Deputy General Manager

12-month fixed term/ secondment – maternity cover

The Medical Specialities directorate is looking to recruit a Deputy General Manager to cover maternity leave for a period of 12 months. This exciting opportunity within the Directorate will support the divisional leadership team and the directorate General Manager.

You will be the nominated deputy to the Directorate General Manager and have responsibility for delivery on a number of overarching portfolios which span the Directorate. These will include, but are not restricted to, a focus on covid-19 recovery plans, RTT Performance, and delivery, staff engagement and communication, workforce planning, oversight on delivery of the directorate financial efficiency target and working closely with externally provided data (GIRFT, Model Hospital etc) to drive service improvement.

The Directorate covers services at both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells sites.

You must have experience in operational management, project management, NHS policy, contracting and funding, strategic planning and delivery, development and delivery of staff development projects and communications strategies.

This is a varied and exciting role for those who enjoy driving improvement through engaging others through a positive and forward-thinking approach. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Ability to manage highly complex, sensitive or contentious issues/situations.
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
Ability to network and develop good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Skills in developing & implementing new ways of working
Demonstrable ability to autonomously manage areas of work and projects from initiation to completion.
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to relate to individuals throughout the organisation
A commitment to the quality standards of the department.
Complex problem solving skills
Good IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and knowledge of information systems

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Carter Job title: Directorate PA Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01622 228808