# General Manager - Radiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-radiology/9a8024a8-9cf8-4a17-9c13-c94135857da9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-radiology/9a8024a8-9cf8-4a17-9c13-c94135857da9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment if Internal candidate is successful) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T14:12:30.998Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v7988191 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988191?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Responsible to the Radiology Head of Operations for the day-to-day operational management of the department of Radiology across all East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust sites. To provide advice and support to the Radiology Head of Operations and to deputise for the Radiology Head of Operations in their absence. The post holder will be an experienced and skilled operational manager who will use their knowledge and experience to inform the optimal delivery of the service and aid the Radiology leadership triumvirate in the delivery of a high standard of clinical care. The post holder will be dynamic, innovative, forward thinking, and will contribute to service development. The post holder will work closely with all stakeholders to deliver a high-quality diagnostic service within a safe environment for staff and patients, and having associated responsibilities for efficiency, prioritisation of work and use of resources. Integrated Care System - Provider Collaboration: Kent and Medway Integrated Care System: As the General Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Operations, by establishing effective relationships to enable collaborative working to design local improvements ### Main duties of the job Role Specific Responsibilities - To assist the Head of Operations in ensuring that all performance targets are met, and support the Head of Operations to develop and implement sustainable solutions in conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues across the Care Group. - To be responsible for ensuring the operational delivery of services; leading and effectively implementing change management initiatives to improve service provision. - To influence the strategic development and service improvement within the agreed portfolio, in conjunction with the senior leadership team for the care group. - To lead and deliver strategic development and service improvement as required. - To be responsible for ensuring that within all specific work areas all local and national performance targets and objectives are met. - Responsible for management of resources (human resources, estate, financial) as agreed with the Head of Operations. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. ## Job Details Responsible to the Radiology Head of Operations for the day-to-day operational management of the department of Radiology across all East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust sites. To provide advice and support to the Radiology Head of Operations and to deputise for the Radiology Head of Operations in their absence. The post holder will be an experienced and skilled operational manager who will use their knowledge and experience to inform the optimal delivery of the service and aid the Radiology leadership triumvirate in the delivery of a high standard of clinical care. The post holder will be dynamic, innovative, forward thinking, and will contribute to service development. The post holder will work closely with all stakeholders to deliver a high-quality diagnostic service within a safe environment for staff and patients, and having associated responsibilities for efficiency, prioritisation of work and use of resources. Integrated Care System - Provider Collaboration: Kent and Medway Integrated Care System: As the General Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Operations, by establishing effective relationships to enable collaborative working to design local improvements ## Job Description Role Specific Responsibilities To assist the Head of Operations in ensuring that all performance targets are met, and support the Head of Operations to develop and implement sustainable solutions in conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues across the Care Group. To be responsible for ensuring the operational delivery of services; leading and effectively implementing change management initiatives to improve service provision. To influence the strategic development and service improvement within the agreed portfolio, in conjunction with the senior leadership team for the care group. To lead and deliver strategic development and service improvement as required. To be responsible for ensuring that within all specific work areas all local and national performance targets and objectives are met. Responsible for management of resources (human resources, estate, financial) as agreed with the Head of Operations. ## Responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Full range of IT skills including spreadsheet analysis - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Ability to work proactively with senior managers ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Information Governance and confidentiality - Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this effects visitors, patients and staff - Understanding of the NHS constitution ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent experience - Project Management experience - Evidence of Continuous professional development **Desirable** - Prince 2 ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development related to role ### Skills and experience **Essential** - Significant experience in a Healthcare environment - Proven track record of achieving targets - Experience and knowledge of the current issues and themes affecting the NHS - Experience report writing and delivering presentations - Experience of staff management inclusive of setting objectives, team and individual appraisals and recruitment and disciplinaries - Experience working across networks and wide range of stakeholders - Budget management inclusive of reducing costs/efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 503.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10271870) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 412.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10357732) ## 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.