Associate Group Manager, Medicine | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Associate Group Manager – Medicine Group, Cardiology Department

An enthusiastic and highly motivated Associate Group Manager is required to support the Medicine Group, within the Cardiology Department. You will lead operational management within the Medicine Group and be a key player in delivering high quality, patient focused services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage allocated specialties in conjunction with the Group Manager, ensuring clear communication and robust implementation of policy, business objectives and approved targets.
• Chair and lead meetings with the Group Manager, Modern Matron and Clinical Lead to ensure sound operational management of all areas with robust, reviewable systems.
• Manage the operational performance of the specialty to achieve delivery of national and local targets and develop and deliver improvement plans and reengineering of roles/models of care.
• Deliver against financial and activity profiles for the specialty/departments, identify risks and implement and review risk reduction strategies.
• Implement and review robust systems and processes so that specialty budgets are effectively managed and financial balance is achieved within Trust budgetary rules.
• Implement HR and governance strategies and policies within the specialty to achieve compliance with Trust policies, best practice and regulatory provisions.
• Lead the timely investigation and resolution of complaints, clinical adverse events and untoward incidents and implement strategies to reduce risk of reoccurrence.
• Manage administration, clerical and operational staff, and regularly review establishments and skill mix to ensure organisational efficiency and clinical excellence.
• Implement and review robust arrangements within the specialty to effectively deal with emergencies in line with Trust policy.

Key Qualifications & Attributes

• Resilient, confident and capable of creative problem solving.
• Team player with excellent people and leadership skills, able to influence at all levels.
• High level of credibility and ability to raise the profile of the group across the organisation.
• Passionate about delivering a world‑class, patient‑centred service.
• Ability to work closely with clinical leads, matrons and wider management to continually improve the specialty.

Position reports to the Group Manager for the Medicine Group and is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

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