Assistant Specialty Manager - Acute Medicine & Internal MedicineBand 5Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment Cover)
Hours: Full time, Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-M-3121-TJ
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 08:00
Interview date: 20/01/2025
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance.
When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
A really exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team within the Acute Medicine and General Internal Medicine in the Division of Medicine at the Bristol Royal Infirmary!
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to join the Division of Medicine in the role of Assistant Specialty Manager for Acute Medicine and General Internal Medicine.
This post offers an excellent opportunity for a decisive and dynamic individual with operational and line management experience to expand their knowledge and skills in an ever-developing department. Main duties of the jobThe goal of the Acute Medicine Specialty is to provide safe, effective and expert acute medical care to all patients admitted to Medicine.
Both the Acute Medicine and General Internal Medicine departments play a critical role in ensuring patients get the right care in the right setting in a timely manner, thereby improving patient outcomes, experience, and the use of our resources.
The successful applicant will work closely alongside the Specialty Manager, Medicine Rota Coordinators, and the Acute Medicine and GIM Triumvirate Leadership team to deliver exciting initiatives and transformation projects.
Previous experience with operational management and line management of staff is essential.
Previous NHS experience in a supervisory role is desirable, as well as a history working in Acute Medicine or with Same Day Emergency Care.
Applicants must possess effective communication skills, political astuteness, and sensitivity.
You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills and be dynamic, analytical, adaptable, and motivated.
Working for our organisationUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking, multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specificationKnowledge and ExperienceExperience of performance/operational managementManaging self and teams to meet deadlines and changing prioritiesExperience of managing performance and access targetsExperience of managing patient pathwaysProject or financial managementPrevious relevant NHS experience in a supervisory positionSkills And AbilitiesAble to coach and mentor othersIT LiterateStrong organisational skills and confident attitude with ability to work under pressureProven ability to work under own initiative and with flexibility to respond to changeKnowledge of service improvement techniquesKnowledge of clinical servicesQualificationsIT Literate to include Microsoft OutlookSupervisory or management qualificationEffective communication, influencing and negotiating skillsAble to be empathetic, support and empower othersResilience to be able to deal with difficult situationsConfidence with clear communication skills to a wide range of stakeholdersCredible with staff at all levelsWe hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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