Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Are you an experienced leader with a passion for healthcare? Do you have a proven track record of successfully managing teams and driving operational excellence? If so, we would love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to cover a secondment as the General Manager for Surgical Oncology, part of the Cancer & Surgery Clinical Group, covering a number of specialist surgical services including Thoracic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Breast & ENT. Main duties of the job The Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group is one of the largest in the Trust delivering a wide ranging and diverse portfolio of secondary and tertiary services. The Surgical Oncology Directorate delivers a number of tertiary surgical services including Thoracic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Breast & ENT. The General Manager will work closely with the clinical and operational teams to deliver associated constitutional standards in these services and lead on the elective and cancer improvement plans. Additionally the General Manager will lead on the Directorates financial performance including in year improvement plans and implementing sustainable change to the Directorates financial position. We are looking for a highly experienced leader with the ability to exercise influence and work across multidisciplinary teams to monitor performance and transform service delivery. We are committed to developing a fully diverse leadership team and welcome applications from individuals with protected characteristics, particularly those from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. If you do not feel that you meet the entire person specification, but believe you do have the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver in this role, we would encourage you to apply or to arrange an informal conversation. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group is one of the largest in the Trust delivering a wide ranging and diverse portfolio of secondary and tertiary services. The Surgical Oncology Directorate delivers a number of tertiary surgical services including Thoracic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Breast & ENT. The General Manager will work closely with the clinical and operational teams to deliver associated constitutional standards in these services and lead on the elective and cancer improvement plans. We are looking for a highly experienced leader with the ability to exercise influence and work across multidisciplinary teams to monitor performance and transform service delivery. We are committed to developing a fully diverse leadership team and welcome applications from individuals with protected characteristics, particularly those from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. If you do not feel that you meet the entire person specification, but believe you do have the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver in this role, we would encourage you to apply or to arrange an informal conversation. Person specification Knowledge/Qualifications Essential criteria Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance with and through management teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback A strong track record of managing risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery. An understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces. Relevant degree qualification or equivalent professional qualification Evidence of delivering successful strategic and operational performance management and clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality of service delivery; including business case preparation, service initiation, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of outcome and output measures. Experience Essential criteria Experience of developing business plans and programme/project management programmes resulting in positive value for money outcomes. Skills Essential criteria Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority; able to successfully foster and manage inter-relationships between own unit and other Directorates. Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills: able to forecast, plan, develop and manage unit capability in line with business plan and organisational vision. Proven ability to manage change effectively within an operational environment, building engagement and involvement and rewarding innovation. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. A proven credible and influential communicator with excellent networking and negotiating skills. Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name David Kovar Job title Director of Operations Email address [email protected] Additional information Please arrange time through Sarah Murphy on [email protected]