Job Description

The Lambeth Directorate is recruiting to the post of General Manager, Acute & Urgent Care Pathway . If you want to work in an exciting and evolving service then this is the post for you. We are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to perform well in a busy operational role whilst undertaking Trust-wide projects, service delivery and performance responsibilities. In return you will have full support and an individual development programme to enhance your career. This varied role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience and skills across a variety of different settings.



For further details please see attached advertisement.

Responsibilities:

Working closely with the professional heads and the leadership team to provide demonstrable assurance that the quality of the clinical services including patient safety, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes meet the required high standards. This will include investigations into serious incidents, complaints, and staffing issues, appraisal, supervision and training of staff, compliance with mandatory reporting, and assurance that the environment is fit for purpose.



Working closely with the Operations Directorate Deputy Director and other professionals, develop a clear integrated care pathway with effective evidence-based interventions. To review the effectiveness of the pathway and use lean thinking to eliminate waste, ceasing interventions that are no longer effective and increasing those that are. Responsible for writing business cases and leading staff and stakeholder consultants as required. To demonstrate cost-effectiveness and to measure outcomes against care pathways standards. Also to provide demonstrable assurance that there is a systematic engagement of service users and carers throughout the process.



We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance.



There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated, therefore we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our amazing benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and annual leave.



Work-life balance supportive of a range of flexible working options



Career development - There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programme



Car lease - Our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars



Accommodation - Our staff benefits from keyworker housing which is available on selected site



NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Counselling service



Wellbeing event



Long service award



Cycle to work scheme



Season ticket loan



Staff restaurants



To ensure the services are delivered using the resources available and to identify commercial opportunities to achieve further income. Ensure that services operate within budget and taking action where necessary to manage this.



Working with the Clinical and Deputy Director to recruit, motivate and train the workforce. To be able to demonstrate that staff have the appropriate skills and training to deliver high quality care. To appoint team leaders with the appropriate competencies. To be visible and available and to manage the performance of clinical leaders to ensure excellent clinical outcomes and good levels of engagement.



To provide demonstrable assurance that the delivery of under- and post-graduate training to all professions takes place and to ensure that the environment is fit for this purpose by monitoring feedback and acting on this.