Assistant General Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to work in the Division of Diagnostics and Therapies (D&T) in the Trust as an Assistant General Manager. You will be a key member of the Divisional management team and will contribute to the overall management and strategic development of the division as a whole.

D&T Division consists of many of the Trustwide services that underpin and support all the other clinical divisions, Radiology, Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine, Therapies, Audiology, Orthotics, Medical Physics, MEMO, Neurophysiology, Resuscitation services and Infection Control and Tissue Viability.

This role offers a flexible working pattern of 0.9 WTE or 0.8 WTE (i.e. a 4 day week or a 9 day fortnight). We are looking for a motivated self-starter with experience of operational service management and improvement; a problem-solver with excellent communication and influencing skills who will be able to make a real impact on our services. You will find that D&T Division is supportive and encouraging of personal development and will be able to provide a breadth of experience from your involvement in the key services that are crucial to the Trust.

• Developing relationships with the Heads of Service, Clinical Directors, Clinical Leads, with direct line management responsibility for one of the two divisional Performance & Operations Managers and the Head of Service for Resuscitation services.
• Operational responsibility for Orthotics service (outsourced).
• Performance lead for the division, including 6-week diagnostic waits (DM01) and RTT.
• Playing a supporting role to Radiology and Laboratory Medicine services.
• Ensure systems are in place for efficient and effective service delivery including supporting patient flow, and the resolution of operational issues, thus ensuring that the patient experience is of the highest possible quality.
• Contribute to shaping Divisional work plans and provide opinion and feedback on the direction and management of Division.
• Represent the Division at appropriate Trust and external meetings.
• Ensure performance management structures are in place to assure delivery of business plan objectives within service areas.
• Input into the process for investigating both informal and formal complaints. Responsible for ensuring that final written responses are made available in a timely fashion and actions implemented.
  
  

University 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 which 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. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Corrigan Job title: Deputy Divisional Director, D&T Email address: [email protected]