Deputy General Manager, Child Health

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

The Child Health Care Group at King's is looking for an experienced and dynamic person for the role of Deputy General Manager.

Main duties of the job

The DGM will be responsible for the operations of a portfolio of Child Health services at the Denmark Hill site, alongside a second DGM who oversees the other services. Responsible to the General Manager and working in partnership with Clinical Director and Head of Nursing, the DGM will work to ensure that our services are efficient and responsive, and work well for our patients and their parents and carers.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder's portfolio of services will be: Surgery, Respiratory, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Paediatric Critical Care, Psychology and Day Care services. They will take a leading role in the operational delivery, performance, financial performance, governance, change, and business development across these services and the care group as a whole.

For an informal discussion, please contact Phil Lunn, General Manager, via phil.lunn@nhs.net.

Person specification

Skills and experience

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in the relevant area
• Evidence of leading successful project and / or operational performance and improvement including business case preparation.
• Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques.

Desirable criteria

• Prince 2 qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job description and person specification (PDF, 352.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)