Andrew Kent Email & Phone Number

Macclesfield

Nuneaton

Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Divisional General Manager of support services, including out-patients, endoscopy, diaagnostics, theatres, therapies, medical engineering and private patients, employ 1,185 people within my division with a budget of £50 million, have a passion for theory of constraints, lean and six sigma

2007 Provides a range of services for 324,000 people across north and west Cumbria (Carlisle, Eden, Copeland, and Allerdale) as well as south west of Scotland and parts of Northumberland.Director of Business Development & Performance (2005-2007)Managed all planning, performance, and modernisation activities for North Cumbria Acute Trust. Led operational change and emergency planning initiatives. Non-voting Director of Acute Trust. Director Lead for Choose and Book. Handled operations for Medical Records, Appointments, Medical Secretaries, and Choose and Book Services.Implemented planning and performance framework.Introduced new performance process for elective and emergency care.Lead on a Computer simulation for delivering new models of care.

Managed all aspects of operations for 450 bedded site. Member of Senior Management Team; reported to Executive Management Team regarding Site performance. Responsible for achieving National Targets and delivering Financial budgets. Supervised 1400+ staff members. Reported to Board on operational matters. Oversaw bed management. Managed operational matrons to deliver PEAT standards.Introduced system re-design using Theory of Constraints "Toolkit."Operated Carlisle site below budget; also achieved all National Targets, both elective and emergency.Led team through "Carlisle Floods," one of UK's biggest natural disasters.Radically re-designed bed management, which became a recommended site for the Modernisation Agency.Instrumental in the formation of the emergency care network for North Cumbria.Worked at a national level as an associate for the Modernisation Agency; participated on a strategic health action team, re-designing the Out of Hours Services.

Managed operational functions for Acute Medicine and Elderly Care. Developed strategy for emergency services. Consulted on appraisals and job plan reviews. Re-designed aspects of emergency including bed management, systems, and waiting list management.Introduced new leadership style and team working.EARLY CAREER NOTES (full details on request)

Mba

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Arts, Practitioner Skills

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