Job summary
- Main area
- cardiology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: working across 2 sites
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-CTC-BA-1966
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- basildon
- Town
- basildon
- Salary
- £57,528 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Service Unit Manager Cardiology
Band 8a
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
As a Service Unit Manager, you will work alongside the management team and be responsible for managing and developing Cardiology Services across the Broomfield and Tertiary Sites within the MSE.
The post holder will be operationally responsible for the day to day running of the service, and will be required to monitor national performance targets specific to ensure they are achieved, and ensure corrective action is taken when necessary. Monitor medical staffing daily and escalate where necessary.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the General Manager for Cardiology and working closely with the Mid Essex and Basildon DGH service manager, Clinical leads for each site and heads of nursing. You will ensure we deliver high quality services, provide an excellent experience for our patients and meet ur regulatory and operational performance targets. Supported by strong senior leadership teams you will seek, share and drive opportunities to deliver high standards of clinical care whilst ensuring delivery of operational, financial and transformational agenda.
You will be intellectually flexible, highly analytical and confident to challenge the status quo while building excellent working relationships that quickly enable you to become a trusted and credible leader across all staff groups. You will be focused on outcomes and motivated by your drive to deliver the highest quality care while ensuring the best possible patient experience.
We are looking for ambitious, motivated and compassionate leaders who are committed to providing excellent care for our patients and their families. Applicants will be passionate about their own personal and professional development, as well that of their teams and colleagues.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting new role? Using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you!
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications & experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent
- Masters or above equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Project Management Qualification
- Experience of managing services within an Acute Trust
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of demand and capacity and activity planning
- Significant management experience or equivalent obtained through a combination of continuous professional development and training courses including evidence of directly line managing a team.
- Knowledge and understanding of the duties imposed on the Trust by legislation, NHS policy and priorities and the requirements of corporate governance
- Experience of financial management, budget setting, monitoring and
Desirable criteria
- Experience developing and implementing business and service development plans.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex and detailed information.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication and influencing skills. Strong, participative and supportive management style
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Baines
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 4436974
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