General Manager - Specialist Medicine, RSCH & PRH

Job overview

As the General Manager for Specialist Medicine, you will oversee the strategic and operational management of departments including Respiratory, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Sexual Health, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases. Your role involves leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care, optimizing resource allocation, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will collaborate with clinical leaders to develop and implement policies, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. Additionally, you will focus on enhancing patient outcomes through innovative care models and fostering a culture of excellence and teamwork. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

Main duties of the job

Operational Leadership: Manage departments including Respiratory, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Sexual Health, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases. Ensure high standards of clinical care and regulatory compliance.

Performance Management: Monitor and meet clinical and non-clinical performance targets. Implement improvement plans for quality, performance, and budgetary goals.

Collaboration and Communication: Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical leaders and commissioners. Communicate complex information clearly to staff and stakeholders.

Service Development: Develop and implement business plans and service strategies. Lead projects to improve patient care and service delivery.

Resource Management: Oversee budgets, resource allocation, and financial planning. Ensure cost-effective use of resources and develop income-generating activities.

Quality and Risk Management: Maintain systems for governance, risk management, and quality improvement. Lead investigations of complaints and incidents to drive service improvements.

People Management: Foster a culture of excellence, engagement, and continuous improvement. Support staff development and ensure training and competency standards are met.

Patient Care: Ensure high-quality patient care through effective capacity and demand management. Lead initiatives to improve patient safety, experience, and outcomes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in operational management to support the delivery of high-quality and efficient patient services in what is a fast paced and challenging environment.

Personal resilience is essential. In reward you’ll get plenty of opportunities to influence, negotiate, and make direct change to service provision – with you working for us, our patients will feel and see a difference in what we do.

We will offer you:

• A fulfilling career in a high-quality environment
• Excellent support for professional and personal development
• Flexible working options to help achieve a healthy work-life balance