Job Advert
A rare but exciting opportunity to join our team at University Hospital Monklands as an Assistant Service Manager.
Job Purpose.
The successful candidate will work as key member of the Management Team supporting the Service Manager, and the Management Team in the operational and performance management of the Service, including waiting times management.
The post holder will provide performance management (financial, planning and business management) support to the Service Manager, ensuring services are delivered within budget, that national and local targets are met, and that income is maximised.
They will also make recommendations to the service, and provide guidance to staff on service redesign and capacity planning for the service in line with NHS Lanarkshire’s planning and modernisation agenda and support the Chief of Medical Services in providing a full range of local transactional medical workforce support services within Monklands Hospital.
Knowledge, Training and/or Experience Required To Carry Out This Role;
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
- Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development.
- Extensive middle management experience within the NHS
- The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
- Demonstrable experience of budget management and business planning
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Claire Fenwick, Hospital Management, on Claire.Fenwick@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact Nicole McMillan, Recruitment Administrator, on Nicole.McMillan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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