Menu

Assistant General Manager – Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job details
Posting date: 24 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £51,488 - £57,802 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 24 May 2024
Location: London, NW1 2PG
Company: University College London Hospital
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6256770/309-UCLH-4300

Apply for this job

Summary

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Surgical Specialties Division at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, for a talented Assistant General Manager to manage our Trauma and Orthopaedic service.

We are looking for a dynamic leader, who is passionate about quality, patient-centred care, and our people. You will oversee operational delivery of the Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Grafton Way Building, and work closely with the wider MDT and colleagues from across the NCL Orthopaedic Network to drive improvement of clinical services amongst a wide variety of other interesting improvement projects.

The Assistant General Manager in T&O is an exciting role, providing key operational leadership across elective orthopaedic and non-elective trauma services at UCH. The role is pivotal to the successful delivery of the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Grafton Way Building and the continued provision of excellent orthopaedic care for patients. The role manages the T&O administrative team, who support a busy outpatient service delivered across UCH and ISEH, as well as management of inpatient pathways and admissions in GWB and UCH.

The successful candidate will be expected to drive forward elective recovery in T&O, implementing new transformation initiatives whilst maintaining a strong handle on key performance metrics. They will identify opportunities for improvement and growth, and contribute towards business planning and strategy for the service. The department’s portfolio requires a strong grasp of performance standards, and the successful candidate will oversee and drive compliance for RTT.

This role involves active engagement with and input into the North Central London Orthopaedic Network, including joint working across multiple Trusts in order to provide streamlined pathways and equality in access of care for patients.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.  




This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Apply for this job