A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are seeking a highly experienced manager with a strong background in inpatient frailty, care of the elderly, and community service engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic, and compassionate leader to join our dedicated multi-professional team committed to providing exceptional care for older people.
Our Frailty Service operates across two hospitals Whiston and Southport and collaborates extensively with community services, including UCR, Virtual Wards, Acute Frailty Units, Rehab Wards, SDEC, Frailty ED, and Frailty Wards. The successful candidate will work closely with Directorate Managers, a fellow Deputy Manager, and expert clinical teams to support service delivery across diverse clinical pathways. This role offers valuable insight and hands-on experience in a rapidly evolving and expanding service.
We are looking for a problem-solver with a solution-focused approach who thrives in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in autonomously managing diverse teams and leading complex projects within a hospital setting. Your commitment to improving elderly care, combined with strong leadership skills, will be key to your success in this role.
The successful candidate will be largely based in Southport Hospital however you would be required to travel across sites.
Tosupportandleadtheworkrequired,toensurethatsystematicprocessesareinplaceacrossthe Directorate to support efficient delivery of key business and service objectives.
Support the identification and of Business Cases within the Directorate and ensure that operational and strategic opportunities for the continuous development and improvement of the service are appropriately explored and pursued. This includes the delivery of all operational performance targets and financial management,thequalityofservicestopatientsandtheirrelativesandtheredesignofservicestowardsbest practice standards, within available resources.
Beanintegralmember oftheDirectorate’sseniormanagementteam.Thepostholderwillplayakeyrolein contributing to the overall management of the Directorate and will be expected to take on responsibilities in relation to this, as directed by the Directorate Manager or Deputy Divisional Director of Operations.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
• Support the Clinical Directors by taking agreed responsibility for operational and tactical aspects of business, financial, activity and performance management and for the strategic planning of agreed aspects of the business across the directorate. The post holder will be responsible for initiating and supporting necessary action to ensure that the service is delivered within the budget available.
• Support the marketing strategy to sustain market share and develop opportunities across the directorate.
• To take a lead in specific service redesign initiatives across the directorate to enable improved ways of working to enhance the patient experience.
• Provide information including performance reports to the Clinical Directors, Directorate Manager and Deputy Divisional Director of Operations including recommendations and advice for opportunity to improve.
• Be expected to develop a clear understanding of all aspects of the service and be able to deputise for the Directorate Manager.
• Play a pivotal role in influencing, developing and sustaining key relationships with external stakeholders.
• Support the identification and of Business Cases within the Directorate and ensure that operational and strategic opportunities for the continuous development and improvement of the service are appropriately explored and pursued. This includes the delivery of all operational performance targets and financial management, the quality of services to patients and their relatives and the redesign of services towards best practice standards, within available resources.
• Work with the Directorate Manager to develop and implement local service changes by taking project management responsibility for improvement activities within the organisation and where required across the local health economy.
• Contribute to governance and quality improvement within the services and to provide an effective interface between the Directorate and Corporate Services.
• The post holder will be expected to manage agreed elements of performance of the Directorate Care Group to ensure that key national targets and quality standards are met and, on some occasions, exceeded.
• Develop a business planfor the directorates.Toidentifyopportunities for newmarkets and schemes togenerate additionalincome.Todevelopappropriatestrategiesforinclusioninthebusinessplanto take full advantage of these opportunities.
• To undertake such duties commensurate with the seniority of the post that may assist the general performance of the Trust, subject to consultation between the post-holder and Assistant Director ofOperations.
• TotakepartintheTrustGeneralManageroncall rotabothinandoutofhours.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024
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