Candidates should possess a strong background in Senior Operational Leadership, particularly within Urgent and Emergency Care Services, and demonstrate the ability to steer complex improvement initiatives. The role also includes participating in on-call management responsibilities and providing essential support to the Associate Chief Operating Officer. The Trust is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusivity within its workforce and encourages applications from all backgrounds, while also considering flexible working options.
The Medical Care Group has an exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term position for a General Manager, to join the Care Group Leadership Team in Acute and Emergency Care at both York and Scarborough Hospitals.
The Care Group contains a broad and diverse range of Acute, Emergency and Community Services, including the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Renal medicine, Stroke, Older Peoples Heath and Palliative medicine across North Yorkshire and York.
Alongside the Clinical Director, Associate Chief Operating Officer , Associate Chief AHP and Associate Chief Nurse, you will be responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of services and delivering quality and performance objectives across a range of care services, including the Emergency Department, Acute medicine, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and will take a lead on behalf of the Associate Chief Operating Officer as Care Group management lead for major trauma and responsible for leading the unplanned care agenda within the care group.
The General Manager is a key senior role within the Care Group and will suit an individual with a strong track record of Senior Operational Leadership and experience within Urgent and Emergency Care Services, who is skilled and confident in leading complex programmes of improvement and can demonstrate credibility with clinical teams. The ability to deputise for the Associate Chief Operating Officer as and when required will also be essential.
The role is an exciting and challenging one and you will work with senior clinicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and other managerial colleagues, to ensure that the services being delivered are safe and of high quality.
In addition, you will ensure mandatory performance standards are being met while all the time taking into account patient needs and views.
It is a hugely exciting time within the Medical Care Group.The General Manager will provide line management of the operational teams within the Acute and Emergency Care directorates on the York site and be responsible for delivery of quality and operational performance standards and objectives.
The General Manager will also participate in the first on call manager role for either the York or Scarborough site where they will act as the on-site Silver Command for the period of their duty.
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A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
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Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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