Description
We are seeking a General Manager to work within adult inpatient and outpatient specialist services. The successful candidate will be a registered mental health nurse with a proven track record with financial and commissioning responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate compassionate leadership.
The General Manager will be based half the week at the Bethlem Royal Hospital and the other time at New Douglas Bennett House Maudsley Hospital and several team sites across South East London.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing overall responsibility and accountability for delivering outstanding care for services
- Line managing Matrons and other relevant staff
- Operational leadership encompassing day-to-day delivery with quality, safety, flow, workforce management, finance, and performance
- Representing the Trust at ICB and local authority contract and commissioning meetings
- Providing strong effective and decisive clinical operational leadership to Matrons and other staff
- Managing the performance of clinical services, including quality, patient safety, satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and compliance with clinical pathways
- Using real-time data to drive daily operational decisions
- Acting as a clinical advisor and role model for nursing staff
- Leading on the development and implementation of new policies, protocols, and practices
- Working closely with professional heads to provide demonstrable assurance that the quality of clinical services meets the required high standards
- Promoting the engagement of carers and families in the care pathway
- Compiling business plans, business impact assessments, and business continuity plans across services
The salary for this post is £75,328 to £86,114 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. This is a fixed-term contract for 9 months, working full-time.
Essential requirements include:
- RMN registration
- Extensive management and leadership experience across a number of mental health services
- Extensive experience of working on an inpatient mental health unit
- Physical ability to complete all required training and to deploy this
- Ability to maintain visibility within clinical services to be onsite daily
- Ability to oversee and manage multiple demands and adapt to frequent changes in focus
- Ability to work with a diverse range of professionals and adapt styles dependent on audience
- Ability to understand the oversight to ensure quality standards are in place
- Ability and strong understanding of performance improvement and managing absences
- Ability to compose formal letters in alignment with Trust policies and procedures
Desirable requirements include:
- Coaching course
- Supervision course
- Other development and/or training relevant to the services