Main duties of the job
A key element of the role is the management of medical staffing rotas, ensuring appropriate consultant and junior doctor cover is in place to maintain a safe, efficient and responsive Dermatology & Neurology services. You will work closely with clinical teams to proactively address staffing gaps, capacity pressures and service risks.
You will monitor and support delivery against RTT and cancer targets, using performance data to identify bottlenecks, support demand and capacity planning, and implement service improvements. Close collaboration with clinicians and booking teams will be essential to ensure skin cancer pathways, biologics monitoring and procedure lists run safely and efficiently.
The role includes line management of Dermatology & Neurology administrative teams, leading recruitment, appraisals, training and wellbeing, and promoting a compassionate, inclusive culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will also support financial management, cost improvement initiatives and robust clinical governance arrangements, including the management of incidents and complaints.
This role is ideal for an experienced operational manager with strong leadership, organisational and problemsolving skills, who is passionate about improving patient pathways and outcomes in line with Trust values and NHS leadership standards.
