Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced operational Manager to expand their portfolio and to take up the role of Service Manager for Theatres. Our Service Managers are pivotal in the safe and effective delivery of patient care and work in collaboration with clinical and administrative teams to lead and manage defined services. 

The successful candidate will have operational, staff and budget management experience gained in an NHS setting and will need to draw upon previous experience of service and business  planning and delivery of key performance targets and quality indicators.  

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by a desire for quality and innovation. 

This post will directly lead the day-to-day operational management of the theatre complex at Leighton Hospital and will take direct responsibility for working alongside other corporate services i.e., procurement to ensure our theatres are productive and deliver against planned activity levels and provide 24/7 out-of-hours emergency care including maternity theatres. . 

For more information about this opportunity and to arrange an informal visit, please contact Delyth Owen, Director of Planned Care / Divisional Director for Surgery and Cancer on 01270 273922. 

Main duties of the job

Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure services are comprehensively assessed, appropriately planned, effectively implemented and evaluated according to agreed policies, procedures and guidelines.

Provide operational management for agreed service(s), providing expertise, advice and guidance from a broad knowledge base to improve services by anticipating needs, planning and implementing change according to Divisional plans and objectives, and changing health care needs.

With the support of the Senior Management Team, lead on the review and development of service and workforce plans, in conjunction with other services & Divisions, the wider health care community and external agencies according to current national and local requirements.

Analyse and act on information to proactively manage and maintain NHS targets.

Working for our organisation

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. 

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.