General Manager - Emergency and Acute Medicine

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.

If you have a specific question about this role and would like to arrange an informal discussion, please contact: Anna Letchworth Divisional director of operations for Emergency & Integrated care.

anna.letchworth@nhs.net

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level/equivalent
• Post graduate qualification or evidence of post graduate education

Desirable criteria

• Membership of Professional Body in health/ social care
• Higher Degree or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Significant track record of senior level management experience gained in a complex acute hospital setting
• Substantial experience of managing both clinical and/ or non-clinical services
• Experience in liaison and negotiation at organisational level internally as well as externally, with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in leading, managing and developing a multidisciplinary team, including objective setting and performance management
• Experience of managing clinical staff and conducting job planning.
• ExtensiveseniormanagementandleadershipexperienceataseniorlevelinNHS/private healthcare

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience of delivering clinical services during the implementation of a building project or capital redevelopment plan.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-site department.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Problem solving: having the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structured way using qualitative and quantitative information, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving to achieve sustainable outcomes
• Insight: being able to anticipate problems, to understand the driving forces behind problems, or potential problems and being able to identify and use the levers to achieve change
• Influencing & Negotiating: being skilled in influencing and negotiating internally and externally and using these skills to gain the best deal for the Trust or for the medical profession
• Judgement: having the ability to make informed management judgments balancing risk with safety
• Presentation: being articulate and skilled in presenting ideas to others
• Opportunism: having the ability to seek out, recognise and pursue opportunities
• Have proven ability to operate and think laterally at operational and strategic levels, with good analytical skills
• Be articulate with practised and developed interpersonal communication and presentational skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity
• Ability to initiate and create ideas
• The ability to work constructively with clinicians in general and medical staff in particular.
• Financial Management skills: including budget management, profitability analysis and forecasting
• People Management skills: including staff management, staff development and teambuilding.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• General Manager (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Functional (PDF, 518.5KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)