Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology and Fertility
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-24-6382286-DWNH
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/08/2024
Employer heading
Service Manager
Band 8a
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Birmingham Women's Hospital for a Service Manager to join the team. The post offered is a substantive post primarily working in our Fertility Centre but also across gynaecology services within the Division.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will support the division in leading and managing the performance of the clinical specialties in the delivery of planned service capacity through the effective use of resources.
- To manage the performance of the clinical specialties against local and national qualitative and quantitative service targets and within the Trust’s financial allocations.
- To lead and manage the assessment of complex operational issues and challenges facing the Directorate. This will demand high levels of judgment, analysis and interaction to agree clear solutions and recommendations that the post holder will be responsible for implementing.
- To provide effective and innovative leadership and management, ensuring clear direction concerning service improvement and effective utilisation of resources.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, fertility, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
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Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent level of relevant management experience
- Evidence of on-going professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification
Experience, Skills and Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years relevant managerial experience. including line management
- Knowledge of NHS direction and policy initiatives.
- Proven change management skills in a complex health care setting.
- Experience in budgetary and resource management.
- Knowledge, understanding and experience in Risk Management and Governance issues
- Experience in managing complex organisational change projects
- Experience in managing NHS patient waiting lists
Desirable criteria
- Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting.
- Knowledge and understanding of Gynaecology and Fertility services
- Familiarity with IT based management & clinical information systems.
Aptitudes and abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven leadership skills
- Excellent and robust interpersonal & communication skills
- Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate others
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of autonomy
- Ability to prioritise own workload appropriately
- le to work as part of the multiprofessional team.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to mediate successfully / resolve conflict situations.
Personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Flexible to meet service needs
- Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment whilst meeting set deadlines.
- Well organised and able to manage time effectively.
- Assertive and confident
- Approachable and enthusiastic.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Gardner
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776666078
- Additional information
Contact Via email initially
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