General Manager - Surgical Specialities

at  Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Division of Surgery as a Directorate General Manager for Surgical Specialities.
We are seeking to recruit a General Manager to provide operational leadership for Urology, Breast, Gynae Oncology and Vascular services. You will work with your triumvirate to deliver the core objectives of the service, Division and Trust. You will be the main point of contact for all matters relating to the services within your portfolio including activity and performance, planning, contracts, finance, governance and risk.
Who should apply? You should be an enthusiastic, experienced senior leader looking to develop and expand your NHS managerial career. You must be able to demonstrate a strong performance focus and evidence transformation of services you have managed to date. Financially astute, somebody who leads from the front and can think on their feet. An experienced manager who can lead a large team effectively, ensuring performance and activity targets are achieved. You should be able to demonstrate how you have worked collaboratively and successfully with clinical teams over a period of time. You should be passionate about improving care and up for a challenge.
You will join a team who is committed to delivering sustained improvements and promoting innovation.
You will need to be resilient, flexible, influential and informative as well as having a ‘can do’ attitude.
You will provide strong credible leadership and drive for service improvement ensuring that relevant staff within the Directorate is empowered to change and develop clinical practice. Accountable for direct delivery of clinical services, managing the providers of direct patient care within the directorate.
You will develop a team ethos between clinicians, clerical and admin and other professions to strengthen commitment and ownership of the corporate aims of the Trust as stated in the Trust’s Business Plan. You will drive the strategic and operational development of the Trust and the Directorate to ensure that the Trust meets all of its objectives in the most efficient, effective and innovative way.
You will be required to analyse data, write reports and attend a variety of senior level meetings and drive change in partnership with the wider team and external stakeholders.
The post holder is accountable to the Divisional Director of Operations for the delivery of service, ensuring efficient and effective management of all resources in order to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.
The post holder is responsible for supporting the Divisional Director of Operations in formulating and implementing service delivery plans and managing the business activities to ensure delivery of its operational and strategic objectives.
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirme

Please refer the Job description for details