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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
264-6249648-SUR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Service Support Manager Theatres

Band 6

Job overview

We have a Service Support Manager vacancy for theatres. The Division are looking for an individual with operational management experience as well as experience of process improvement and with high levels of attention to detail. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with excellent communication skills who have the ability to work well as part of a large multidisciplinary team. The posts will be of interest to those who wish to pursue a career in hospital management and would like to gain more experience in a busy service with a wide variety of challenges.  We are offering opportunities for band 5 developing to a band 6 through a structured developmental programme with regular reviews to fulfil learning to progress to band 6.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a key role in supporting the delivery of 18 Weeks ‘Referral To Treatment (RTT)’ and 62-Day Cancer targets, to include theatres scheduling as well as managing the administration function of the Division. The role will also involve validation of a timely pathway for each patient.

Good communication skills and being able to work with all levels of staff are crucial, with the ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines. An overview of both strategic and operational issues within the Trust and Division is required. Providing senior support and expert knowledge to the administrative teams within the Division overseeing all administrative and clerical processes to enable a high quality, effective patient focused service to be delivered, utilising standard operating procedures to ensure achievement of all KPI’s. 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

For further information please contact Julie Cole,  Associate Divisional Manager - Surgical Specialties on 01536 492928 or via email: [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level education or equivalent experience
  • Significant knowledge of RTT
  • Excellent IT Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to undertaken internal and external training as required

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of first line management
  • FlexibilityProven success in managing operational change, whilst maintaining high standards of quality
  • Experience of managing staff, including setting of team objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
  • Significant knowledge of RTT
  • Experience of managing staff, including setting of team objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
  • Experience and knowledge of challenges within the acute healthcare sector
  • Evidence of report writing skills, service planning and presentation skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using capacity and demand models
  • Experience of NHS Performance Management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills used across the organisation and with a wide range of staff at differing levels of responsibility and with different professional backgrounds
  • Full range of IT skills
  • Ability to work with staff from all professions and levels within the Trust and in the wider Health Community
  • Ability to demonstrate on-going personal development
  • Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Strong influencing, negotiating and decision making skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie Cole
Job title
Associate Divisional Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492928
Additional information

For further information please contact Julie Cole,  Associate Divisional Manager - Surgical Specialties on 01536 492928 or via email: [email protected]

 

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