# Cardiology Service Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiology-service-manager/57a4d1ab-bacb-4bdf-8757-de8c33617811 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiology-service-manager/57a4d1ab-bacb-4bdf-8757-de8c33617811.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Papworth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Service manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T16:35:20.034Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9175-26-0307 - **Application URL:** https://papworth.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/1997?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary The post holder will be responsible for the effective delivery of Cardiology services within the Trust ensuring that services are delivered within the clinical governance framework to deliver continually improving and high-quality patient care for RPH Cardiology pathways. This will require the development of strong working relationships, working across Organisational boundaries with the senior clinical teams, as well as key operational staff across the wider organisation. This may include external partners in the regional cardiac network, to deliver national and local strategic and operational service objectives and standards. The post holder will work closely with the Operations Managers and Divisional Operations Director to operationally manage the service, plan and audit service developments, contributing towards business plans which align with the trust strategy. This will include responsibility for all aspects of planning, including service planning, project management and the production of business cases, ensuring that there are systems in place to monitor and measure Divisional and Specialty performance. They will have direct responsibility for ensuring that resources are utilised efficiently. The Service Manager will be responsible for providing regular updates on performance and the escalation of issues which hinder the delivery of a smooth patient pathway to the Divisional Triumvirate. ### Main duties of the job Working together with the clinical teams you will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of a range of operational and quality standards. An excellent knowledge of the 18-week referral to treat pathway is essential. You will be actively involved in the development of care pathways that will improve the quality of services we are able to offer to our patients. The role demands excellent prioritisation skills, problem-solving abilities and a collaborative approach. You will have experience in management/leadership with an eye for detail and excellent interpersonal skills with proven experience of working operationally in an NHS environment. You will need to be resilient, flexible to changing daily priorities and remain calm under pressure. In return you will receive an excellent support network, training opportunities and a real chance to excel within a highly motivated team. ### About us Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour ### Details - Date posted: 14 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 175-2627-1997 - Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - . Previous experience in a role including the management of organisational change. - . Experience of leading projects within an organisation. - . Proven ability to influence, inspire and effectively manage staff. - . Experience of working across organisations on projects. - . Understanding the significance of national developments and their impact at a local, regional level. - . Sound knowledge in the use of information technology and its application in practice. - . Ability to analyse and interpret data. Experience in writing service/development plans. - . Analyses multiple demands on the service and resources, while balancing needs against available resources. - . Assesses likely impact on local service of national developments Plan and organise broad range of complex activities; formulates, adjusts plans or strategies - . Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries. Excellent oral and written skills. - . Presentation skills and the ability to present to a range of groups and individuals. - . Ability to coach others in workforce and service redesign. - . Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially. - . Maintain own and others health, safety and security - . Supportive of equality and values diversity ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to post graduate level or equivalent experience Evidence of continued learning and Development ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion. ## 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.