Assistant Service Manager - T&O and Vascular Surgery

Group 3 (trauma and orthopaedics, vascular surgery, breast surgery and urology) is a busy and fast-paced operational group within the recently created Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Our team of service managers work across our two sites in Luton and Bedford. We are looking for an assistant service manager to support T&O and Vascular Surgery on the Bedford site. You will be an integral part of the team, providing leadership and support to administrative and clinical members of our Group.

You will need the ability to work independently, be a quick problem solver, and use your initiative to resolve or escalate issues.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who will live our values of teamwork, honesty, respect, inclusivity, valuing people and excellence.

In return, we can offer training and development, a friendly working environment and high levels of work satisfaction. Alongside all this, there are excellent opportunities for progression within the Trust.

Please contact Gemma Thomas (gemma.thomas@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk) via email for further information about the role.

To be responsible to the Service Manager for the delivery and support the following Group functions:

• Support the Service Manager and clinical service line on a day to day basis.
• Managing and co-ordinating the medical workforce
• Work alongside the medical staffing team to ensure all level of medical rotas meet service need
• To develop, implement and maintain robust systems and processes for managing the medical workforce
• Managing the review and approval of timesheets and extra duty claims
• To work with finance and human resources to regularly reconcile actual to planned expenditure and to ensure accurate payment of medical staff.
• Development and maintenance of action logs for executive service line reviews and service line business meetings
• To be responsible for the day to day co-ordination of the Theatre schedule within the group specialties
• To maintain service delivery timetables to ensure all clinical requirements can be met

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

To be responsible to the Service Manager for the delivery and support the following Group functions:

• Support the Service Manager and clinical service line on a day to day basis.
• Managing and co-ordinating the medical workforce
• Work alongside the medical staffing team to ensure all level of medical rotas meet service need
• To develop, implement and maintain robust systems and processes for managing the medical workforce
• Managing the review and approval of timesheets and extra duty claims
• To work with finance and human resources to regularly reconcile actual to planned expenditure and to ensure accurate payment of medical staff.
• Development and maintenance of action logs for executive service line reviews and service line business meetings
• To be responsible for the day to day co-ordination of the Theatre schedule within the group specialties
• To maintain service delivery timetables to ensure all clinical requirements can be met