Directorate General Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

There are vacancies in the following Directorates:

Directorate 1 - Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Cardiology and Renal Medicine

Directorate 3 - Palliative Medicine, Healthcare of Older People, Infectious Diseases/Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy, Rheumatology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Neurology and Stroke

Directorate 10 - PICU, Paediatric services (Neurology, Oncology & Haematology, Diabetes and Endocrine, Nephrology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Respiratory), General Paediatrics, Community Paediatrics, the S.A.R.C. and Paediatric Emergency Department.

Directorate 12b - Maternity, Neonates and Fetal Medicine

Individual preferences for these roles will be discussed at interview.

The roles may be partially based at City Hospital in some cases.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to first degree level
• Further training to PhD or equivalent experience
• Previous successful management experience at a senior level with applicable specialist knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria

• Highly developed leadership and organisational skills
• Experience of leading and managing substantial service change and redesign in a complex environment
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS policy, health sector practices and functions of NHS provider organisations and current targets in place and functions of NHS provider organisations and current targets in place
• Clear understanding of NHS agenda
• High level understanding of NHS contracting and funding flows
• Proven track record of senior operational management in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Extensive experience of influencing decision making within a large and complex organisation
• Experience in analysing performance of are of activity in relation to performance targets, strategic objectives; develop strategies, business plans, advise in areas where expert opinion differs
• Experience in managing large budgets for multiple departments and or services of major area of activity; responsible for overall budget setting for major area of activity
• Significant senior management experience within a complex organisation

Desirable criteria

• Experience of management relevant to clinical directorate

Communication and Relationship

Essential criteria

• Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive, or highly contentious information where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome
• Conveys highly contentious information in situations of proposed major change. This may be potentially hostile and antagonistic
• Influence and negotiate on delivery of services. Leads the engagement process with strategic stakeholders
• Ability to communicate with both internal and external agencies to ensure compliance with performance targets
• Highly developed leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to inspire confidence and respect in others

Analytical and Judgement

Essential criteria

• Manages highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options to come to recommendations for decision making.
• Analyses of performance targets, strategic objectives, business plans as part of wider operational resilience.
• Demonstrates ability to analyse complex facts or situations in relation to performance targets, strategy, finance
• Proven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance
• Experience of implementing and evaluating a range of projects, / initiatives that represent solutions to changing workforce / service environments

Planning and Organisation

Essential criteria

• Experience of formulating ;long term strategic plans and impact on the organisation - translating business strategy into operational delivery
• Proven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity
• Experience of managing complex organisational change, including working with clinical & non-clinical staff to change team structures and ways of working
• Confident in presenting complex information to wide and varied audience both internal and external to the organisation

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "The way we work together" Values and Behaviours

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 the 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.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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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

• DirectorateGMJD (PDF, 335.1KB)
• DirectorateGMPS (PDF, 240.6KB)
• NUHClinicalStructure (PDF, 216.6KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)