Business Manager To Chief Medical Officer

Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? Would you like to work in a fast-paced office where no two days are the same? Do you have excellent organisational skills and enjoy variety in your workload? We are looking for a highly motivated, dedicated and proactive individual with considerable experience of working in a demanding and challenging environment.
We are a large specialist NHS mental health and learning disabilities service provider. You will play a pivotal role in supporting our CMO to help us provide high quality care to the local communities we serve.
You will need to be highly professional in both your manner and presentation. This will suit a pro-active self-starter with an ambitious and energetic nature. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to form strong working relationships both internally and externally is essential. Outstanding organisation skills and the ability to plan and prioritise are crucial along with the ability to meet and deliver on deadlines. You will also have analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as having excellent attention to detail.
If you have experience of working in a senior administrative post, strong computer skills and have a commitment to working as part of a team, then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Business Manager is to provide a comprehensive, high quality and confidential Business Management to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the office of the Medical Directorate, including Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Medial Directors.
The Business Manager will oversee the work of the Medical Directorate on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective service that enables their Executive Board member (the CMO) in supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care and meeting the objectives of the directorate and wider organisation.
The post holder will need to acquire and utilise a wide, in-depth knowledge of their directorate priorities and work with senior leaders to achieve the delivery of multi-agency priorities, working with a range of internal and external stakeholders as necessary.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.
Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:

• 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
• 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description attached.
For further information around the role and/or an informal discussion, please contact Gemma Hawker (Business Manager).
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Relevant degree or diploma level qualification or equivalent management/senior administration experience
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working as a Business Manager (or equivalent) at Director, Board or Executive Director level
• Knowledge of current NHS agendas and priorities
• Knowledge of business case procedure
• Experience and evidence of analysing, interpreting and presenting information
• Experience and evidence of leading on a project or directly supporting via a project management process
• Experience of performance monitoring
• Experience of managing or maintaining data management systems.
• Experience of servicing meetings and taking minutes
• Experience of line management of staff.
• Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
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