General Manager

Reporting to the Associate Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will be an integral member of the Care Group's Management Team and will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Care Group's strategy and the Division's overall strategies and objectives.

In addition to supporting the delivery of the Care Group's strategy the General Manager will take operational responsibility for the Diagnostic and Clinical Support services; this will include leading the senior team and ensuring services are delivered effectively and safely. The Diagnostics and Clinical Support Care Group includes Imaging Services, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Bed Management Team.

The post holder will have the requisite management experience to allow them to effectively oversee the performance of teams and will possess the personal qualities and skills to deal competently with operational issues.

The General Manager will implement patient-centred clinical operational strategy and plans, advising the Care Group Leadership team and ensuring that systems and processes are in place and adhered to.

The General Manager with lead plans and strategies for the Care Group, this includes accountability for the delivery of those clinical and clinical technical services within their area., To provide leadership and direction to the Diagnostic and Clinical Support Care Group, ensuring policies and procedures are developed and implemented to deliver clinical standards safely and effectively, ensuring performance targets are achieved within the allocated financial resources.

Accountable for the Care Group, working closely with the Clinical and Service Managers to ensure the service objectives are achieved.

Represent the Care Group at regional and partnership forums ensuring services are routinely benchmarked with the network.

Develop Care Group plans that ensures the service is delivered in line with the Trusts and Divisional Strategy and supports the Trust's strategy for High Performing Services

Key Relationships

Divisional Managers, Therapy Managers, Clinical Managers, Clinical Specialists, Consultants, Community teams, external providers

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.