General Manager

Job overview

To support the clinical services management team in providing leadership and accountable for delivery of delegated tasks, services and other areas of responsibility, including development of the services within the Directorate and to ensure high quality patient care is delivered within available resources and in line with the Trust’s overarching strategic objectives.

The  General Manager will support the directorates in developing a culture of high performance, ownership and accountability where safety, quality and excellence in patient outcome and experience is consistently delivered, in line with not only national and locally agreed standards but also the higher standards of performance the Trust sets itself.

The General Manager will support the Management team in providing professional management and leadership to the Directorate(s), working with the various teams to develop and implement strategic and operational plans aligned to the overall Clinical Service strategy.

The service would encourage informal visits prior to interview.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the Senior Managers in operational management of the services that form the Clinical service, undertaking delegated tasks and responsibilities including:

• Working in partnership with the Managers and lead clinicians to ensure effective and efficient management of the services within the Directorate to meet access targets within the resources available.
• Ensuring the services within the Directorate fulfil their agreed objectives and quality standards.
• Reporting outcomes and progress towards all goals and objectives to the Clinical Service Management Team.
• Representing the Directorates or its constituent services at Clinical Service Meetings or other forums as delegated by the Senior Manager.
• Monitoring and implementing Clinical Governance systems.
• Assisting in the management and planning capacity and financial budgets.
• Responsible for delegated budgets in designated areas.
• Assisting in the production of Business Cases for service development and secure funding to support the strategic plan of the clinical service and to improve the services provided.
• The post holder will actively monitor, analyse, interpret information and data, make recommendations and initiate implementation of service change and re-design across the whole Clinical Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.