General Manager - Specialist Medicine, RSCH & PRH

As the General Manager for Specialist Medicine, you will oversee the strategic and operational management of departments including Respiratory, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Sexual Health, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases. Your role involves leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care, optimizing resource allocation, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will collaborate with clinical leaders to develop and implement policies, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. Additionally, you will focus on enhancing patient outcomes through innovative care models and fostering a culture of excellence and teamwork. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role., Operational Leadership: Manage departments including Respiratory, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Sexual Health, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases. Ensure high standards of clinical care and regulatory compliance.
Performance Management: Monitor and meet clinical and non-clinical performance targets. Implement improvement plans for quality, performance, and budgetary goals.
Collaboration and Communication: Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical leaders and commissioners. Communicate complex information clearly to staff and stakeholders.
Service Development: Develop and implement business plans and service strategies. Lead projects to improve patient care and service delivery.
Resource Management: Oversee budgets, resource allocation, and financial planning. Ensure cost-effective use of resources and develop income-generating activities.
Quality and Risk Management: Maintain systems for governance, risk management, and quality improvement. Lead investigations of complaints and incidents to drive service improvements.
People Management: Foster a culture of excellence, engagement, and continuous improvement. Support staff development and ensure training and competency standards are met.
Patient Care: Ensure high-quality patient care through effective capacity and demand management. Lead initiatives to improve patient safety, experience, and outcomes.

Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We value your uniqueness and experiences, which contribute to our innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. Our Staff Networks and buddy system help new members settle in and break down barriers.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. Our extensive Wellbeing Programme supports you because we know that to care for others, we must first care for ourselves.
As a university trust and leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training. From your first day and throughout your career, we will help you grow and develop. We hope you choose UHSussex for a long and fulfilling career where you can see the difference you make and feel valued.
We look forward to receiving your application and starting your journey with UHSussex.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in operational management to support the delivery of high-quality and efficient patient services in what is a fast paced and challenging environment.
Personal resilience is essential. In reward you'll get plenty of opportunities to influence, negotiate, and make direct change to service provision - with you working for us, our patients will feel and see a difference in what we do.

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal - to always put our Patient First . In fact our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.