Deputy General Manager - Children's Medicine and Neonatology inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 16 DEC 2023

Band 8b: Depending on experience per annum (incl. of HCAA)  FIXED TERM 
The post has direct line management responsibility for the directorate service managers and the delivery and performance management of those services.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to who can join the Medicine and Neonates directorate management team to provide clear, compassionate, and inspirational leadership across our children's Medicine and Neonatology services.

We are a supportive and friendly team, striving to deliver excellent and innovative care to our local children and their families. The successful candidate will work alongside our Clinical Director, General Manager and Head of Nursing s to supporting the operational delivery of our services. This will include quality and productivity performance management, leading projects, and supporting workforce development.The post holder will need to be able to influence and engage with stakeholder partners across the system and possess a clear voice and vision for the communities we serve. They should have excellent communication skills with a record of service delivery, quality improvement and workforce development.


Please note that the interview process will also include a stakeholder panel.

The Deputy General Manager (DGM) is accountable to the General Manager. The purpose of the DGM is to support and deputise for the General Manager and Head of Nursing to ensure that both strategic and operational demands are met.

The DGM role will be accountable to the General Manager for the delivery of clinical services within and across the directorate, for assessing the impact of change and making decisions, balancing risks and priorities, and for providing advice to the General Manager and the Directorate Management Team.

The post holder will support the Clinical Director and General Manager with the development and delivery of a strategic vision and ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing and managing systems and processes to ensure that all services are delivered in accordance with Trust-wide policies.

The post has direct line management responsibility for the directorate service managers and the delivery and performance management of those services. In the first instance this will include the review and, where necessary, the development of mechanisms for performance management at service level, workforce development and representing the GM and HON in their absence.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to who can join the Medicine and Neonates directorate management team to provide clear, compassionate, and inspirational leadership across our children's Medicine and Neonatology services.

We are a supportive and friendly team, striving to deliver excellent and innovative care to our local children and their families. The successful candidate will work alongside our Clinical Director, General Manager and Head of Nursing s to supporting the operational delivery of our services. This will include quality and productivity performance management, leading projects, and supporting workforce development.The post holder will need to be able to influence and engage with stakeholder partners across the system and possess a clear voice and vision for the communities we serve. They should have excellent communication skills with a record of service delivery, quality improvement and workforce development.


Please note that the interview process will also include a stakeholder panel.

The Deputy General Manager (DGM) is accountable to the General Manager. The purpose of the DGM is to support and deputise for the General Manager and Head of Nursing to ensure that both strategic and operational demands are met.

The DGM role will be accountable to the General Manager for the delivery of clinical services within and across the directorate, for assessing the impact of change and making decisions, balancing risks and priorities, and for providing advice to the General Manager and the Directorate Management Team.

The post holder will support the Clinical Director and General Manager with the development and delivery of a strategic vision and ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing and managing systems and processes to ensure that all services are delivered in accordance with Trust-wide policies.

The post has direct line management responsibility for the directorate service managers and the delivery and performance management of those services. In the first instance this will include the review and, where necessary, the development of mechanisms for performance management at service level, workforce development and representing the GM and HON in their absence.



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