Deputy General Manager

Job overview

We have an exciting fixed term opportunity to cover maternity leave within the Internal Medicine Directorate across Worthing and St Richard's Hospitals.

The successful candidate  will be responsible for a range of professional leadership duties including the operational management of the waiting lists and clinic capacity within their designated area of responsibility as well as ensuring that administrative processes are co-ordinated and managed to deliver both governance and performance functions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination and review of performance monitoring, clinical governance reporting, project work and the development of business plans/production of reports as required. They will be required to take remedial action where necessary, suggest improvements and propose and implement new ways of working.  They will be expected to identify new business opportunities and actively take these forward with the Directorate team.

Through their own work and managing the work of others, the post holder will ensure that Directorate plans, systems, structures and processes for managing clinical quality, risk, controls assurance and local patient and public involvement initiatives are in place, and that these are carried out and managed efficiently. The post holder will be directly responsible for co-ordinating others to deliver timely and effective business support across the area of responsibility.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of the service strategies at Directorate, Division and Trust level in particular focusing on delivering service developments that will improve the patient pathway, enhance the quality of service delivery and deliver performance targets whilst identifying any potential efficiency savings.

The post holder will establish business processes and procedures within their area(s) that satisfy the Trust’s statutory obligations.  They will work collaboratively with other operational and professional leads within the Directorate and across the organisation to ensure that the Trust can evidence its compliance with national policies and standards.

The Operational Manager will support the Trust in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and services.

The post holder will be responsible for management of the directorate budget and staff establishment control, including ensuring appropriate allocation of financial resources and ensure that expenditure is monitored against budget and maintain financial control.