Associate General Manager - Imaging, Interventional Radiology, CDC | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Care and Trauma (ECAT) Division at the Royal London Hospital as Associate General Manager (AGM) for Imaging, Interventional Radiology (IR) and the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). This is a senior operational leadership role with responsibility for the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of Imaging, IR and CDC services across the Royal London Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre at Mile End Hospital. Working closely with the Deputy Divisional Director of Operations, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Radiographers and Sonographers, Lead Clinicians, Matrons, and senior operational colleagues, the post holder will lead operational performance, resource management and service improvement, ensuring delivery of key performance, quality and access targets in line with local and national requirements.,

• Operational leadership of Imaging, IR and CDC services
• Delivery of divisional financial and operational priorities
• Performance and quality management, including delivery of national targets
• Supporting clinical leaders to ensure services are responsive, innovative and patient-focused
• Leading operational problem-solving and implementation of sustainable solutions
• Acting as a key member of the ECAT Management Team with collective responsibility
• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and acting as an ambassador for the Trust
The Associate General Manager is a key management role and is responsible for the operational delivery of all aspects of the service areas. Key aims are:
• Co-ordinate the operational delivery of all services across the Community Diagnostic Centre at Mile End Hospital and the Imaging and Interventional Radiology Department at The Royal London Hospital as well as other services within the Division as directed by the Deputy Divisional Director of Operations and to ensure the safe and effective use of all resources. Specifically, to take a lead in achieving key performance targets in line with local and national agreements.
• In partnership with the Divisional Senior Leadership team - with the specialty Lead Clinicians, Matrons, Operational Managers and Heads of Department within the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) Division as well as within other services within the Division for the delivery of the Division's financial and operational priorities.
• Provide timely, efficient and effective operational service management support for Community Diagnostic Centre and Royal London Imaging Department.
• Support the Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians and operational team to ensure that the service is responsive, innovative and provides the highest possible clinical and performance standards.
• Lead on ensuring that all performance/quality targets are met.
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.