Care Group Manager

Job overview

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

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Job Title: Care Group Manager

Contract: Permanent

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team

Clinical Support Services is a large and diverse care group incorporating Therapies, Pharmacy, Dietetics & SLT, Audiology, Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. The teams within the care group are integral to the running of multiple and varied services across every part of the organisation and in the wider community. This brings with it opportunities and challenges, and as Care Group Manager you will be working alongside highly skilled, engaged and forward-thinking professionals to support the delivery of quality, responsive care to our patients.

The organisation-wide reach of this care group means that strong relationships and stakeholder engagement are particularly important in this role, as is supporting an organisation-wide culture that ensures the voices and perspectives of all healthcare professionals are represented and valued.

We welcome applications from people interested in working part-time or full-time (this role has previously been undertaken successfully by a part-time CGM).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is attached - Please see attached documents

What you’ll do

• 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.

What we’re looking for

• 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. Should you wish to have an informative conversation or visit please do contact via the details below.