General Manager
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The skills and qualities we're looking for
- Proven senior operational leadership in healthcare with atrack record of delivering challenging targets.
- A change leader who can cut through barriers, bring pace, and sustain improvement.
- Strong data/IT capability: confident interpreting complex performance information and turning it into action.
- Clear financial grip with experience of budget management and CIP delivery.
- Credible, collaborative and resilient
Please see main Job Description for further information
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First degree or equivalent
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare provision
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Level 7/Masters Qualification
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Experience of Operational Manager of the Day role or equivalent on call
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within the Healthcare sector at an operational level
- Experience of delivering programmes of change Experience of managing and hearing performance issues
- Proven track record of achieving challenging healthcare targets
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Surgical Services or Cancer Services
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Sensitive to clinical and political demands - demonstrated in supporting info
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Logical thinker with evidence of implementation of ideas and solutions
- Excellent problem-solving skills using team when appropriate
- Able to analyse and understand financial data
- Ability to cut through barriers to change
- Business focused
IT Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Desirable organisational skills
- Proven record of robust performance management
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Desirable organisational skills
- Proven record of robust performance management
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.
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 desc and pers spec (PDF, 480.3KB)
- Job Description and Spec (PDF, 480.3KB)
- Understanding your right to work in the UK (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Employee Benefits (PDF, 578.5KB)