The Role:We are looking to recruit a Directorate Support Manager to join the Medicine Team at University Hospital Hairmyres.The successful candidate will provide high quality business and operational service support to the division and contribute to the implementation of strategy, ensuring opportunities for continuous development and improvement of services are appropriately considered and pursued to facilitate the delivery of clinical services.
Contract type:Band 6 / Permanent / Full Time / 37 hoursNHS Lanarkshire:Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire?
Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do.
Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire.
NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.Why join NHS Lanarkshire?Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff)A minimum of 8 days of public holidaysMembership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )Paid sick leave increasing with length of serviceOccupational health servicesEmployee Counselling servicesWork-life Balance policies and proceduresNHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.
This support can be accessed using the links on this page.What we'll need you to bring:Educated to degree level in business management or equivalent knowledge and demonstrable experiencePost graduate expertise within a business management / operational management or health service area that demonstrates the required expert breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficientlyFurther education/evidence of Continuous Professional DevelopmentEffective leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery and demonstrate the ability to motivate others and work using own initiativeLine management experience and the ability to management effectivelyKnowledge of planning, operational processes and systemsThe post holder will possess excellent team-working and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills.Working knowledge of basic information technology.It would be good if you also had:Evidence of continuous professional developmentExperience of working within the NHSKnowledge and understanding of HR policies and proceduresUnderstanding of the NHS, its services, environment and current issues.Understanding of Scottish Government Treatment Time Guarantee and Referral to Treatment TargetsUnderstanding of office procedures and knowledge of all Microsoft Office PackagesExperience of performance monitoring and reporting systemsExperience of electronic patient management systemsFlexible working may be required to suit service demand.Car driver with a full valid driving licenceLooking to find out more?If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.Further Information:For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.
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