Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated.
To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovationOur High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance.
As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview Working Full Time : 37.5 hours per weekThis is an exciting opportunity for a Service Manger to join the Acute Directorate within the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will manage Acute medicine and the SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care unit) which opened its doors in December .Accountable to the Directorate Manager, the Service Manager will be responsible for operationally managing the Acute Medicine and SDEC portfolio.We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative manager, with a strong operational background who is passionate about improving healthcare services.In this role you will influence and drive patient experience, safety, performance and staff wellbeing.
Working closely with service leads, clinicians, managers and other staff across the Trust, you will support the ongoing transformation and recovery workstreams whilst providing clear leadership and expert advice to your teams to help deliver patient-centered services with an ethos around continuous improvement.The post holder will need to have experience in operational service delivery and needs to be flexible and adaptable to the requirements of managing a dynamic and fast-paced service.
Main duties of the job To support the Directorate Manager in completing annual capacity and demand modelling for contract discussions, leading on individual specialty capacity and demand plans.
Oversight of the Directorate activity plans will be given by the Directorate Manager.To manage all issues related to medical rota vacancies, liaising closely with the Medical Staffing department regarding recruitment of junior doctor posts.
Providing assurance to the Directorate Manager that gaps are covered, and providing evidence to the Directorate Manager where rotas may no longer be fit for purpose.
To be responsible for the 18/26 week RTT performance of a designated portfolio of specialties, providing assurance to the Directorate Manager that performance management tools are utilised effectively in managing national access targets.
To manage and monitor Cancer 14/31/62 day standards and building robust plans for the effective compliance of these national mandated targets, escalating to the Directorate Manager where there is deviation from these standards within identified tumour sites.To develop Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) for delegated cost centres within identified specialties, working with departmental leads to identify savings opportunities to provide financial sustainability for the service.
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