General Manager Gynaecology Business Unit

Job overview

We are seeking a General Manager to join our Women’s & Children’s Division and play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding healthcare services to our community.

This is a critical senior leadership post within the Gynaecology Business Unit, providing operational leadership and strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, and compassionate care.  At a time of unprecedented demand on healthcare services, your leadership will be central to maintaining high standards, improving performance, and shaping future services.

As General Manager, you will work as part of a triumvirate leadership team, alongside the Clinical Director and Matron, providing visible, cohesive, and effective leadership across the Business Unit.

You will hold responsibility for the operational management, performance delivery, and resource utilisation of services, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and financial targets. Working closely with the Divisional Director and Deputy Divisional Director, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the Division, developing and implementing robust strategic plans and performance frameworks.

Main duties of the job

Provide strong, visible operational leadership across the Gynaecology Business Unit

• Work collaboratively within the triumvirate model to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care
• Lead service performance, ensuring delivery of activity, quality, and financial targets
• Develop and implement strategic and operational plans aligned to divisional and organisational priorities
• Oversee effective resource management to maximise efficiency and outcomes
• Drive service redesign and continuous improvement initiatives
• Engage and support clinical, operational, and multidisciplinary teams in delivering change
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture

We are looking for an inspiring and resilient leader who brings:

• Extensive NHS operational management experience, ideally within complex service environments
• A strong track record of delivering performance and managing competing priorities
• Proven leadership and decision-making skills in high-pressure settings
• Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary clinical teams
• The ability to lead service transformation and improvement programmes
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills
• A passion for delivering outstanding, patient-centred care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role extends beyond day-to-day operations and it is about leading transformation, driving efficiency, and ensuring services are responsive to both local needs and national NHS priorities. A key element will be engaging clinical leaders in a complex management agenda, building capability and capacity across multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable service improvements.

Informal visit / conversations are welcomed.

Closing date of applications : 15 July 2026 Interview date:  29th July 2026

We have:

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities.
• Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Details of UHDB sites

We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour.

At Royal Derby Hospital there are:

• 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite.
• Four bedded Midwife led birth centre.
• Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay

Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub.

Where we are now:

We hold a CQC Good rating (from 2019) and we are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service.

We want to:

• Be fully compliant against all national safety measures.
• Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service.
• Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback.
• Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job.
• Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well.

A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey.

If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us.

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