Assistant Service Manager (DME)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD & PS

An exciting role for an aspiring junior service manager-

The post holder will be expected to undertake a wide range of duties to support the clinical and management team on a strategic and operational basis. They will be instrumental in the smooth running of the service/group, working autonomously and leading the department in its operational demands.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level OR equivalent experience.
• Track Record of significant continuous professional and management development

Desirable criteria

• Project management qualification
• Knowledge of healthcare provisions

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of staff supervision and staff management.
• Experience of managing the delivery of an effective service
• Evidence of introducing and supporting change processes
• Evidence of addressing 1st line conduct and performance concerns
• Evidence of managing rotas & operational pressures

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an acute or challenging environment
• Evidence of establishing, maintaining and consolidating effective working relationships with clinicians and or multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Leadership and influencing skills
• High level of communication skills
• Highly motivated and ability to work independently
• To be able to work within a large MDT team and communicate clearly and effectively.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft office software.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Health Roster, iPM, ICE, Viper, Extramed and MediViewer OR ability to learn quickly and effectively.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 248.6KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 40.5KB)
• Functional Aspects (PDF, 144.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)