Surgical Manager

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Job Overview
Are you an experienced Manager looking for a new opportunity?
The Medicine Division is seeking to appoint a Band 7 Specialty Manager to work within Cluster 4 of the Division. This Cluster supports the following specialties:

• Cardiology
• Clinical Haematology
• Acute Oncology
• Chemo Suite
• Palliative Care
  This position offers a varied and interesting workload with opportunities to improve and transform all areas of each service, as well as involvement in both Division and Trust wide projects, including the Group Clinical Service project work within Cardiology and Clinical Haematology.
  The successful candidates will already be working in operational management and have a proven track record of success.
  The key to success in these roles will be working closely with clinical staff and other managers to ensure strong leadership and operational management to meet each services’ objectives and performance targets.
  Informal discussions are encouraged – please contact Natalie Smith, Interim General Manager - Cluster 4, Medicine.
  If you are interested in undertaking this role on a secondment basis, please ensure you have permission from your current manager before applying.
  Main duties of the job
  The post holder will be a key member of, and work closely with, the Divisional Management Team, and will contribute fully to the overall management and development of the Medicine Division at North Bristol NHS Trust.
  The role will be accountable for leading and managing identified specialties/services within the Division, ensuring the achievement of relevant performance targets and strategic objectives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality clinical services.
  The post holder will need to build and maintain effective relationships with staff across NBT and external partners/stakeholders to ensure continued provision of safe, effective and timely services.
  The post holder will be expected to provide leadership for workforce, finance, performance and will undertake various projects as required within the Division. There will also be a requirement to contribute to annual business cycles such as capacity and demand modelling, business planning and job planning.
  Working for our organisation
  NBT Cares. It’s a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
  NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive – our organisational values.
  And our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework – a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.
  Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
  Please see attached job description and person specification for more detailed information about this role.
  Person specification
  Knowledge and Experience
  Essential criteria
• Relevant leadership and management experience of clinical services, with a minimum of 4 years in an operational management role
• Experience of having worked in the NHS or other patient-focused environment, and to have worked as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Must be able to demonstrate operational management, organisational and prioritisation of multiple demands and pressures
• In-depth knowledge of patient pathways and waiting lists, with full understanding and management of Referral to Treatment and diagnostic targets
• Experience of reviewing capacity and demand, and service redesign/improvement
• To be able to plan, coordinate and implement projects with given examples
  Skills And Abilities
  Essential criteria
• To be able to manage and communicate with multidisciplinary teams and chair relevant meetings
• To have outstanding people management skills e.g., robust sickness absence, conduct, performance etc.
• Excellent task and time management skills in order to respond to demands, and ensure tasks are completed to deadline
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
• Strong influencing skills to enable delivery of changes - facilitation, negotiation, problem solving
• Provide an understanding of the importance of confidentiality and data protection in a hospital environment; knowledge of Government policy and how this affects/influences Trust objectives
• To have a very good time-keeping and attendance record
  Desirable criteria
• Ability to rapidly understand the functioning of a department and to apply this knowledge for effective management from the off
  Qualifications And Training
  Essential criteria
• Higher level education, e.g., degree or post grad diploma or equivalent experience
• Minimum five GCSE/O’level qualifications or equivalent, to include English Language and Mathematics or Accounting
• Management, financial, business or project management qualification or demonstrated extensive experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development
  Aptitudes
  Essential criteria
• Must have excellent IT skills and knowledge - experience of computerised patient administration system e.g., Lorenzo or Cerner; working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of delivering complex information and interpreting data
• Must be numerate and have experience of finance and budgets
• Must have well-developed keyboard skills to be fully functional in this role
  If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
  Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
  If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us.
  North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
  The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
  At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQIA+ people.
  Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.