Deputy General Manager for Community Medicine & Outpatients - Band 8b
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Job overview
The Alliance Care Group has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and values- driven leader to play a pivotal role as the Deputy General Manager for Outpatients and Community Medicine Clinical Business Unit.
The post holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic business planning support and leadership across the Care Group to ensure the provision of high quality services and to achieve performance objectives.
The Deputy General Manager will undertake complex service reviews and lead the newly formed Outpatients and Community Medicine Clinical Business Unit within the Care Group to improve service delivery and efficiency.
The Deputy General Manager will provide business support within the Care Group, analysing performance data and activity to support the delivery of the Care Group's strategy and challenge performance where appropriate.
This post will be managerially accountable to the Deputy Director of Operations.
In undertaking the duties for this post the post holder must comply with the Department of Health’s code of conduct for NHS Managers (October 2002).
Main duties of the job
The post holder provides strategic and operational leadership across the Clinical Business Unit, supporting integrated business planning, service development and continuous improvement. They provide professional leadership to clinical and operational leaders, ensuring teams understand expectations and deliver high‑quality, patient‑focused services. The role leads the implementation of Trust-wide policies, develops Care Group improvement programmes, and drives innovation and service redesign to improve outcomes, reduce waiting times and optimise resources.
They are responsible for strategic service planning, performance management and delivery of national and local targets, providing assurance to Care Group and Trust governance arrangements. The post holder holds delegated budgets, ensures compliance with financial requirements, delivers agreed financial plans including CIPs and maintains effective budgetary control and reporting.
The role ensures services meet healthcare standards and CQC requirements, supports effective complaint management, and embeds strong governance, risk and patient safety cultures. Effective communication and engagement with staff, Trust colleagues and external partners supports integrated services aligned to the Trust vision. They promote workforce development, appraisal, wellbeing and compliance with employment legislation, and deputise for senior colleagues as required while complying with all Trust policies and health and safety responsibilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Deputy General Manager for Community Medicine & Outpatients - Band 8b with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Jun 2026.
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