West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 8b - General Manager, Women's and Children's
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We are recruiting a Band 8b - General Manager
We are recruiting a Band 8b - General Manager to provide senior operational and strategic leadership within the Women’s and Children’s Division at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
About the Role
Working closely with the Deputy Director of Operations and Divisional leadership team, you will be accountable for the performance, delivery and continuous improvement of a complex portfolio of services. This role suits an experienced NHS operational leader with strong financial acumen, excellent stakeholder management skills and a collaborative, values-driven leadership style.
Responsibilities
- Play a key role in shaping service strategy, improving patient experience, delivering national targets and supporting a positive, inclusive culture across multidisciplinary teams.
- Offer the opportunity to influence real change, work with committed clinical leaders and contribute to the Trust’s vision of excellent patient care.
- As General Manager, have overall responsibility for the operational, financial and workforce performance of your service portfolio.
- Lead business planning, performance management and service improvement, working towards delivery of national and local targets, including RTT and waiting list standards.
- Act as budget holder, develop cost improvement programmes and lead service development and business case approvals.
- Work in partnership with Clinical Directors, Matrons and senior managers, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred services that meet governance and safety standards.
- Provide visible leadership to management teams, support workforce planning and development, manage complex operational escalations and contribute to divisional and Trust-wide objectives.
- The post requires significant NHS management experience, strong analytical and financial skills, excellent communication abilities and the resilience to lead within a complex healthcare environment.
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Current Projects
- New hospital planned for Watford
- Work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital
- Plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead
Our Vision and Values
Our vision is "Excellent patient care, together" and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
Benefits
- Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
- Offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
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Important Information
- If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
- If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
- We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
- If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Joanna Keating
- Job title: Deputy Director of Operations - Medicine and Women's and Children's
- Email address: joanna.keating1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01923 217619
Samantha Clarke-Bradley, Personal Assistant
01923 436467 (WGH) ext.: 8467
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