Service Manager

We are looking for someone to join us to support the operational management team and support as the Service Manager for Neurology. This will be a 6 month secondment initially with a possibility to extend.,

• Line Management and budget holder for the Neurology Service within the Business Unit
• Co-ordinating the delivery of key performance management targets
• Lead on specific areas of service development and transformation, supporting the Deputy General Manager (and wider team), ensuring proposals and solutions concerning key national and local initiatives are taken forward.
• Please ensure that you have the support of your line manager for a secondment before you apply.
• The Service Manager is a key member of the Business Unit and is responsible for supporting the senior management team over the range of their responsibilities
  
  We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable management and operational experience. It is essential you haven an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the NHS, which is essential to the role.
You will have proven experience in delivery of change and a sound understanding of NHS targets and the current pressures.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.