General Manager - Care of the Elderly Neurology and Stroke Band 8b

Key Result Areas Our Business Divisional Planning: The General Manager will have specific responsibility to contribute to the development of the Trusts annual Business Plan to achieve the quality, financial and access targets agreed by the service line and division in conjunction with the Speciality Director. - To ensure that the annual Business Plan is monitored and reported on throughout the year for successful delivery - To ensure that the Annual Business plan is in accord with the division and trusts strategic plan - To be responsible for the delivery of the business plan for the performance management of the service line - To work with the speciality director to produce the service lines strategic plan this will contribute to the divisions strategic plan. - To lead on the development of business cases to support service development within the service line. - Cooperating with colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of the annual plan across other divisions and the trusts
overall corporate objectives - Leading the reporting on the delivery of the business plan to Service Line Board. - Leading the coordination of Service Line Triumvirate meetings (weekly) Financial Management - Taken responsibility for the management of the physical and financial resources allocated to the area of responsibility - Budget management - Ensuring that there is an effective use of all resources available within the area of responsibility and that services are provided to the highest quality and quantity required within the resources agreed. - Taking appropriate corrective action if resources allocated are exceeded in conjunction with senior colleagues to qualify, monitor and resolve any costs pressures. - Delivery of annual Financial Sustainability Plan -Contribution to the Divisions minor capital planning and management of minor capital allocation to Service Line - To lead on the contract management of all subcontractors and third parties where appropriate - To
review on an annual basis the value and content of recharges from other providers to ensure good financial management. - To contribute to the delivery of CQIN schemes Information management: -To ensure the clinical services are provided with relevant and timely information to manage services effectively, both in respect of patient care and organisational management requirements. - To ensure that there are appropriate and agreed ways of reporting performance to external commissioners where required within overall reporting systems in the trust - To ensure the optimisation of the Trust income streams i.e. private income, accuracy of clinical coding, CQUIN and best practice tariff achievement etc. Our services Access to service: - Ensuring that all waiting times and performance standards are agreed within the service line through consultation and negotiation with the clinical teams and Division. - Participating in discussions for access issues within the Service
Line and external organisations e.g. CCG, Specialised Commissioning, and Community Provider. - Lead the delivery of waiting time standards for the Service Line. Ensure that there is equability of access to our services and that patient waiting times are managed in accordance with Trust policy - To ensure that the service line develops appropriate action plans in order to meet required access standards - Participation in daily escalation rota to proactively manage bed capacity. - Implementing techniques and procedures such as Demand and Capacity mapping which support service design, delivery and modernisation.