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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.

Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk

Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel

Contact

Address: Oxford Univ Hosps NHS Foundation Trust; OUHC HR Department,; 3rd Floor Unipart House Business Centre; Garsington Road; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX4 2PG
Contact Number: 01865 741186

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Vacancy ID: 6453770

Oncology Service Manager - extension of secondment

Closed for applications on: 9-Oct-2024 11:58

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 9-Oct-2024 11:58

Location

Site: Churchill Hospital
Address: Old Road
Town: Oxford
Postcode: OX3 7LE
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term 12 month extension)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Oncology

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Who We Are Looking For

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of PTL Management as well as proven experience of managing and motivating a staff team.

Previous experience of service improvement work would be an advantage, as would a track record of embedding standard operating procedures within teams.

Ideally the successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the use of EPR.

The Service Manager will be able to act on their own initiative; be able to deal with situations as they arise and able to use their own judgement to plan and overcome daily challenges. The right candidate needs to be a proactive and resilient manager with a skill for building professional relationships at all levels of the organisation.

Full details of the post can be found in the job description. Please note we will be conducting Values Based Interviews as part of the recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the Trust's values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Please detail in your application how you have proven experience of working on change or service improvement projects.

If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the department of Oncology and Haematology at Oxford University Hospitals, we would be keen to receive your application.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE English Language & Maths (or equivalent) at grade C or above • Undergraduate degree

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Acute operational management experience, in a complex organization • Minimum of three years of experience in the National Health Service, including the use of hospital IT systems • Experience of analysing and interpreting information to identify and manage variances in performance and identifying solutions to deliver improvement • Staff Management • EPR and PTL (inpatient and outpatient) experience

Desirable criteria

• Working in secondary care environment • Knowledge of Trust Policies & Procedures

Skills, Personal Qualities and Abilities

Essential criteria

• First class interpersonal skills with ability to gain and sustain credibility with clinicians/ managers. • Skilled in influencing and persuading others to deliver in the context of organisational operational goals and strategic objectives • Able to prioritise and manage the on-going work of services and/ or projects • Results orientated and delivery against targets and deadlines • Able to present well-reasoned and structured argument orally and in writing • Knowledge of RTT Pathways • Use of MS Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook • Forward plan and organise • Make decisions using own initiative • Ability to deal with stressful situations such as tight deadlines and forceful complainants and in an environment of frequent interruptions • Exercise judgement when dealing with enquiries, to evaluate the situation and resolve problems within remit, escalating issues appropriately • Ability to work well under pressure and to self-manage with insight

Desirable criteria

• Working knowledge of hospital systems • Ability to undertake audits • Pivot Tables • Clinic Set ups and manipulation thereof • SLAM-data knowledge/ understanding

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Desire to succeed and make a real impact on the quality of care and efficiency of services provided • Committed to achievement of overall Trust performance and willing to challenge practice/ behaviour that undermine the need to work as one team within the Trust • Sets high standards and motivated to achieve these • Works at optimum level in a complex, pressurised environment and is motivated by stretching targets and achieving continuous improvement • Committed to living the Trust’s values, willing to inspire others to act in accordance with those values and motivated to use those values to drive business performance and service development • Comfortable in challenging traditional approaches - enjoys winning support for new ideas

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• An awareness of general management theory and practice, including quality, financial management, HR management and service/ business development • Change management/ service improvement techniques