Business Manager - Urgent and Emergency Medicine

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking and innovative Business Manager to join the operational team within the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care services at Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

As Business Manager, you will play a key leadership role in supporting the operational delivery of Urgent and Emergency Care services. Working with the General Manager, Deputy General Manager, clinical and nursing leaders and corporate teams, you will help drive service improvement, quality, operational performance and patient experience.

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual who can provide strong operational and managerial leadership, proactively solve complex challenges and build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.

You will be passionate about creating a respectful and inclusive environment, supporting a positive team culture and delivering the right outcomes for patients and staff.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference within one of the Trust’s busiest and most dynamic services.

Main duties of the job

• Lead day-to-day operational management and support delivery against Trust and national performance standards.
• Monitor activity, performance and service delivery, identifying trends and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Produce and present high-quality performance, activity and financial information to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Support service planning, transformation and improvement, including the development of business cases and delivery of service redesign.
• Manage delegated budgets, monitor financial performance and support delivery of cost reduction and productivity programmes.
• Ensure robust governance processes are in place, supporting management of complaints, incidents, risks and associated improvement actions.
• Lead, manage and develop staff, ensuring effective workforce deployment and performance against key workforce indicators.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, nursing, finance, performance and corporate teams to deliver Directorate priorities.
• Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and improvement plans across the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Applicant requirements

The 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.