Deputy General Manager - Urgent and Emergency Care Collaborative


Location
Carlisle, England
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
Profession
General manager
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
21 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (On call requirement - dependent on experience)
Posted Date
07 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

40 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Highly developed operational management knowledge acquired through a combination of in-depth experience and post graduate study

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of change management and strategies and experience of implementing change

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of modernisation techniques such as capacity and demand studies

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of NHS agenda and impact on service

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of Trust wide hospitals, wards, departments, services, policies and procedures gained through shadowing peers and induction into on call duties

  • Experience

    Professional knowledge plus additional specialist, management knowledge

  • Experience

    Considerable experience and knowledge with operational service management

  • Experience

    Leadership skills gained through previous experience and/or in house training

  • Experience

    Knowledge of statutory and legal frameworks within health and social Care

  • Experience

    Knowledge of Business Planning processes

  • Experience

    Experience as a senior manager including multi-disciplinary team management

  • Experience

    Developing effective networks and partnerships and stakeholder engagement

  • Experience

    Evidence of delivery and a track record of success

  • Experience

    Experience of delivering significant change within a clinical environment.

  • Experience

    Training in Change management

  • Qualifications

    Professional qualification to Masters level or equivalent professional education in a relevant field

  • Qualifications

    Training in leadership and management skills in an NHS setting

  • Other Requirements

    Ability to travel independently across Cumbria.

  • Other Requirements

    Participate in any on-call arrangement or shift system on site which is associated with this role, in order to fulfil the requirements of the base service and also the wider Trust. These arrangements may vary from time to time depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery.

  • Other Requirements

    Post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Ability to effectively analyse situations and information to inform decisions including analysing data and statistics and other available information

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Experience of leading, coordinating and organising teams

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Experience of managing, monitoring and controlling budgets

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Experience and achievement in meeting performance targets

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Communication / presentation skills – able to engage and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Effective written / report writing skills.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Computer literate for a range of software packages including word, excel, PowerPoint

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Ability to network and build effective and co-operative working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Planning and organisational skills including development and implementing strategic service and business planning

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Judgement and analytical skills required to deal with clinical and non-clinical services

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Resilient, able to challenge as well as deal with challenge

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Ability to negotiate and influence others.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to manage conflict.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Project management skills

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Establish visibility and credibility in equal measure across all localities.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Coaching and mentoring skills

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Political awareness

  • Personal Circumstances

    Time management, prioritisation and organisational skills

  • Personal Circumstances

    Confidence, decisiveness, initiative and high self-motivation

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    Equality impact assessments

  • Experience

    Knowledge of the area of the Collaborative

  • Experience

    Experience of the area of the Collaborative

  • Experience

    Experience in leading investigations

  • Other Requirements

    Driving licence

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 Urgent and Emergency Care 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 Emergency 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.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

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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 a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a 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

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Deputy General Manager - Urgent and Emergency Care Collaborative with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle, England. It is listed as a Band 8 General manager role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (On call requirement - dependent on experience). The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.

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