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General Manager - Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read through attached Job Description for full details of the role.

Post holder is accountable for the operational delivery of clinical services, and developing a service strategy in conjunction with clinical leads, for each of the group of clinical service lines.

Work collaboratively with Head of Nursing and Clinical Director for each clinical service line in order to set clear goals and objectives for staff within the service to ensure delivery of excellent clinical care.

Accountable for delivery of the service line financial target and ensuring continual improvement, ensuring that financial controls are established and maintained.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of human resource, a significant financial resource, governance and business planning arrangements.

The post holder will lead the development of quality objectives and business targets for the clinical service lines within the group.

Responsible for ensuring the smooth and safe day to day running of services within the group and maintaining good staff and patient experience.

Ensuring business continuity and resilient service delivery, supported by robust operational and capacity planning.

Work in partnership with colleagues across the organisation to ensure the delivery of the Trust's corporate objectives and transformation programmes. Ensure collaboration between services to support quality improvements and collective achievement of performance standards incorporating quality, safety, contractual, access, financial and workforce.

Lead by example and act at all times as an ambassador for the Trust, championing the Trust's values and upholding the highest standards of behaviour and compassion for colleagues

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
  • Specialist training to Masters or equivalent level
  • Formal management or business qualification or equivalent relevant experience
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

  • Project Management Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

  • NHS Experience at a management level
  • Proven budget management skills and financial acumen with experience of delivering CIPs within an organisation with a £multi-million turnover
  • Managing a diverse team
  • Negotiation and influencing skills at a senior management level
  • Evidence of delivering and implementing strategic plans
  • A demonstrative track record of delivering initiatives to improve the quality of care
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk

Knowledge

Essential criteria

  • Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills in complex settings
  • Evidence of Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to lead a number of complex projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed timescales
  • Able to rapidly assimilate a range of complex (often clinical) information and make expert judgments using advanced analytical skills
  • Credible and persuasive negotiation skills when working with senior colleagues

Desirable criteria

  • Negotiation skills

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, 243.3KB)
  • Person Specification (PDF, 152.4KB)
  • Functional Aspects (PDF, 144.4KB)
  • L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
  • Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
  • Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
  • Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
  • Bedford Hospital Site map (PDF, 2.6MB)
  • Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)

General Manager - Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Luton, UK
Full-Time

Published on 23/02/2025

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