Service Manager - Emergency Department

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board seeks a passionate, motivated and committed Service Manager; dedicated to driving, continuously improving and ensuring a high quality, safe, compassionate and effective Emergency Medicine service is delivered to the people of Cardiff and South Wales.

If you are looking for opportunities to manage and deliver the provision of quality services, contribute to strategic development, service improvement and redesign, manage projects and lead a team, we want to hear from you.

As Service Manager, you will support the leadership of the Emergency Medicine Department with responsibility and accountabilty for the effective management, organisation and delivery of the service.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of Medicine Clinical Board, supporting the senior leadership team, leading project and performance improvement work and growing your career within Medicine management., The primary duties of the post are to take operational responsibility of service delivery across the speciality/portfolio area. Working closely with the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director and supporting services to identify and deliver sustainable solutions in which to deliver tier one access targets, providing high quality, cost effective and efficient planned care services. Identifying areas of opportunity for service improvement and development.

The Service Manager will be expected to provide strong visible leadership within the service as part of the multidisciplinary team to drive through the delivery of ambitious targets to continually improve performance within the service area.

The post holder will provide operational expertise and management support to all members of the team, ensuring the provision of an efficient and sustainable secretarial and administration workforce that is aligned to the needs of the Service and will be expected to coach, provide direction and be clear about what is expected to be successful in achieving the UHB's vision.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.