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Group Manager - Children's and Young People Acute and Community The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustGroup Manager - Children's and Young People Acute and Community The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust1 month ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Responsible for the effective line management and leadership of the Childrens, Young People Acute and Community Services Group, ensuring structures and systems are in place to coordinate the activities of the various health care professionals.To provide management support to the DCOO, Head of Nursing, and Clinical Directors and, with them, develop, implement and monitor finance and activity arrangements and business plans for the Childrens, Young People Acute and Community Services Group. To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the Group and other specialities, across the Divisions and Trust.Group Managers are expected to work for the clinical and business success of their Group Specialties, and to contribute to the corporate success of the Trust. This will include the implementation and development or corporate policies and long-term strategic plans and initiating changes in line with Trust Management Team decisions to local and regional services.To be responsible for developing, influencing and implementing policies within the Childrens, Young People Acute and Community Services Group, and across the organisation.To provide management support to the DCOO, Head of Nursing, and Clinical Directors and, with them, develop, implement and monitor finance and activity arrangements and business plans for the Childrens, Young People Acute and Community Services Group. To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the Group and other specialities, across the Divisions and Trust.Group Managers are expected to work for the clinical and business success of their Group Specialties, and to contribute to the corporate success of the Trust. This will include the implementation and development or corporate policies and long-term strategic plans and initiating changes in line with Trust Management Team decisions to local and regional services.To be responsible for developing, influencing and implementing policies within the Childrens, Young People Acute and Community Services Group, and across the organisation.The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. Were passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.Develop Childrens Young People Services long-term strategic directionWork in conjunction with Trust and other agencies in developing strategies for meeting local Health Improvement Programmes and The Local Delivery PlanDevelop a multidisciplinary team approach to patient interventions and participate in the development of clinical pathwaysBe responsible for service redesign to improve patient care in line with strategic policies, Research, audit and write business cases to support proposals for service redesignDevelop and implement the Childrens, Young People Services Health Care Plan and, in conjunction with Clinical Directorates, agree the level of support required to deliver service delivery plans across the TrustIn conjunction with Childrens, Young People Services Professional leads in the Trust develop strategic direction and operational plans to establish and deliver services across the health care boundaries, in line with local and national prioritiesSupport the Clinical Director, Clinical Leads, Matrons, and Practice Directors in the development of their role and involvement in the management processDevelop a business plan for the Group Specialties and identify opportunities for new markets and schemes to generate additional income. To develop appropriate strategies for inclusion in the business plan to take full advantage of these opportunitiesWork with the Group Finance Team to provide appropriate financial and activity information to the Clinical Directors/Divisional Managers, and ensure the financial balance of the Group Specialities and serviceEnsure that quality standards, both those agreed with the commissioners and dictated by national policy, are achieved. Establish local quality standards, to improve patient care and directorate efficiencyManage non-medical and non-nursing staff within the Group Specialities complying with Trust personnel policies and procedures. Maximise the contribution of staff by developing systems for individual performance review. Individual and organisational development and continued skill mix reviewDevelop strategic plans for the Childrens, Young People Services Group so that the Trust is compliant with national and local standardsTrust/locality approach to planning, organising and staffing the services, with continuing input from human resources and finance colleaguesOverall pay and non-pay budget management responsibilities, agreeing service contracts with external providers for the provision of clinical servicesEnsure effective working relationships and links with managerial colleagues in other relevant organisations/localities, both internally and externally to the Trust/localityThe following duties and responsibilities will, where appropriate, be undertaken in conjunction with, or support of, the Directorate Managers, Clinical Leads, Matrons, and Support Managers.OperationalEnsure that the operational performance of the Childrens, Young People Group is effectively managed to meet agreed objectivesProvide leadership to, and be line manager for, Childrens, Young People Group and all staff within these servicesEstablish, maintain, and develop effective communication channels within Childrens, Young People GroupFacilitate and contribute to an improved effective admission, treatments