Applications are invited for the post of a Band 6 Deputy Service Manager, which is part of the Division of Integrated Medicine.

Reporting to a General Manger this exciting opportunity is for those wishing to progress within a management role.

Your role will be to provide business, operational management and leadership to ensure that the Division achieves its performance objectives by working closely with the clinicians, managers and staff to ensure achievement against, financial, activity and access targets and in line with our commitment to providing safe and compassionate care every time. The post holder will have the ability to provide administrative duties within the relevant departments along with line management responsibility to the secretarial teams.

You must have excellent staff management skills, experience of achieving key performance targets and a working understanding of service transformation projects.

Main duties of the job

• In support of the General Manager and in conjunction with clinical and support teams within the defined service area(s):
• Support the day-to-day efficient and effective operational management of the defined service areas, reporting to the General Manager all matters affecting the delivery of core services.
• Work with clinical teams within the defined service areas to respond to operational issues on a day-to-day basis, and ensure issues are swiftly resolved.
• Suggest and agree with the General Manager corrective measures and actions to address identified performance issues, and ensure that agreed measures are communicated to the relevant teams, and implemented in full.
• Responsible for ensuring that day-to-day monitoring of the patient pathway takes place, informing the General Manager about any delays, obstacles and issues and actions required to resolve these.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Education and training to degree level or equivalent experience
• Recognised leadership and/or management qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of relevant NHS operational management
• Staff management Experience
• Project Management Experience
• Experience of successfully managing a budget
• Experience of rota management

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written) - including demonstrable experience of writing quality reports.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written) - including demonstrable experience of writing quality reports.
• Evidence of delivering on objectives
• Detailed knowledge of the 18 week target, and demonstrable experience in the achievement of this
• Ability to work and plan the strategic direction of a service
• Ability to cope with large workloads, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Confident, assertive and approachable.
• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS policy

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Wycombe Hospital

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

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