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Job overview
The surgery division are looking for a talented and ambitious individual to join us in the role of General Manager for Complex Abdomino Pelvic Specialties for the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals.
The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day management and operational delivery of high quality, patient focused services, whilst driving forward an exciting service improvement agenda.
The General Manager is a key position within the division’s leadership team, being responsible for the operational and performance management of adult ENT and adult audiology services delivered at the Royal London Hospital site and outreach centres.
The post holder will play a key role in the delivery of the NHS constitutional standards, the cancer and elective recovery programme and take the lead on service improvements to benefit our patients and staff.
Main duties of the job
- Provide general manager oversight and accountability for the specialties which form the site’s Complex Abdomino Pelvic Unit; vascular, general surgery, HPB, colorectal, gynaeoncology and urology services.
- This includes responsibility for all RTT, DM01 and cancer targets associated with these specialties, alongside appropriate budget and people management.
- Ensuring the Trust meets the ambition of reaching RTT constitutional standards by March 2027, in line with national targets. This will include leading on strategic planning to ensuring waiting lists are cleared sustainably and that any insourcing initiatives are robustly managed.
- Leading for the RLH on improvement plans associated with areas of responsibility, including internal reviews, GIRFT and peer review recommendations, which may call for significant redesign of processes.
- Working closely with our Barts Health sister sites and wider-NELsystem partners in the effective and efficient management of waiting lists and on initiatives to redesign care pathways and flow as needed.
- The post holder will ensure capacity and demand remains under constant review, that reports into tier 1 meetings are accurate and that our waiting list reduction plans remain both ambitious and achievable.
- Supporting the wider clinical and operational team in the safe and efficient management of the vascular, general surgery, HPB, colorectal, gynaeoncology and urology services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust’s and your performance expectations;
- Analysis of complex data to produce succinct information appropriate for its audience
- Demonstrates achievements in managing change
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing large groups of staff
- Experience of managing a significant service budget
- Significant operational management experience, including Strong experience of managing/ supporting teams to improve waiting times for patients
Desirable
- Managing services across sites
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to relevant degree level
Desirable
- Master in health management or equivalent
- Knowledge of key issues facing dental services
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This advert is for General Manager with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £88,250 - £100,355 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jul 2026.
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