Job overview
Please Note:
Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated General Manager to lead Cancer Services at Darent Valley Hospital.
Working alongside the Cancer Lead Nurse and Cancer Clinical Director, you will coordinate cancer pathways across the Trust, supporting safe, effective care and the delivery of national performance standards within agreed budgets.
You will bring significant NHS service management experience, strong leadership skills and the ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams. You will help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cancer pathways, support clinical leadership and lead change across services and divisional boundaries.
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The General Manager will provide operational leadership for Cancer Services, working with clinical, nursing and corporate colleagues to improve patient pathways, experience and service performance.
You will lead the implementation of national cancer pathway guidance, ensuring resources are aligned to demand and agreed pathway timescales. Responsibilities will include performance monitoring, budget management, business and capacity planning, workforce development and service improvement.
You will build effective relationships across divisional boundaries, support governance and risk management, and participate in the operational on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Coordinate cancer pathways across the Trust, working closely with the Cancer Lead Nurse, Cancer Clinical Director and divisional teams.
Deliver national and local performance standards, monitoring progress and taking corrective action where required.
Implement national guidance and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cancer pathways.
Contribute to strategic, business, capacity and efficiency planning, aligning resources with patient needs and service demand.
Manage delegated budgets in accordance with the Trust’s financial instructions and schemes of delegation.
Analyse complex performance information and contribute to Board-level reports covering workforce, activity, finance and quality.
Support the development of clinical leadership for individual cancer pathways and lead change across services and divisional boundaries.
Provide leadership to staff, supporting recruitment, retention, development and workforce planning.
Build effective relationships with clinical teams, corporate services and partner organisations.
Involve patients, carers and staff in service development and respond appropriately to complaints and concerns.
Support governance and assurance processes, including risk management, incident investigations and the implementation of improvement actions.
Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, Trust policies and health and safety requirements.
Participate in the operational on-call rota.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and its requirements.
Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.
The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.
We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.
As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.
The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.
If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.
The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.