General Manager

Main area Management Grade Band 8b Contract 9 months (fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The General Manager will participate in the first on call manager role for either the York or Scarborough site, where they will act as the on-site Silver Command for the period of their duty.)
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Site York Hospital Town York Salary £62,215 - £72,293 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/01/2025 23:59
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders). Our Values We are KINDWe are OPENWe pursue EXCELLENCEWe are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
Job overviewThe Medical Care Group has an exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term position for a General Manager, to join the Care Group Leadership Team in Acute and Emergency Care at both York and Scarborough Hospitals.
The Care Group contains a broad and diverse range of Acute, Emergency and Community Services, including the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Renal medicine, Stroke, Older Peoples Heath and Palliative medicine across North Yorkshire and York.
Alongside the Clinical Director, Associate Chief Operating Officer, Associate Chief AHP and Associate Chief Nurse, you will be responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of services and delivering quality and performance objectives across a range of care services, including the Emergency Department, Acute medicine, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and will take a lead on behalf of the Associate Chief Operating Officer as Care Group management lead for major trauma and responsible for leading the unplanned care agenda within the care group.
The General Manager is a key senior role within the Care Group and will suit an individual with a strong track record of Senior Operational Leadership and experience within Urgent and Emergency Care Services, who is skilled and confident in leading complex programmes of improvement and can demonstrate credibility with clinical teams.
The ability to deputise for the Associate Chief Operating Officer as and when required will also be essential.
Main duties of the jobThe role is an exciting and challenging one and you will work with senior clinicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and other managerial colleagues, to ensure that the services being delivered are safe and of high quality.
In addition, you will ensure mandatory performance standards are being met while all the time taking into account patient needs and views.
It is a hugely exciting time within the Medical Care Group.
The General Manager will provide line management of the operational teams within the Acute and Emergency Care directorates on the York site and be responsible for delivery of quality and operational performance standards and objectives.
The General Manager will also participate in the first on call manager role for either the York or Scarborough site where they will act as the on-site Silver Command for the period of their duty.
Working for our organisationWe offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leaveConfidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance ProgrammeNHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work schemeAn extensive range of learning and development opportunitiesDiscounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providersFor further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesA full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. If you are an internal candidate applying for a secondment opportunity, please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager first. Person specificationEducationEducated to degree level, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experienceMastersExperienceExperience of successful senior management in a complex and multi-disciplinary organisationKnowledge of performance management principles and practiceFinancial management skills including experience of analysis and interpretation of complex principles and processes linked to income, expenditure and activity data/plansKnowledge and experience of a wide range of management disciplines, including finance, people management, commissioning, risk management, performance management, service improvement, change management and Clinical Governance arrangements (overall equivalent to masters level experience)Experience of operational and business planning and implementation including strategic options appraisalKnowledge of workforce planning principles and practiceResponsible for proposing changes to and implementing departmental policies.Understanding of the NHS plan and improvement agenda applicable to acute hospitals and community servicesStrong analytical skills; literacy, IT and numeracy skills with the ability to produce a range of documents or presentations for a wide variety of audiencesAbility to make judgements and decisions leading to resolution through effective negotiation/problem solvingDemonstrable breadth and depth of understanding of acute operational issues in the NHSEvidence of continuous professional development in a health care fieldDemonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional networksManagement of large and complex operational and strategic problems within an acute and/or community NHS TrustLeadership of service improvement programmes across a range of specialtiesExperience of managing capital developmentsExperience of racial awareness/diversity training & DDA standardsEvidence of working across a range of organisations to achieve significant changeExperience in leading public and stakeholder engagementPreparing strategic plansKnowledge and application of key policies and procedures to include access targets; Health and Safety; HR Guidance and National Service FrameworksPlease note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised.
If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further. DBS Checks Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role.
The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values.
We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application. Agile and Flexible Working We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts.
We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service.
Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Relocation Package The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK.
We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn.
We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
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Employer certification / accreditation badgesThe postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Haaris Mian Job title Associate Chief Operating Officer Email address ****** Additional information
Please contact Annette Farrington, Medical Care Group Secretary, to arrange a time to visit or speak to Haaris Mian.

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