If you are looking for the next step in your general management career and are an aspiring Divisional General Manager this post within the Surgery Division could be the perfect role for you. This is an opportunity to take on this post for 1 year, as part of the maternity leave arrangements for the current post-holder. The role offers the potential to both deputise across a varied operational agenda, from elective, cancer and emergency care, and the opportunity to lead on programs of work focusing on service transformation and strategic priorities. The role will transition into the new Care Group structure from April 2025, with core responsibilities remaining unchanged.

Nottingham University Hospitals are looking for a highly skilled individual with drive and determination to take up this key leadership role within the Divisional Management Team.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy General Manager will have operational and strategic responsibilities within the Divisions under the direction of the Divisional General Manager, working across the varying teams with a focus on driving improvement related to operational and financial performance as well as quality and safety.

Working very closely with the Divisional General Manager, the Deputy will lead on key operational and strategic aspects of the Division allowing both close working with individual Directorates and specialties where needed, and also the opportunity to lead work which is cross cutting across multiple divisional areas.

You will play a key part working with the Divisional Leadership Team to ensure you have adequate oversight of the entire Division while allowing in-depth focus and leadership in key areas. The role will support an individual looking to develop their knowledge and experience allowing some flexibility in portfolio in agreement with the Divisional General Manager.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Commitment to Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's We are here for you behavioural standards

Education/ Training/ Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree in Healthcare or management or demonstrate ability to work at Masters level.
• Post Graduate Diploma and/or equivalent senior management experience.
• Evidence of maintaining continuous professional development

Desirable

• Project management experience
• Prince 2

Communication/ Relationship Skills

Essential

• Proven leadership skills, development of team
• Ability to draft clear and concise business cases and papers
• Forward thinking and be able to lead and transform culture, including shaping and implementing a vision for future service development
• Ability to analyse and interpret situation as well as information
• Full range of IT skills including spreadsheet analysis

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Significant management experience in a senior role within the acute sector in particular operational management
• Experience of managing strategic and operational performance in achieving key targets
• Proven record of financial management at senior level, delivering on complex and large budgets including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
• Successful delivery of cost improvement programmes
• Proven track record of meeting national targets
• Knowledge and understanding of the modernisation agenda and the opportunities for redesigning services
• Knowledge and experience of collaborating with external organisations, both NHS and non-NHS providers whilst being politically aware of hidden agenda and adapting negotiating style to meet the needs

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Proven success at managing highly complex organisational change while maintaining service quality with demonstrable impact on improving healthcare
• Significant experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
• Evidence of report writing and presentation skills, to include business cases and formal presentations
• Proven experience of developing and implementing strategic plans

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to self-development with ability to demonstrate in depth knowledge of key policies and themes in the healthcare provision in the UK
• An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance
• Commitment to promote equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
• Ability to work in an unpredictable environment, achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines, prioritise own/Division workload

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to use office equipment with or without adaptions
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time i.e. when chairing meetings/writing reports/analysis data etc.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel between NUH sites and other locations

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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