# General Manager - OMFS & Ophthalmology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-omfs-and-ophthalmology/7e3b635b-94c2-45cc-a501-d00a309391c9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-omfs-and-ophthalmology/7e3b635b-94c2-45cc-a501-d00a309391c9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** East Grinstead - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 per annum - **Contract type:** Secondment: 6 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T14:01:42.669Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/East_Grinstead/Queen_Victoria_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Management/General_Management-v8044078 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044078?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qvh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting secondment opportunity to join our Trust as General Manager – OMFS and Ophthalmology (8C). Reporting to the Clinical Director for OMFS and Ophthalmology. We welcome applications from NHS employees who are able to join us for a 6 month secondment. We are looking to speak with motivated, compassionate, and resilient leaders with an excellent track record of delivering improvements to clinical pathways and access standards. You will bring significant experience in a senior operational role plus evidence of success in developing services that deliver high quality patient care. You will be confident and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels and be expected to establish and maintain relationships which enable the Trust to operate effectively with clinicians, managers and partners focused on improving outcomes and services to patients. In return, you can be part of an upward journey. We are welcoming applicants who are passionate about improving the patient experience and who are wanting to progress their careers at one of the UK’s most reputable specialist providers. ### Main duties of the job The General Manager is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operational services of the directorate. They will work collaboratively as a member of the triumvirate to ensure services are clinically and operationally led. They will be patient focussed and ensure the delivery of access targets, and that quality improvement and a culture of learning and improvement is embedded within the directorate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description for more details on the role and working at Queen Victoria Hospital ## Job Details We have an exciting secondment opportunity to join our Trust as General Manager – OMFS and Ophthalmology (8C). Reporting to the Clinical Director for OMFS and Ophthalmology. We welcome applications from NHS employees who are able to join us for a 6 month secondment. We are looking to speak with motivated, compassionate, and resilient leaders with an excellent track record of delivering improvements to clinical pathways and access standards. You will bring significant experience in a senior operational role plus evidence of success in developing services that deliver high quality patient care. You will be confident and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels and be expected to establish and maintain relationships which enable the Trust to operate effectively with clinicians, managers and partners focused on improving outcomes and services to patients. In return, you can be part of an upward journey. We are welcoming applicants who are passionate about improving the patient experience and who are wanting to progress their careers at one of the UK’s most reputable specialist providers. ## Job Description The General Manager is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operational services of the directorate. They will work collaboratively as a member of the triumvirate to ensure services are clinically and operationally led. They will be patient focussed and ensure the delivery of access targets, and that quality improvement and a culture of learning and improvement is embedded within the directorate. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description for more details on the role and working at Queen Victoria Hospital ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in a leadership/managerial role in a complex acute environment - Experience of directly managing pay and non-pay budgets - Experience of direct staff management of a large team of staff - Experience of supporting staff and developing staff members - Experience of active performance management - Experience of providing services to a high quality with restricted resources - Experience of leading and supporting staff through change - Experience of implementing change management projects to develop or improve services - Experience of managing and delivering access standards - Experience of managing effective booking and appointment processes - Experience of implementing change management utilising technologies - Experience of business case preparation, presentation and implementation - Project management experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate specialist knowledge within this field through practical experience - Evidence of relevant professional management training and/or qualification ## Documents - [qvh information (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1058) - [general manager (pdf, 464.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332755) - [relocation policy (pdf, 631.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2763) - [qvh privacy notice (pdf, 154.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1563) - [dbs code of practice (pdf, 149.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1130) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 458.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332754) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1137) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3012) - [qvh statement of conditions, vision and values (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2742) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.