Care Group Manager - Specialist Medicine

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join the Division B Management team as a care group manager for Specialist Medicine.

This role is to oversee the operational delivery of all services in the care group based within University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust to ensure safe care and effective use of all resources. The post holder will support the strategic development of services to achieve the requirements of national performance indicators and contract specifications in line with the local health economy and local delivery planning process.

Specialist medicine is a large and complex care group offering both local services to the people of Southampton and southwest Hampshire, and tertiary services to 3 million people across the south coast and Channel Islands. We deliver specialty services including genetics, respiratory, diabetes and endocrine, DEXA, endoscopy, dermatology, rheumatology, hepatology, alcohol, gastroenterology, IBD and managed care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What you’ll do

What we’re looking for

• Oversee the operational delivery of all services in your care group to ensure safe care and effective use of all resources.  • Operational management responsibility for a wide group of internal and external stakeholders including specialty lead clinicians, matrons, operational managers within the care group - and across the Trust.  • You will demonstrate your ability to manage a range of challenges from project delivery to policy and finance to working across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, keeping the patient at the heart of all that we do.  • Lead on service and Trust wide transformation projects and support the strategic development of services to ensure alignment to our Trust values.
• Compassionate leaders who can bring a track record of success in a complex, multi-site, patient-facing senior operational delivery and management position, with an ability to maximise the opportunities available within a rapidly changing healthcare community.  • Proven experience in delivering operational excellence in a hospital setting and a track record of transforming the way services are delivered, whilst delivering financial efficiencies.  • A supportive manager who can engage, empower, and support career growth in your teams.  • What’s key is that you listen, are patient and resilient and are passionate about our values: Patients First, Working Together, Always Improving

We are a dynamic and fast paced environment which is always evolving, improving and encouraging innovation. At UHS we are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible, and collaborative working environment.

We are looking for collaborative and compassionate leader who is keen to challenge and develop their senior operations skills and experience with us. The role of CGM is an excellent platform in which to lead the success of our key clinical services in Southampton and across the region and to develop your senior operational leadership career. This care group role requires someone with an eye for detail, a good level of financial acumen and the ability to lead complex discussions to an end goal.

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