service manager London, England
Job description
The post holder is to be responsible for the operational management and the effective and efficient delivery of services provided within Endoscopy, in support of the Assistant General Manager and Clinical Leads, ensuring effective co-ordination and management of budgets and agreed national or local performance objectives and contract
The role will be reporting to the Assistant General Manager, and will be a vital part of the Endoscopy and Specialist Medicine management team. The post holder will have lead responsibility for the day-to-day management of all operational and performance issues in addition to taking responsibility for key projects to facilitate continuous improvement within the Endoscopy service.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong operational background to support the delivery of high-quality and efficient patient care. Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, be committed to personal development, have a proactive approach to change and be keen to work alongside clinical colleagues to develop the service and implement lasting service improvements.
The successful candidate will also have experience in managing RTT/ cancer and DM01 pathways, in addition to experience in the management of budgets and staff. In turn, the successful candidate will have access to a plethora of development courses and opportunities, as part of the St George’s Leadership Academy and opportunities to progress their NHS management career within a supportive, enthusiastic and motivated team.
We encourage all individuals who are interested in the role to contact the recruiting manager before applying.
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
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About NHS
CEO: Amanda Pritchard
Revenue: $5 to $25 million (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Government
Website: www.nhs.uk
Year Founded: 1946