and discharge planning process along with other Directorate and Trust ObjectivesMonitor the Group structures and establishment, and devise workforce plans to meet Trust activity data, taking into account seasonal fluctuations in demand and ensure the needs/priorities of the Trust are met and that there are the necessary levels of competency in any given Professional, clinical, leadership and managerial areaMonitor the Admin/Clerical support across all Service areas, and develop a workforce plan to meet service needsProvide clinical leadership and advice to users about the Childrens, Young People, GroupNegotiate the level of service provision and workload with Clinical Directors and other purchasers of the service. These arrangements will form part of the objectives of each Service and will be monitored by the Services managerBe responsible for ensuring a robust appraisals system is in place in accordance with best practice and Trust policy, to be an appraiser and appraiseEnsure all staff have a Professional Development Plan which reflects personal ambition and directly contributes to the service strategic direction and operational claimsSupport and guide staff through professional and personal difficulties, alter working conditions if required and direct other agencies if requiredInstigate disciplinary action, both formal and informal, in accordance with Trust PolicyEnsure robust systems and procedures and in place for the monitoring and recording of:Annual and special leave, sickness absence, training requests and implementing maternity/paternity/adoption policyInduction processes for Childrens, Young People staffAttendance at mandatory and all other trainingEnsure there is co-ordination of requests for student placements from universities, provision of adequate clinical supervision and maintenance of high standards for patient care, student training and educationLiaise with Universities, Practice Placement Co-ordinators, and relevant Strategic Health Workforce Development officers regarding Quality Assurance Assessment Major Review issues and ensure compliance with standardsFinancial and Activity Performance ManagementDevelop key performance indicators to measure performance within the Childrens, Young People GroupPlan and monitor performance against activity targets and other services objectivesWork with the IT Department to develop an IT strategy for the ServiceTo manage the Childrens, Young People, Group budget ensuring an income and expenditure balance and developing implementing rectification plans if requiredTo monitor and ensure the income streams for external Service Level ArrangementsTo be responsible in conjunction with Service Department for the negotiation of the most cost effective locum services and capital equipment requirementsDirect Management and MonitoringOversee the management of the Childrens, Young People, Group, including regular reviews of establishment, skill mix and levels of delegated authorityAgree performance objectives for staff and monitor progressTo be conversant with hospital employment practices and policies and to be responsible for the recruitment of staff within the GroupDevelop and support training and education programmes to facilitate speciality developmentOversee the investigation of complaints within the Childrens, Young People Group, and ensure appropriate action is takenContract Management and PlanningContribute to the development of the business plan for the Group in line with the Trusts objectives for the plan periodLead on the centralised delivery of all local and national enhanced services and any other schemes or projects as appropriateEnsure activity and quality targets are metGovernance and RiskDevelop, implement and review the Childrens, Young People Group Governance Strategy and Governance Plan, and ensure they follow the Trusts Clinical Governance StrategyLead the Group Governance Committee, and ensure it is proactive and effectiveSupport the Trusts Clinical Governance StrategyEnsure compliance with all statutory requirements, with particular regard to Health and Safety Legislation, Risk Management, departmental policies and procedures and all corporate policiesProfessionalLead on professional issues relating to the Childrens, Young People GroupRepresent the Trust on all service issues to external/internal bodies and, where required, represent Group issues to external and internal bodiesProvide professional advice concerning service issuesWork with other professional groups to achieve appropriate skill mixEstablish effective communication with internal and external adjacencies, actively promoting the service professionsLead in receiving and resolving highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information from a number of sourcesCommunicate highly complex information to all Childrens, Young People Group staff in a timely and understandable manner, either written or verbal, group or individualCommunicate specialist and service related information to Divisional Managers and Directors from the Trust, and across related primary care/organisational boundariesUse negotiating and persuasive skills to gain agreement/co-operation of multiple agencies as requires.Implement and manage high level change within the GroupThis advert closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025 Seniority levelSeniority level Director Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Management Industries Strategic Management Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Popular Plumbing and Heating Corp by 2x Get notified about new Group Manager - Children's and Young People Acute and Community The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust jobs inWolverhampton, England, United Kingdom . 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