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Location

Eastbourne, East Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Manger post within the Medicine Division in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role is a substantive full time Service Manager post in Diabetes and Endocrinology and Stroke. We would welcome applications from candidates who would like to broaden existing management experience into a different speciality, using their transferable skills.

There is a team of Service Mangers of which these roles will integrate, working together as part of the Medicine Senior Management team to include Medicine General Managers, Heads of Nursing and Clinical Leads.

You will support the delivery of high-quality care, as well as leading the implementation of service improvement projects, working closely with the General Manager, Clinical Leads and Head of Nursing. The Service Manager will support and advise the Clinical Unit management around issues and concerns they may have to improve patient flow and pathways.

It is important that the Service Manager can work autonomously and use their own initiative to solve problems. With a busy and varied workload, it is key that the post-holder can prioritise work where there is competing demands, whilst also leading their team to do the same. Building strong working relationships across the multi-disciplinary and divisional team is important and we are looking for a person who understands the challenges other members of staff face, working with them to achieve the Division's overall objectives.

The post will be based in Eastbourne District General Hospital with 1 day a week working from Conquest Hospital.

We can promise you a challenging and diverse role that will both stretch and develop you, and your professional development will be strongly encouraged and supported. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.

Please note the service manager Job Description and Person Specification are generic and service specific details will be discussed at interview and finalised nearer successful candidates start date. The specific service cover may change over time based on service delivery needs within the division

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Mar 2024

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