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Deputy General Manager - Specialty Medicine Collaborative

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Location
Salary
£64,455 - £74,896 per annum pro rata
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
20 Apr 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 Apr 2026

Job overview

Are you an experienced and forward-thinking leader seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact on healthcare services? We are looking for an exceptional Deputy General Manager to join our NHS Trust located in the surroundings of the Lake District. As a member of our leadership team, you will play a vital role in delivering outstanding performance, quality, and safety of services within the portfolio of services you oversee within the  Speciality Medicine Collaborative. This role offers an incredible chance to work closely with a Triumvirate leadership team consisting of the  General Manager, Lead Nurse and Collaborative Chair  to continue to shape  healthcare services within the  Trust.

In this role, you will hold an operational and strategic leadership position, overseeing development and delivery of service strategy and objectives of a particular group of services within the Collaborative. Working closely with the Collaborative, you will be responsible for delivering operational performance targets, enhancing the quality of services provided and ensuring financial balance.

You will be responsible for the planning and organisation of a range of complex activities and associated services, working with other services and areas to achieve success. This role involves providing effective leadership and management within teams, ensuring that services are supported to maintain the highest standards and performance requirements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • Have overall responsibility for the effective operational management of Acute  services  across several sites within the Collaborative.
  • Be responsible for the delivery of targets and performance measures against the national constitutional standards.
  • Provide leadership in the development of clinical and support services.
  • Be the lead manager for a major area of activity, interpreting corporate and national policies.
  • Actively support the General Manager and contribute to the development and delivery of service strategy and objectives.
  • Actively support the achievement of objectives within both the corporate and Collaborative agenda.
  • Effectively manage numerous budgets and resources whilst maintaining a high level of patient care.
  • Participate in any on-call arrangement or shift system which is associated with this role outside of normal working hours, in order to fulfil the requirements of the Trust. These arrangements may vary from time to time depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery.
  • The post holder will be expected to work on multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.