The Managing Director (MD) will be responsible for the leadership and management oftheir respective hospital as a component of the trust's portfolio of hospitals.

The MD is accountable to the CEO for patient safety, clinical and operational performance, financial management and controls and performance delivery of their hospital. As a member of the Executive Team, the MD will ensure there is constant and visible site leadership to direct and lead clinical and corporate services, underpinned by strong corporate governance.

The MD will promote our vision and ten-year strategy, underpinned by our refreshedclinical strategy, to harness the skills and expertise of our clinical staff to drive improvements in patient care and realise the merger benefits. Through excellent leadership, the MD will enable the delivery of high quality of care in line with our values and behaviours. This means providing the best, safest patient experience and best possible patient outcomes within available resources.

Main duties of the job

Integrated care and population health management are key strands of our strategy and will require the MD and their leadership teams to work closely with primary care colleagues, community collaborative, stewards, local councils and Place/alliance teams to improvehealth outcomes in their local geography.

The post holder will play their collective leadership role in the trust developing a professional culture that attracts, nurtures, develops and retains a compassionate, skilled, and flexible workforce. This includes enabling diversity in all its forms, a culture of learning and improvement and an ability to lead service innovation and transformation, working with clinical teams across the integrated care system

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Executive Directors and the Trust Management Executive Trust Board Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (MSE ICS) leaders inc. alliance directors Regional and leaders Trade Union bodies and representatives Staff networks Staff Governors Care Quality Commission (CQC) and other regulators Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Essex County Council, and district councils Third Sector Organisations

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Development of strategic plans and strategies which can be translated into operational delivery and improving outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree in Business related subject.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Southend

SS0 0RY

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