# Band 8b- General Manager, Private Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-general-manager-private-care/b3ad7b80-9597-4b3c-8d11-e435da314dea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-general-manager-private-care/b3ad7b80-9597-4b3c-8d11-e435da314dea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Watford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £68,852 - £79,638 pa inc HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-05-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T16:21:57.798Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/watford/West_Hertfordshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8034035 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034035?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional and driven General Manager to lead and grow Private Care services across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity to take the lead in shaping the future of Private Care at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an ambitious, commercially astute General Manager to drive growth, innovation, and excellence across a rapidly developing service at a pivotal moment in the Trust’s journey. You will be at the forefront of transformation—building and scaling a high-quality, patient-centred private care offer that complements our NHS services. With real scope to influence strategy and delivery, you will work closely with clinical and corporate leaders to modernise pathways, elevate patient experience, and position the Trust as a provider of choice for private healthcare. We need a bold, dynamic leader who thrives in complexity, brings a strong track record of delivering change, and can forge impactful partnerships across a large organisation and to make a visible, lasting impact. ### Main duties of the job West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a core population of around half a million people, with specialist services reaching across North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. With nearly 6,000 staff and close to a million patient contacts each year, we are one of the largest and most important organisations in the region. Our services span four sites: Watford General Hospital, the hub of acute and emergency care; St Albans City Hospital, our dedicated elective centre; Hemel Hempstead Hospital, providing diagnostics, outpatient services and rehabilitation; and our Abbots Langley outpatient therapy unit. There has never been a more exciting time to join us. As part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme, we are driving forward plans for a new, state-of-the-art hospital that will transform care for our communities. At the same time, we are investing in and expanding our Private Care services—building the infrastructure, capability, and ambition to grow significantly. Our progress has already been recognised on the national stage. We were proud to be named Trust of the Year at the HSJ Awards, reflecting the remarkable improvements we have made in performance, quality, and operational delivery. This momentum creates a powerful platform for the next phase of growth. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached for a copy of the full job description and person specification. ## Job Details We are seeking an exceptional and driven General Manager to lead and grow Private Care services across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity to take the lead in shaping the future of Private Care at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an ambitious, commercially astute General Manager to drive growth, innovation, and excellence across a rapidly developing service at a pivotal moment in the Trust’s journey. You will be at the forefront of transformation—building and scaling a high-quality, patient-centred private care offer that complements our NHS services. With real scope to influence strategy and delivery, you will work closely with clinical and corporate leaders to modernise pathways, elevate patient experience, and position the Trust as a provider of choice for private healthcare. We need a bold, dynamic leader who thrives in complexity, brings a strong track record of delivering change, and can forge impactful partnerships across a large organisation and to make a visible, lasting impact. ## Job Description West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a core population of around half a million people, with specialist services reaching across North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. With nearly 6,000 staff and close to a million patient contacts each year, we are one of the largest and most important organisations in the region. Our services span four sites: Watford General Hospital, the hub of acute and emergency care; St Albans City Hospital, our dedicated elective centre; Hemel Hempstead Hospital, providing diagnostics, outpatient services and rehabilitation; and our Abbots Langley outpatient therapy unit. There has never been a more exciting time to join us. As part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme, we are driving forward plans for a new, state-of-the-art hospital that will transform care for our communities. At the same time, we are investing in and expanding our Private Care services—building the infrastructure, capability, and ambition to grow significantly. Our progress has already been recognised on the national stage. We were proud to be named Trust of the Year at the HSJ Awards, reflecting the remarkable improvements we have made in performance, quality, and operational delivery. This momentum creates a powerful platform for the next phase of growth. ## Responsibilities Please see attached for a copy of the full job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services - Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy **Desirable** - Knowledge of current issues in the NHS - Understanding the principles of risk - management, health and safety legislation ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience at a senior management level, with clear evidence of responsibility for supporting operational service delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls. - Evidence of managing a busy, complex and dynamic environment - Understanding of principles of budgetary management - Experience of using numerical analysis in problem solving - Experience of budgetary management - Experience of and familiarity with business planning and preparation of business cases **Desirable** - Experience of private healthcare within an NHS hospital or independent sector - Experience leading capital development or service development projects ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Education to degree level or equivalent qualification - Operational management and Service delivery experience in a Private Healthcare Care Unit or an Acute NHS organisation - Evidence of continuing professional development including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes **Desirable** - Higher professional or management degree (Masters Level) or equivalent knowledge acquired by experience - Studying for/plans to study management qualification - Project Management / quality improvement qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321783) ## 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.