Assistant Service Manager -Dental

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dental Directorate for Assistant Service Manager role . This is a full time 37.5 hour per week role and is based at Guys Hospital. The is a new role and is initially offered as 6 months fixed term ( can be also offered as secondment) . There could be possibility to extend in future. This is an exciting and challenging new role in which the post holder would have an opportunity to make a direct positive impact on patient experience within the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Deputy Service Manager and Assistant General Manager in the daily operational delivery of the services. The Assistant Service Manager will be responsible for managing a team of two busy Dental services. These are Dental Receptions and Undergraduate Dentistry- Student Liaison Officers.The post holder is supported in the management of these services, by two team leaders and Deputy Service Manager. The role requires an individual with excellent prioritization skills and problem solving abilities to ensure the smooth and efficient running of a busy service. We are looking for someone with a proven track record in managing in a busy and demanding environment with experience and knowledge in staff management including HR processes and policies and excellent data management and analytical skills. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.