General Manager (XN10) inLeeds inLeeds PUBLISHED 13 NOV 2024

Band 8c: £74,290 to £85,601 a year  PERMANENT 

General Manager Womens Clinical Services Unit

This role is part of the tri team responsible delivering the vision for Womens CSU within LTHT (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). In partnership with the Clinical Director and Head of Midwifery / Nursing, the post-holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic business planning and leadership for the CSU and Trust. In partnership with the tri team, the post-holder will be accountable for performance of operational targets, local and national standards, as well as budgetary control across all services within the CSU. The post holder will also be required to work collaboratively with progressing the challenging and complex national maternity transformation plan.

The Womens CSU functions as one of the more complex units in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and its services include Maternity services, Benign Gynaecology including an accredited Urogynaecology service. The Maternity service is one of the largest in the UK with just under 10,000 deliveries over the two delivery suites and taking tertiary referrals from Yorkshire and across the North of England.

We are looking for someone with experience of successful operational and strategic management at a middle or senior management level you will have experience of budgetary management, operational and business planning, change management, innovation and improvement and managing staff from a range of professional backgrounds.

As part of a high performing CSU, you will need to have good negotiating and influencing skills to support collaborative working. You will be an effective team leader and team player with the ability to work in a diverse and complex organisation.

For an informal discussion contact:

Dr Thomas Everett, Consultant in Fetomaternal Medicine and Clinical Director

Rebecca Musgrave, Head of Midwifery and Nursing

Womens Clinical Services Unit PA:

Or

Suzanne Abrahams, Director of Operations

The selection process will comprise of a focus group and interview.

About us

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: General Manager

Band: 8c

Location: Any Trust site

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder will manage a clinical service unit or clinical support unit, comprising a number of specialties or support services supporting the Clinical Director, the post holder will be responsible for the overall delivery of service, quality, financial and other targets as determined by the Executive Directors. In partnership with the Clinical Director, the post holder will be responsible for business, workforce and financial planning within his/her own unit, and will work closely with other managers and clinicians to support Trust-wide objectives.

JOB DIMENSIONS

In partnership with the Clinical Director, responsible for the management of identified clinical and/or related services within a unit

Manage the performance of the unit against key targets and measures

Ensure that resources are deployed effectively and that robust processes are in place to support the provision of efficient, high quality, services

Responsible for relevant capital programmes and associated budgets

Ensuring Staff, Patient & Public involvement in service development

Developing and sustaining capacity and capability in the unit

Ensure that the clinical activities are appropriately recorded in order to maximise income opportunities related to service provision

Engaging on behalf of the unit with internal and, where appropriate, external stakeholders; promoting partnerships and co-operative working

Ensure business continuity and risk management arrangements are in place in the unit

Contribute to the delivery of Trust objectives

Please see attached document for full job description and personal specification.

General Manager Womens Clinical Services Unit

This role is part of the tri team responsible delivering the vision for Womens CSU within LTHT (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). In partnership with the Clinical Director and Head of Midwifery / Nursing, the post-holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic business planning and leadership for the CSU and Trust. In partnership with the tri team, the post-holder will be accountable for performance of operational targets, local and national standards, as well as budgetary control across all services within the CSU. The post holder will also be required to work collaboratively with progressing the challenging and complex national maternity transformation plan.

The Womens CSU functions as one of the more complex units in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and its services include Maternity services, Benign Gynaecology including an accredited Urogynaecology service. The Maternity service is one of the largest in the UK with just under 10,000 deliveries over the two delivery suites and taking tertiary referrals from Yorkshire and across the North of England.

We are looking for someone with experience of successful operational and strategic management at a middle or senior management level you will have experience of budgetary management, operational and business planning, change management, innovation and improvement and managing staff from a range of professional backgrounds.

As part of a high performing CSU, you will need to have good negotiating and influencing skills to support collaborative working. You will be an effective team leader and team player with the ability to work in a diverse and complex organisation.

For an informal discussion contact:

Dr Thomas Everett, Consultant in Fetomaternal Medicine and Clinical Director

Rebecca Musgrave, Head of Midwifery and Nursing

Womens Clinical Services Unit PA:

Or

Suzanne Abrahams, Director of Operations

The selection process will comprise of a focus group and interview.

About us

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: General Manager

Band: 8c

Location: Any Trust site

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder will manage a clinical service unit or clinical support unit, comprising a number of specialties or support services supporting the Clinical Director, the post holder will be responsible for the overall delivery of service, quality, financial and other targets as determined by the Executive Directors. In partnership with the Clinical Director, the post holder will be responsible for business, workforce and financial planning within his/her own unit, and will work closely with other managers and clinicians to support Trust-wide objectives.

JOB DIMENSIONS

In partnership with the Clinical Director, responsible for the management of identified clinical and/or related services within a unit

Manage the performance of the unit against key targets and measures

Ensure that resources are deployed effectively and that robust processes are in place to support the provision of efficient, high quality, services

Responsible for relevant capital programmes and associated budgets

Ensuring Staff, Patient & Public involvement in service development

Developing and sustaining capacity and capability in the unit

Ensure that the clinical activities are appropriately recorded in order to maximise income opportunities related to service provision

Engaging on behalf of the unit with internal and, where appropriate, external stakeholders; promoting partnerships and co-operative working

Ensure business continuity and risk management arrangements are in place in the unit

Contribute to the delivery of Trust objectives

Please see attached document for full job description and personal specification.



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