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 Our scheme gives you practical experience of general management and other leadership roles in the NHS. General management roles vary across organisations, however the majority will include people management, resource and budget management, working closely with clinical colleagues and consulting patients and the public on improving services. We aim to equip you with the skills and the confidence to be able to make a real difference to our healthcare services – with the fundamental aim of improving patient care. The scheme is designed to give you a range of experience so that you can learn, develop and move into more senior posts following completion. There will be an information session on Wednesday 4 June at 2pm to learn more about the scheme. The link to join this session is: Join the meeting now Main duties of the job As a management trainee, you will undertake two distinct placements over two years – one will be an operational role ensuring services are managed and delivered in the best possible way for our patients, and the other will be a placement focusing on quality and service improvements, or longer-term plans and projects. This means you will gain exposure across the Trust equipping you with the knowledge and experience to progress your career post-scheme. As well as stretch projects and unlimited senior management engagement, you will be exposed to a wide range of work, touching on all elements of general management. This will encompass practical experience in: Organisational strategy Change management Project management Financial management HR management Each placement will provide different challenges and varied stakeholders. Everything you do will have a focus on delivering the best, high quality care for our patients. This is a two-year training programme, which is aimed to grow and develop the NHS managers and leaders of the future. As well as developing your work-based skills, an essential component of the programme includes an opportunity for an accredited training programme. With hard work and commitment at the end of the scheme you will have gained the knowledge and skills and a professional qualification which will enable you to be able to apply for more senior level roles with greater complexity, with an earning potential of around £51,000. Working for our organisation With over 23,500 staff working across 5 of the UK’s best known hospitals as well as providing services in the community, we have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement, bringing together world class clinical services, teaching and research. We also have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres. Our values drive everything that we do, developed in close collaboration with staff to provide our patients with exceptional care every day. Caring Ambitious Inclusive Our strategy is central to achieving our vision which is to advance health and wellbeing as a local, national and international leader in clinical care, education and research. Our three strategic priorities are: Patients People Partnerships Guy’s and St Thomas’ has a number of sites on in the acute and community setting where placements may be arranged. Guy's and St Thomas' is firmly committed to meeting the aim of the NHS constitution and providing an equally welcoming to people of all backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and religions. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion is front and centre of the Management Training Scheme. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Here is a sample of duties that our Management Trainees perform. Please note this is not an exhaustive list as every day – and department – is different: Ensuring best-in-class patient care by overseeing smooth operations within the department, by liaising closely with clinical and administrative staff, as well as the Works and IT department Delegated budget responsibility Drafting communication plans Contributing to Improvement projects to facilitate better patient care or more effective use of resource Line managing and motivating admin & clerical staff for the department and performing personal development reviews so everyone can realise their potential at the Trust. Board/committee meetings management (drafting papers, creating agendas and updating actions). Conducting/facilitating daily situation report meetings regarding the previous day’s performance. Leading on the complaints handling procedure of the department. This includes dealing with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, formal written complaints, and clinical negligence claims. Daily reporting of performance figures, weekly reporting of admissions figures and monthly reporting of the department’s prescribing history of particularly expensive medications. Monthly analysis of complaints, compliments and Friends & Family test trends in the form of a Quality, safety and Risk analysis report, to be presented at monthly Clinical Governance meetings. Facilitating the weekly departmental performance meeting, when the service manager is on leave. Escalating operational issues to different areas of the hospital. This can include liaising with the service managers of other wards, the site nurse practitioners and clinicians alike. Undertaking various HR processes, such as terminating, extending or making changing to doctors’ contracts, and organising placements for clinical attachments. Service improvement projects e.g. improvements to clinic space, patient information and patient experience feedback, GSTT website pages Collating data on a monthly basis and liaising with Finance, clinical lead and other medical staff to identify trends and patterns in clinical behaviour and ways to target these for potential cost savings Cross cover Deputy Service Manager Person specification Education and /or Experience Essential criteria Educated to Level 2 Mathematics and English Previous experience Essential criteria Track record of delivery against targets/objectives Skills/knowledge/ability Essential criteria Passion and commitment to the NHS and a desire to further its aims Enthusiasm to lead, motivate, inspire and develop teams Excellent verbal and written communication skills Inclusive leadership and influencing skills Knowledge of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development A commitment to improving patient services 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." Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details / informal visits contact Name Nezar Tourabi Job title Talent Lead Email address [email protected]