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As part of our ambitious Trust, you will support the Triumvirate team in delivering robust service improvements, coordinating wide-reaching projects, and optimising our operations across multiple sites. Your experience in leadership and service enhancement will be essential in inspiring teams and driving our goals forward. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead with heart, we want to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare, where your contribution truly matters.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Deputy General Manager within Cardio-Respiratory. The CSU comprises of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy and is based over multiple sites within LTHT.
The role will provide support to the Triumvirate team (General Manager, Head of Nursing and Clinical Director). The successful candidate will be expected to lead service improvement and waste reduction programmes, utilising Leeds Improvement Methodology, and support speciality teams to deliver contract and activity plans.
You will be a dedicated individual with significant leadership experience, with a proven track record for service improvement. The successful candidate will be a champion of Leeds way Values, provide inclusive, compassionate and visible leadership and be able to inspire a culture of excellence, driving forward service improvements whilst maintaining patient-centred care.
Expected Shortlisting Date
03/04/2025
Planned Interview Date
22/04/2025
Provide a senior general management resource, capable of coordinating CSU-wide projects and initiatives, delivery of business, workforce and financial planning across the CSU as well as handling ad hoc issues delegated by the CSU triumvirate team
Lead the CSUs waste reduction programme and support speciality teams to meet targets
Support Service and Business Managers to meet delivery contract and activity plans
Co-ordinate service improvement programmes across the CSU using Leeds Improvement Methodology
Make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
Providing operational business management and planning support across all specialties within the CSU in order for the CSU to contribute its part to the Trusts ambition and contributes to the delivery of Trust objectives
Deputise for members of the CSU triumvirate team as appropriate.
About us
The Deputy General Manager is a senior leader within the CSU. Their purpose is to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities or programmes, and other targets as determined by the triumvirate team. These programmes of work require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies that impact across multiple services throughout the CSU and in other CSUs and organisations.
The Deputy General Manager will support the General Manager, the Head of Nursing and the Clinical Director by providing a senior general management resource, capable of co-ordinating CSU-wide projects and initiatives, delivery of business, workforce and financial planning across the CSU as well as handling ad hoc issues delegated by the CSU triumvirate team.
They will make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
The CSU encompasses a diverse group of specialties which include the medical disciplines of allergy and immunology, cardiology, respiratory physiology, thoracic medicine and cystic fibrosis as well as the surgical discipline of cardiac surgery. Services are delivered cross site.
The CSU is responsible for a range of specialist services and has one of the largest cardiac catheter lab departments in the country.
The CSU runs the Primary Cilliary Dyskinesia (PCD) service for the North of England and is renowned worldwide for the expertise in non-invasive ventilation / sleep physiology.
The CSU employs a diverse workforce of over 900 medical, nursing, radiographers & other AHPs, clinical scientists, administrative & clerical staff.
The CSU has a budget of £112 million.
Working to uphold The Leeds Way the post holder will:
Be accountable for leading and managing the management teams of the CSU, developing and implementing local strategic plans and ensuring achievement of performance objectives.
Work with the Triumvirate Team to provide operational business management and planning support across all specialties within the CSU in order that the CSU contributes its part to the Trusts ambition and contributes to the delivery of Trust objectives.
Deputise for members of the CSU triumvirate team as appropriate.
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