Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant experience of working at a senior management or professional level (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma) in the acute sector
- Experience
Experience of business strategy and planning. Being able to present strategy to board level both analysing and proposing strategy
- Experience
Experience of implementing service improvement including complex change management programmes. Ability to scope the project, anticipate issues and proactively seek solutions
- Experience
Evidence of successful management of significant budget, being familiar with the process of budgetary control and experience of running multiple reports feeding into a central budget
- Experience
Experience of effective management of a complex and diverse workforce
- Education & Qualifications
Masters level education or equivalent professional qualification or experience
- Education & Qualifications
Evidence of a commitment to continuous professional development
- Specialist Knowledge. Skills & Experience
Strong leadership skills to inspire, guide and motivate teams to achieve targets and objectives. Whilst creating a positive working environment
- Specialist Knowledge. Skills & Experience
Working knowledge of NHS business and financial regimes. Being able to confidently navigate the budget structures and language to improve services.
- Specialist Knowledge. Skills & Experience
Ability to design and develop complex information systems to enable effective decision-making within the Centre.
- Specialist Knowledge. Skills & Experience
Proven record of managing significant risk. To have engaged in strategies and communication skills in this fast-moving area of responsibilities
- Specialist Knowledge. Skills & Experience
Ability to analyse complex and sometimes conflicting information in order to resolve issues. Analysing resources and priorities and able to engage with other departments to take actions forward securely
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Medicine and Emergency Care Division are looking for an agile, dynamic and delivery focused leader to join our Division as Centre Manager for Emergency & Acute.
Urgent and Emergency Care services within the Trust are challenged, and we are seeking a candidate who has a track record in successful partnership and collaboration with key stakeholders to support transformation.
Accountable to the Divisional & Deputy Director of Operations post holder has the responsibility for the business and performance management of the Centre. Ensuring that key performance targets and strategic objectives are met, including managing capacity and demand in order to achieve targets. Working in collaboration with key stakeholders across the Trust and wider health economy, you will demonstrate a strategic approach to service improvement and best clinical pathways, supporting process/pathway redesign and produce business plans/business cases to support development within the centre.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of all services of the Centre.
As Centre Manager for Emergency and Acute, you will emulate our Trust values through your leadership, support the Trust’s overall strategic objectives, have a delivery focused mindset to ensure that your services are delivering the best outcomes for our patients and the community we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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This advert is for Centre Manager – Emergency & Acute with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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