trust strategic direction.Contribute to service business planning process including servicedevelopment plans

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holders will work alongside and in support of the Triumvirate Team in providing day to day operational management support to within their dedicate medical speciality areas.

The post holders will support the Divisional Leadership team by providing day to day operational management support, enabling the successful delivery of high quality services for children, young people and their families.

The post holders will work closely as part of the service leadership team, to ensure a unified operational approach, ensuring that systems and processes that enable the team to function effectively are successfully embedded within the team.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Degree Level Qualification

Desirable

• Relevant management qualification
• Post grad certificate in management

Expereince

Essential

• NHS Management experience
• Substantial experience of management within a health service or other related field
• Evidence of successful operational leadership and effective involvement in change management
• Experience of working with senior clinical professionals
• Experience of interagency working in the public sector
• Evidence of successfully managing staff
• Evidence of conflict resolution
• Experience of working within designated financial controls

Desirable

• Audit skills
• Data Analysis skills, including analysing complex performance information
• Experience of managing demand and capacity in a clinical team
• Experience of working with service users and carers/patient participation
• Experience of negotiation with, and influencing, service commissioners

Skills

Essential

• Good computer skills experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Leadership and motivational qualities
• Flexible work attitude
• Creative, innovative and proactive approach
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work as an integral part of a functioning team
• Ability to demonstrate resilience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current issues affecting the NHS and other related sectors such as social care and education
• National and local policy drivers

Desirable

• Evidence of further personal development

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

East Prescot Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

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