
Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge & Experience
Practical and theoretical knowledge of: Financial Management, HR Management; Performance Management (Including RTT) and Project Management
- Knowledge & Experience
Understands the changing NHS environment and its impact on service provision for staff.
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of strategic and business planning
- Knowledge & Experience
Substantial senior management experience
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of managing access targets
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of managing a range of services within an healthcare setting
- Knowledge & Experience
Proven track record of achievement in: Achieving healthcare targets, Partnership working, Pro-active performance management
- Knowledge & Experience
Delivering challenging objectives to a deadline
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of successful business planning and service development
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of the political environment within which the NHS operates and is conversant with relevant national policy.
- Knowledge & Experience
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
- Knowledge & Experience
Able to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information.
- Knowledge & Experience
Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
- Qualifications &Training
Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and or experience
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Sets clear objectives and helps people achieve them through coaching, feedback and on-going support
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Coaches others, challenging and asking questions to help them work out answers for themselves
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts behaviours
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes.
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Able to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working.
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Ability to constantly motivate self and others.
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Negotiation - at high level with senior colleagues
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Handling sensitive situations.
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Problem solving with high complexity.
- Personal Attributes & Skills
Personal resilience and confidence.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge & Experience
Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers. (Performance Management, operating Framework, capacity planning, payment by results, independent sector development and Foundation Trust issues)
- Knowledge & Experience
Proven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Foundation Trust or similar organisation.
- Knowledge & Experience
Involvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration
- Knowledge & Experience
Delivers clear presentations to diverse audiences
- Knowledge & Experience
Drafts accurate and complex reports that are clear accurate and easily understandable.
- Qualifications &Training
Masters level degree in a management related discipline
Job summary
The Division of CSS are looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic Business Manager to work closely with the General Manger for CSS to drive service improvement.
The successful applicant will support the General Manager (GM) to ensure the provision of high quality, efficient and effective services. Supporting the development and delivery of service strategy, together with ensuring appropriate risk management processes are in place to deliver a safe, high quality, patient centred service.
Providing solutions and/or advice to staff in response to pressures that may affect throughput.
Supporting the GM with the responsibility for the delivery of key performance targets in line with local and national agreements.
Main duties of the job
Highly visible individual; key in ensuring standards of care for all patients and the safe, effective and efficient utilisation of resources.
Building strong and cohesive working relationships with the Clinical Leads and Matrons for areas of responsibility.
Line management responsibility for a range of administration staff.Responsibility for the operational delivery aspects of delegated divisional areas.
Supporting the GM, Clinical Leads and Matron in formulating strategic direction of services.
Accountable for service delivery and the associated operational issues.Deputise for the GM.
Facilitate performance and service improvement policies and implement them.
Manage the resources with the aim of improving quality and productivity, working within the Division to achieve more effective use of resources and enhanced quality and productivity as appropriate.
Lead, manage and motivate staff within the operational area, ensuring appropriate management structures, policies and practices are in place to achieve high levels of performance.
Ensure that all national targets are met, including Clinical Quality Indicators.
Develop a whole systems/partnership culture within the divisional areas.
Promote the implementation of key HR initiatives/targets such as Agenda for Change and HR policies/practices.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Details
- Date posted: 01 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
- Contract: Secondment
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 272-8235529
- Job locations: Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
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This advert is for Business Manager - Division of Clinical Specialties with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Business manager role. The advertised salary is £57,528 to £64,750 a year. The contract type is Secondment. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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