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Service Delivery Manager - Cardiology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 21.5 hours per week
Job ref
337-NP-7746MM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park Hospital
Town
Harrow
Salary
£49,178 - £55,492 Par annum pro rota inclusive HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
31/05/2024

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Service Delivery Manager Cardiology

Band 7

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Service Delivery Manager - Band 7 

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for ensuring operational excellence in healthcare? Join the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) dedicated to the Cardiology Department. This pivotal role involves overseeing the seamless delivery of healthcare services, leading cross-functional teams within Cardiology Department, and strategically planning initiatives to meet the trust's healthcare goals.

This post requires the post holder to be on-site .

Main duties of the job

 

·         Implementation of service specific development and transformation

·         Delivery of NHSE KPIs and  targets

·         Delivery of quality and activity targets

·         Management of financial expenditure

·         Assist in development of strategy

·         Foster a culture of clinical integration within the division

·         Support for the day to day operational management of the service

·         Management of a full and flexible administrative support to the service

·         Management of efficient robust data capture systems

·         Active contribution to the delivery of “patient centred” services

The post-holder will be expected to deputise for the General Manager when required.

 

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         Responsible for the achievement of performance targets as outlined in the Trust’s performance assessment framework.

·         Responsible for the delivery of all local and national performance targets relevant to the service, working in close conjunction with the clinical teams and all other relevant staff.

·         Assist the General Manager and clinical team, in developing, delivering, implementing and evaluating business plans, ensuring the business planning process contributes to the Trust strategy. This will include presenting to Divisional Team and Trust Executive Board as required.

·         Work with clinical rota masters, HR and Divisional workforce and rostering team to ensure rosters are compliant and support service needs.

·         Ensure clinicians leave requests are dealt with in timely manner in line with Trust Policies.

·         Maintain good working relations with clinical, nursing and allied health professional teams and provide direct support to the teams

·         To monitor elective and non-elective key performance indicators (RTT, DM01, length of stay, same day discharge, ERF planned activity, first to follow ratios etc) and to share these with clinicians to maximise service efficiency.

·         Monitor and action Business Intelligence reports, relevant to the role (including but not limited to procedure coding, clinic outcomes recording, discharge summaries)

·         Interpret findings from data reports that have been designed to support emergency care pathways and report these back in a clear, concise, and understandable way.

·         Respond to internal and external ad hoc requests for information analysis and manipulating and presenting data to meet requirements, ensuring confidentiality of patient information.

·         Design dashboards and reports to meet the needs of the divisions.

·         To manage Assistant Service Managers and support them in delivering in their roles.

·         To proactively identify changes and improvements in services and act upon these in all areas of work in the service area.

·         Take an active role in the service directorate meetings, Clinical Governance and other service working groups in the development of policies and service developments, leading on specified areas.

·         Undertake complaint investigations, draft management responses or interventions as necessary and managed PALs and DATIX as required.

·         Ensure that Trust policies are followed and adhered to.

·         Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.

·         Manage personal workload to meet both corporate and personal deadlines.

·         Prioritise workload in a way that enables the delivery of both important and urgent tasks.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Additional qualifications in project management, leadership, or healthcare-related discipline

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Previous operational NHS experience and knowledge
  • • Proven track record of meeting significant national targets
  • • Ability to build relationships with a wide range of staff groups and key stakeholders
  • • Working knowledge of Cerner
Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of National Cardiology Audit submissions
  • • Knowledge of NHSE Operational recovery plan

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nataliya Lightfoot-Boston
Job title
General Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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