Are you an experienced NHS operational manager looking for an exciting opportunity to progress your career in a cutting-edge, world leading specialist cancer centre? Then this job may be just what you are looking for.
The right person will have experience in or a demonstrable passion for delivery and management for Anaesthetic and Critical Care services with a track record of performance, transformation and clinical pathway improvement delivery. Working alongside the Service Manager, Clinical Director and Senior Nursing leads they will provide compassionate and robust operational leadership with a problem-solving approach to service improvement in a multidisciplinary environment.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on patient outc
The Directorate Operations Manager is responsible for the operational management of delegated services within the directorate. They will provide effective operational leadership and promote quality and performance improvement to ensure the highest standards of patient care, developing long term strategies and policies for implementation of transformational change and leading on a range of programmes to address performance and service issues.
The right person will have a minimum of 3 year’s experience working in an NHS setting, and as a manager for a minimum of 2 years. They will need to be able to manage conflicting priorities, be adept at problem solving at an operational level, have a proven track record of service, change and people management and will demonstrate delivery against set objectives, targets, and continuous performance improvement. They will be degree educated or have equivalent experience in management or a clinical profession and ideally possess experience of managing staff from a range of professional backgrounds. They will have a high level of emotional intelligence, strong adaptable interpersonal skills and be emotionally resilient.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tracey Jones Job title: Service Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07775794033
Tracey Jones, telephone 07775794033, email
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