# Band 7 Service Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-service-manager/ba248777-ce71-4b80-98c2-94135a99a4c3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-service-manager/ba248777-ce71-4b80-98c2-94135a99a4c3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum including HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T09:50:43.685Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Liver_Medicine_Liver_Transplantation/Liver_Medicine_Liver_Transplantation-v8131990 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8131990?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liver and Digestive Health Division at the Royal Free Hospital for a HPB & Liver Transplant Service Manager. This role is responsible for supporting the operational management and day-to-day delivery of a nationally recognised specialist service, ensuring high standards of patient care, performance, and service efficiency. The post holder will work closely with clinical and operational leaders to manage administrative teams, monitor service performance, support workforce planning, oversee governance processes, and deliver national and Trust targets. The role also contributes to service development, financial management, quality improvement, and patient experience initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced healthcare manager to play a key role within a highly specialised service, helping to drive operational excellence and support the delivery of world-class care for patients undergoing HPB and liver transplant treatment. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will support the General Manager & Operations Clinical Integration Manager in the day-to-day operational management of the service. This role is based at the Royal Free site. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of working in healthcare in a junior management position - Experience of staff management and leading a team - Budget management experience including monitoring expenditure and identifying savings **Desirable** - Introducing new ways of working - Project management - Experience and familiarity with business planning and preparation of business cases ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Well organised and practical with a logical, analytical approach to work - Pays careful attention to detail - Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment - Flexible, collaborative and a team player - Ability to work on own in pursuit of team objectives - Positive and motivated ### Skills & Aptitudes **Essential** - Understanding of national NHS policy and targets. - Good communication and interpersonal skills, including oral and written skills, including chairing team meetings, writing reports. - Competent in the use of Microsoft office; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc. - Skilled in using an EPR system - Strong numeracy skills with good analytical skills and ability to understand and produce information to use in problem solving - Ability to negotiate with and influence staff at more junior and senior levels - Ability to manage own time/ priorities with minimal supervision ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Education & Professional Qualifications **Essential** - Postgraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience - Management qualification or equivalent experience - Evidence of continuing personal development ## Documents - [band 7 jd ldh (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431032) - [band 7 pspec ldh (pdf, 80.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431033) - [functional requirements (pdf, 691.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429409) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 646.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.