Operational manager - Acute and General Paediatrics (RMCH)
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6174009/349-MCH-6174009 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Operational Manager to join the leadership team responsible for Management of Acute and General Paediatric services, based as the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital site.
The Acute and General Paediatrics portfolio includes the Paediatric Emergency Department, Central booking team and the Main outpatients department's, alongside diverse general paediatric and paediatric diabetes services This would be the ideal opportunity for applicants with previous operational and performance management experience of either outpatient or urgent care to progress in their career.
A proactive, professional, positive outlook and the flexibility to embrace change are an essential element of this role. The post holder should be prepared to work in a challenging and changing environment.
You will be ensuring the achievement of local and national performance targets within the Portfolio. As will as having the opportunity to support a number of key hospital transformation and change programmes.
The post holder will support the Deputy Directorate Manager with both business and operational management to ensure that services are delivered to the highest levels of efficiency and quality.
You must have strong leadership skills with the ability to engage clinical and managerial teams to meet targets and continually improve patient care, reflecting our values and behaviors. You must have prior experience of supporting change and working effectively with clinical and administrative teams.
This is a demanding role which provides a great opportunity for you to develop and broaden your experience in management, working with our busy, dedicated clinical, administrative and management teams.
It is an exciting time to be part of our team and provides the successful applicant with the opportunities for career-development and satisfaction. If you have a flexible approach to work and enjoy a wide variety of tasks that challenge your skill set, we encourage you to apply.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage your own and your teams time effectively.
• The ability to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and with strong communication and leadership skills.
• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and produce results to tight deadlines.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Apr 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Operational Manager to join the leadership team responsible for Management of Acute and General Paediatric services, based as the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital site.
The Acute and General Paediatrics portfolio includes the Paediatric Emergency Department, Central booking team and the Main outpatients department's, alongside diverse general paediatric and paediatric diabetes services This would be the ideal opportunity for applicants with previous operational and performance management experience of either outpatient or urgent care to progress in their career.
A proactive, professional, positive outlook and the flexibility to embrace change are an essential element of this role. The post holder should be prepared to work in a challenging and changing environment.
You will be ensuring the achievement of local and national performance targets within the Portfolio. As will as having the opportunity to support a number of key hospital transformation and change programmes.
The post holder will support the Deputy Directorate Manager with both business and operational management to ensure that services are delivered to the highest levels of efficiency and quality.
You must have strong leadership skills with the ability to engage clinical and managerial teams to meet targets and continually improve patient care, reflecting our values and behaviors. You must have prior experience of supporting change and working effectively with clinical and administrative teams.
This is a demanding role which provides a great opportunity for you to develop and broaden your experience in management, working with our busy, dedicated clinical, administrative and management teams.
It is an exciting time to be part of our team and provides the successful applicant with the opportunities for career-development and satisfaction. If you have a flexible approach to work and enjoy a wide variety of tasks that challenge your skill set, we encourage you to apply.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage your own and your teams time effectively.
• The ability to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and with strong communication and leadership skills.
• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and produce results to tight deadlines.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Apr 2024
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