Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a position as Assistant Service Manager , supporting the Senior Service Manager,  within the Ophthalmology department which is part of the Head and Neck Care Group.

This position will be a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring service manager who is motivated, forward-thinking and dynamic 

Main duties of the job

Predominantly acting in a deputy capacity to the Senior Service Manager within the division, you will be working under the guidance of the Senior Service Manager,  Senior  General Manager and Matron.  You will be responsible for the delivery of a variety of tasks to assist with the provision of great patient centered care.  Your operational management and leadership skills will be developed in this role. 

You will be supporting the delivery of performance related work centered on Referral to Treatment compliance, and access to elective surgical services therefore an understanding of clinical delivery of care would be an advantage but not essential.  You will have the ability to form effective working relationships and must be a strong team player.

To succeed you must have demonstrable experience of working in a administrative capacity.  You should have the ability to cope with a large and varied workload.  

 No two days will be the same in this interesting role, whilst working under pressure and meeting deadlines; therefore a confident, assertive but yet approachable style is essential.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.