General Manager - Acute Medicine & Infectious Diseases

Job overview

The Division of Medicine & Therapies at LNWUH NHS Trust are keen to meet organised, dynamic and experienced General Manager candidates looking for their next career opportunity at Band 8C across a unique remit of Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

The successful applicant will have a strong grip and understanding of non-elective in-patient care pathways and strategies which support timely discharge. They will proficiently oversee delivery of performance of the acute medical take, medical assessment units and medical HDU.   They will manage demand and capacity and oversee responsible and productive delivery of staff job plans and quality clinical services.

We are looking for an outstanding communicator and relationship-builder with excellent time management, analytical and leadership skills. The successful candidate will add value to our services and divisional leadership team. They will have a demonstrable record of delivering efficiencies and solutions which improve staff and patient experience. They will be passionate about our services, creating a culture of continuous improvement and positive strategic vision in delivering consistent, reliably safe and effective patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the operational delivery, performance and governance of Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

Lead directorate teams to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high-quality patient centred services, strategic planning, service development and change programmes, driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of staff and patient satisfaction.

Responsible for providing a key leadership role in all the delivery of financial, quality, performance, productivity and workforce targets, local and national, as agreed through the business planning, appraisal and personal development processes.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls to assure delivery of financial management and the deployment of resources in line with the Trust’s financial plan and in accordance the Trust’s financial governance requirements. This will include delivering contracted activity levels and managing related pay and non-pay expenditure within agreed budgets, achieving required levels of cost improvement and underpinning service line profitability.

Lead for engagement with internal and external stakeholders and building collaborative relationships to improve communication and assure delivery of the business plan and strategic objectives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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