Assistant General Manager

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Job summary

The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is delighted to be able to offer a a permanent opportunity for the role of Assistant General Manager for Children's Specialised Services. This is a full-time 8a role based in the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

This role includes a range of clinical specialties including Paediatric Cardiac Services, Neurosciences, Intensive care & high dependency services.

This is a challenging and interesting role and we are looking for an exceptional individual, who wants to consolidate their skills and experience. Key requirements for the role are: excellent interpersonal skills; significant experience of NHS operational management; a good understanding of the broader NHS system and political environment; service improvement and change management experience and a passion for high quality, compassionate care.

The successful candidate will be organised, self-motivated and resilient. They will need to have excellent understanding of performance management and significant experience of delivering objectives in a challenging health care environment. In return, the candidate will have the opportunity to gain meaningful experience, autonomy, and personal development in a rewarding hospital environment.

Main duties of the job

The role operates within a complex and challenging environment and we are seeking an exceptional individual with a broad range of skills and experience to work closely with the General Manager. The post-holder will need to be enthusiastic and resilient. The role will be busy and provide a rewarding mix of operational and strategic management, service improvement and performance management. Good clinical engagement will be critical to your success and commitment to providing high quality patient care.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Proven experience in managing clinical services
• Evidence of management training
• Degree level education (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification (preferably in a related discipline)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant Managerial Experience
• Operational and strategic planning and management
• Performance management
• Management of budgets
• Experience of managing waiting lists, capacity planning & service development

Desirable

• Management of change with an interest in culture change

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Effective communication at all levels
• Leadership skills
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with senior staff and maintain good working relationships
• Influencing and negotiating in multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong organisational skills
• Empowering others
• Computer literacy

Aptitudes/qualities

Essential

• Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self awareness, self management and drive for improvement
• Analytical
• Political acumen.
• Confident and approachable style
• Credible with staff at all levels.
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Work on own initiative
• Able to work under pressure
• Commitment to NHS
• Emotional resilience

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Proven experience in managing clinical services
• Evidence of management training
• Degree level education (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification (preferably in a related discipline)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant Managerial Experience
• Operational and strategic planning and management
• Performance management
• Management of budgets
• Experience of managing waiting lists, capacity planning & service development

Desirable

• Management of change with an interest in culture change

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Effective communication at all levels
• Leadership skills
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with senior staff and maintain good working relationships
• Influencing and negotiating in multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong organisational skills
• Empowering others
• Computer literacy

Aptitudes/qualities

Essential

• Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self awareness, self management and drive for improvement
• Analytical
• Political acumen.
• Confident and approachable style
• Credible with staff at all levels.
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Work on own initiative
• Able to work under pressure
• Commitment to NHS
• Emotional resilience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin St.

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

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