Job vacancy: Service Manager (Neurosciences), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield

Job summary

Main area: Neurosciences
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 190-8901-DIR

Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 18/03/2025

Service Manager (Neurosciences)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant Degree in Management/Healthcare or significant experience of operational management within the NHS

Desirable criteria

Master Degree

Experience

Essential criteria

Detailed knowledge of national NHS agenda
Experience of patient targets including waiting list management, clinical services, commissioning, service planning etc
Extensive knowledge of risk issues and management
Experience of staff management
Extensive knowledge and experience of full range of HR processes and policies
High levels of IT literacy (e.g. Advanced Excel Training) with demonstrable experience in managing complex software systems and databases
Experience of managing large budgets and contracts
Proven ability to analyse and interpret complex and sometimes conflicting guidance and data and produce reports to national standards and tight deadlines
Project management experience
Sound negotiator. Influential with credibility in the clinical setting.
Excellent team management and leadership skills including change management and workforce redesign

Desirable criteria

Experience of risk issues and management
Experience of training and disseminating information
Experience of implementing IT system projects
Proven ability to manage budgets and contracts within an NHS environment

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria

Proven ability to prioritise own and others workload and responsibilities within a pressurised work environment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentational) with ability to liaise and collaborate with all levels of staff at Trust and national level
Able to handle and resolve conflict and deal with a diverse range of situations including conflict, hostile and emotive environments
Understand the importance of staff training/ development and possess excellent coaching and facilitating skills.
Excellent organisational skills
Self motivated and able to work without supervision
Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

Proven experience of representing services at a national level
Proven experience of communicating effectively with patients, sometimes in distressing circumstances

Other factors

Essential criteria

Understanding of patient confidentiality
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Professional approach
Prepared to travel when required

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

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