Clinical Group CEO, Clinical Scientific Services, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Full Time/Permanent

VSM

Job Overview

Operating across 10 hospitals and community services, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) provides care to almost one million people from Manchester, Trafford and beyond. Following the launch of a new Organisational Strategy, a refresh of the Operating Model, and delivery of a multi-year recovery plan, MFT is building towards a new future delivering benefits for patients through collaborative and joined up service provision.

We are looking for a talented executive leader to be responsible for the delivery of clinical scientific services, for both acute and community provision across the MFT Group.

Reporting to the Trust CE, the CSS CE is a crucial leader who will create impact in the leadership of the CSS Clinical Group and more broadly across the organisation. The successful candidate will lead a highly trained workforce in delivering clinical scientific services across MFT’s multiple sites, prioritising excellence, efficiency, value and patient centred care.

As an active member of the Trust Leadership Team, the successful candidate will contribute at Group level to the strategic direction of the Trust and ensure that clinical scientific services are delivered in a way that contributes to and advances the ambitions of the Board. You will have significant leadership experience in complex matrixed settings, with a track record of achievement in delivering positive change and operational performance improvement.

Main Duties

  • Provide highly credible and visible operational and strategic leadership with full responsibility for the effective delivery of services within the CSS Clinical Group.
  • Take overall responsibility and accountability for the management of services within the CSS Clinical Group with a relentless focus on providing high-quality, safe, efficient, and financially sustainable patient services.
  • Lead a highly trained and disparate workforce across multiple delivery sites developing an inclusive culture and sense of belonging within the Clinical Group.
  • Maximise opportunities to innovate across the Clinical Group using AI and technological advances.
  • Responsibility for building and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders is integral to the success of the Clinical Group.
  • Specifically contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust’s strategy alongside taking responsibility for designated trust-wide objectives.

The MBS Group are acting Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s advisors on this appointment. Please see candidate pack here. To apply, please submit your application via email with the subject line “Application for the role of Clinical Group Chief Executive, Clinical Support Services” to [email protected], by midnight on Sunday 2nd March.

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