# Band 8c General Manager - Oncology and Palliative Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8c-general-manager-oncology-and-palliative-care/6078ffc7-7e70-4743-bfa5-346e33709a3e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8c-general-manager-oncology-and-palliative-care/6078ffc7-7e70-4743-bfa5-346e33709a3e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £88,250 - £100,355 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Contribution to out of hours on-call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T16:21:56.455Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Management/Management-v7997064 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7997064?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a role as the general manager for oncology and palliative care at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, working across our three acute hospitals - Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital and North Middlesex University Hospital - as well as two chemotherapy day units at Chase Farm Hospital and Finchley Memorial Hospital. The successful candidate will lead the directorate in ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, cost effective and meet the Trust's values.  This role will be integral to embedding the new clinical operating model and building strong teams across the Trust. The general manager will support developing a culture of high performance, ownership, and accountability where safety, quality and excellence in patient outcome and experience is consistently delivered, in line with national and locally agreed standards The general manager is expected to act as a change agent and be highly visible to frontline staff, demonstrating strong personal leadership and direction whilst at the same time supporting the building of an effective leadership and management team within the directorate to ensure organisational sustainability. The post-holder will deputise for the divisional director of operations when required and will contribute to the out of hours management on-call rota. ### Main duties of the job Reporting to the divisional director of operations, the postholder will provide operational leadership for the directorate’s services, ensuring delivery within agreed budgets, activity levels, and standards of clinical quality.  This senior role supports the divisional leadership triumvirate across all sites where directorate services operate, with a primary base at Royal Free Hospital. The postholder holds delegated responsibility for operational management, implementing national and local strategies, and achieving service objectives within available resources.  Working closely with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, they will drive effective leadership, management, and capacity to support transformation and service delivery. As part of the directorate triumvirate with the head of nursing and clinical director, the general manager will foster staff engagement in delivering divisional strategy.  The role includes deputising for the divisional director of operations and providing cross-cover for other general managers within the division. ### 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 The post can close earlier if high volumes of applications are received ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a role as the general manager for oncology and palliative care at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, working across our three acute hospitals - Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital and North Middlesex University Hospital - as well as two chemotherapy day units at Chase Farm Hospital and Finchley Memorial Hospital. The successful candidate will lead the directorate in ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, cost effective and meet the Trust's values. This role will be integral to embedding the new clinical operating model and building strong teams across the Trust. The general manager will support developing a culture of high performance, ownership, and accountability where safety, quality and excellence in patient outcome and experience is consistently delivered, in line with national and locally agreed standards The general manager is expected to act as a change agent and be highly visible to frontline staff, demonstrating strong personal leadership and direction whilst at the same time supporting the building of an effective leadership and management team within the directorate to ensure organisational sustainability. The post-holder will deputise for the divisional director of operations when required and will contribute to the out of hours management on-call rota. ## Job Description Reporting to the divisional director of operations, the postholder will provide operational leadership for the directorate’s services, ensuring delivery within agreed budgets, activity levels, and standards of clinical quality. This senior role supports the divisional leadership triumvirate across all sites where directorate services operate, with a primary base at Royal Free Hospital. The postholder holds delegated responsibility for operational management, implementing national and local strategies, and achieving service objectives within available resources. Working closely with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, they will drive effective leadership, management, and capacity to support transformation and service delivery. As part of the directorate triumvirate with the head of nursing and clinical director, the general manager will foster staff engagement in delivering divisional strategy. The role includes deputising for the divisional director of operations and providing cross-cover for other general managers within the division. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust The post can close earlier if high volumes of applications are received ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial senior management experience, in the NHS or other healthcare - Evidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment - Strategic planning and project management - Managing large and complex budgets - Managing a cross-site, complex function ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Leadership of a multidisciplinary team and delivering to deadlines and within resources - Significant operational management experience in a complex healthcare organisation - Management of staff - Service planning and project management - Broad understanding of the NHS and key policy issues which effect performance - Significant complex budgetary management - Able to effect change across divisions and external partners ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Education & professional qualifications **Essential** - Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience - Management qualification or equivalent experience - Post graduate management qualification at master’s level or equivalent experience - Evidence of recent and ongoing continuing personal development relevant to the role ## Documents - [ps (pdf, 395.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10354693) - [functional requirements (pdf, 78.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10281600) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 395.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10281597) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 935.8kb)](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.