Directorate Manager - Medicine

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Medicine Division for an inspirational, driven and motivated Directorate Manager. You will be part of the Directorate's Management team, working in a busy and fast paced environment and assisting with the operational management and strategic direction for the Unscheduled Care Directorate within the Medicine Division.

The role will support the Trusts commitment to delivering high quality, safe and effective care and will have a bespoke portfolio of services that will be led by the Triumvirate for each area.

If you feel you have the qualities required for this high profile post and would like the opportunity to work within a Division that will help to secure the future success of the Trust, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Candidates must be able to participate in the Trust senior manager on call (SMOC) as required through the Trust on call rota., Working within the Unscheduled Care directorate for Medicine, you will work with the clinical director and matron for the areas within your portfolio as a triumvirate, leading and shaping the current and future services provision for the borough of Wigan.

Ensuring the provision of high quality, safe services in line with performance indicators is key to this role as you will be responsible for the day to day delivery of aspects of operational performance, including key performance targets as well as finance and governance arrangements.

You must have a high level of organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, be an excellent communicator and work well within a multi-disciplinary team. It is an exciting time for the division and an exceptional candidate is sought to deliver outstanding care for our local population and work with our clinical teams and wider stakeholdersto ensure safe and effective care.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.