General Manager
Job summary
General Manager - Band 8c
Cardio-thoracic Directorate
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic General Manager to lead the strategic and operational delivery of Cardiothoracic services within the Specialist Services Clinical Board.
This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and drive service excellence across a complex portfolio of specialist clinical areas. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the post holder will work closely with the Clinical Director and Lead Nurse to ensure high-quality, safe and efficient patient care aligned with national and local priorities.
This is an exciting, high-impact role for a forward-thinking leader with a proven track record in healthcare management, change leadership and stakeholder engagement.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must possess excellent organisational, problem solving and communication skills. They must be capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines and have the ability to confidently engage with colleagues at all levels of the organisation. The post holder will be required to work autonomously to drive forward their own programme of work and will need to use innovation to overcome challenges.
Key responsibilities will include:
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Strategic leadership and service development across multiple specialist areas
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Oversight of performance targets, financial management and business planning
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Line management of non-clinical staff and budgetary accountability
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Driving innovation, service redesign and continuous improvement
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Leading business development initiatives and supporting capital projects
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Qualification to Masters Degree level (or equivalent experience)
- Recognised management qualification (Diploma level or higher)
- Evidence of Management development through continuous Professional Development, and/or formal management courses
- IHM membership or equivalent managerial professional body
- Prince Project Management
Experience
- Demonstrable NHS manager experience including line management responsibility for multi-disciplinary teams
- Evidence of strategic management planning and achievements in complex management situations
- Responsibility for performance management (including waiting lists) and meeting challenging targets
- Responsibility for managing an expenditure budget (>£5m)
- Evidence of managing projects
- Development of policies and procedures
- Evidence of managing a service through change
- Experience of developing successful business cases
- Effective internal and external stakeholder management
- Commissioning services and/or negotiation of contracts
- Experience with audits, inspections, etc
Skills
- Capacity to operate and think laterally at strategic and operational level
- Capacity to build and develop teams and maintain constructive working relationships at all levels and disciplines
- Ability to develop strategic vision and ensure implementation to achieve the specified outcomes
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and maintain consistently high quality of work
- Demonstrable ability to deal with complex situations
- Able to make and take sometimes difficult decisions after analysis of options and implications
- Able to multi-task and continue to function to a high standard when under pressure
- Knowledge of Research methodologies and application
- Effective stakeholder management
- Demonstrates intellectual flexibility, political astuteness and drive for results
Special Knowledge
- Detailed understanding and experience of the management of the NHS
- Knowledge and experience of quality improvement methodologies
- Good understanding of IT systems, their application and potential
- Knowledge and experience of service improvement skills, tools and techniques
- Knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional practice, compliance standards and the wider NHS
Personal Qualities
- Effective delegation and change management skills
- Leadership and influencing skills, and motivational and organisational skills
- Managing conflict within service priorities and staff
- Ability to develop and maintain effective multidisciplinary working relationships, particularly during change
- Ability to focus on major policy issues whilst maintaining and continuously improving a busy operational service
- Ability to communicate highly complex information in a hostile environment, of a sensitive or contentious nature
Other
- Self-confident and emotionally resilient
- Ability to work flexibly and to cope with a large and unpredictable workload
- Ability to travel in a timely manner
- Personal credibility with Health Board clinical and managerial body
- Ability to think creatively and laterally
- Ability to speak Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/