Senior General Manager
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached the detailed job description and person specification.
The Senior General Manager will carry ultimate responsibility for the development and delivery of the service strategy, business plan and all key performance and activity targets including robust financial planning and management.
Specifically, the Senior General Manager is accountable for the leadership and direct line management of the General Manager and the associated operational and performance across the whole Division.
The Senior General Manager is accountable jointly with the Clinical Lead and Senior Nursing Team for ensuring that the safety and care of patients and service users is their primary concern.
The Divisional team is accountable for ensuring and assuring that the total business of the Division is managed safely, effectively, efficiently and in accordance with the strategic and operational objectives of the organisation. This means ensuring that all aspects of patient care and service are delivered to the highest standards, that relevant governance systems and processes are in place, robust and adhered to and that the supporting workforce is fit for purpose.
As a member of the senior management team, the Senior General Manager will lead on specific professional projects/topics at a corporate level, as agreed with the relevant Director.
The Senior General Manager will be required to act up or cross-cover in a professional or managerial capacity as required and appropriate.
Ensure with the Divisional Nurse and Clinical lead, comprehensive controls and assurance across all standards and maintain effective systems of integrated governance and risk management within the Division.
Develop the leadership, managerial and business capability of staff in the Division to support effective delivery, financial performance and service improvement.
Will participate in the Group's out of hours on call rota.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification/experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to masters level or above or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership/Management qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working on both strategic and operational matters
- Significant NHS/ public sector experience and knowledge, including upto-date knowledge and understanding of NHS systems and policies
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing multidisciplinary teams as a highly effective people manager
- Proven experience of effective performance and budgetary management and control.
- Proven success in business planning and in the development of business cases
- Experience of leadership of complex operational change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Strong, effective leadership and people management skills
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Highly developed verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
- Ability to ensure patient safety by assessing and managing risks associated with service developments
- Ability to perform well under pressure and manage unpredictable workload with conflicting priorities
- Quality focused with an innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to develop effect networks and work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Ability to critically analyse complex financial and clinical data sets
- Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Personal resilience
- Able to participate in on-call rota as required
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
- Senior General Manager (PDF, 216.4KB)
- Senior General Manager - Person Specification (PDF, 216.4KB)
- Additional Information (PDF, 308.1KB)
- Our Promise (PDF, 313.3KB)
- Remarkable People (PDF, 3.4MB)