Operations/deputy General Manager

The role

The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day operations management and lead on the delivery of ambitious performance improvements across a wide range of subspecialty services. They will also lead on the development and implementation of clinical service redesign and improvement ensuring that the hospital remains at the forefront of service delivery and clinical service innovation and is responsive to potential changes in the external environment.

The primary purpose of the Operation/Deputy Manager is to provide strong strategic, professional and managerial leadership for all aspects of the health service operation for SCH.

The post holder will focus on planning, developing and implementing SCH operational strategy and monitoring and managing operational performance and will work as part of the hospital executive with professional accountability for the effective and efficient delivery of operational and clinical support services in enablement of Clinical Directorates and broader corporate structures.

The scope of the operations function includes: Planning and developing operation strategy and hospital service. Developing Systems and controls to facilitate monitoring of operational KPIs against pre-defined and agreed local and National Targets. Continuously monitoring of operational performance and developing robust action plans to address areas of underperformance.

The post holder will manage and oversee the Patient Flow function implementing changes where necessary and will be the Executive Lead for Scheduled Care providing a focus for waiting list transformation, performance management and standardisation.

The Operations/Deputy General Manager will support and deputise for the General Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient functioning of the hospital, whilst having a lead responsibility for Business and Performance Management/ Improvement and Clinical services. He/she will work as part of the Hospital Executive in pursuing the Hospitals objectives and will be a leader in the strategic development and will provide on out of hours cover on the Senior Management on call rota.

There are 4 distinct elements to the role:

1. Deputise for the Hospital Manager

2. Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the hospital

3. Business performance and improvement

Clinical & Business Services management

The person

Candidates must have at the latest date of application for the position of Grade VIII Operations/Deputy General Manager:

1.Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

· Significant experience working at a senior level in a complex healthcare environment as relevant to this role. A minimum of five years’ experience at a management/leadership/clinical experience level in the health services.

· Experience of facilitating change management projects with proven successful outcomes.

· Experience of data measurement, analysis and production of high-quality reports

· Experience of managing and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders as relevant to this role.

· Experience of developing and applying agreement and performance tracking structures, such as KPI’s, SLA’s, Contracts, etc

· Highly developed knowledge of managing multi-disciplinary professional teams.

· Experience of People/Performance management & budgetary Management.

· Operational planning and implementation including strategic planning and options appraisal.

· Possess sufficient administrative capacity to discharge the functions of the office in addition to management ability and experience.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

For further information please see the below job specification.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties, as appropriate to the post, which may be assigned to him / her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

We welcome enquiries about the role:

Contact: Lorraine O’Toole, General Manager, St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown

Email: GMoffice.sch@hse.ie (01) 2115214

For further information about the role

Contact: Robert Burch – Recruitment and HR, HSE head office – Carrickmines.

Email:Robert.Burch@hse.ie

For further enquiries about the recruitment.

Application Process:

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Closing date: Tuesday 23rd September @ 12:00pm

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