# Senior Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-manager/daf5034f-29b6-4dff-86f6-4111ac57eca0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-manager/daf5034f-29b6-4dff-86f6-4111ac57eca0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 to £77,368 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T07:05:00.811Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0871 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=1980&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Working directly to the Director of Transformation, an exciting opportunity has arisen which places the postholder at the forefront of improvement across both LTHT and the wider system. We are looking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated individual to the post of Improvement lead on a permanent basis. Working closely with senior colleagues, including the Executive team , the postholder will be responsible for the continued adoption and utilisation of the Leeds Improvement method across the organisation and will oversee the work of the Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO). The KPO oversees the deployment of the Leeds Improvement methodology (LIM) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). ### Main duties of the job The post-holder should be educated to degree level, or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of specialist knowledge, relevant training and experience. Sound understanding of the Leeds Improvement method, gained through the delivery of lean. Must have experience of leading improvement work. Knowledge and experience of writing and delivering comprehensive business plans. Sound understanding of the Trusts strategic goals and vision, and the ability to apply LIM to best effect, in order to maximise its impact. Provide empowering leadership, using supportive styles. Demonstrate transparency in decision making. Able to develop and empower others to deliver excellence through continuous learning. Well developed communication skills, both verbal and written. Experience of managing complex budgets. Project and workload management Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. ### About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do. ### Details - Date posted: 02 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8b - Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 001977 - Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact: Name Michael Harvey Position Director of Transformation Email michael.harvey3@nhs.net Phone number Shortlisting Date: 10th September Interview Date: 15th October Job Summary Why you should join our Team LTHT is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services with excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We have an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training. Our purpose is for LTHT to deliver excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient, every time. The vision is underpinned by our values - The Leeds Way and our 4 strategic priorities. The Leeds Way defines who we are, what we believe and how we will work together to deliver the best outcomes for our patients. The Leeds Improvement Method (LIM) is our philosophy of continuous improvement that underpins all our organisational strategies. It brings the principles of daily management methods, improvement methodology, respectful behaviours and the removal of waste from processes together. What you will bring to the role The post-holder should be educated to degree level, or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of specialist knowledge, relevant training and experience. Sound understanding of the Leeds Improvement method, gained through the delivery of lean. Must have experience of leading improvement work. Knowledge and experience of writing and delivering comprehensive business plans. Sound understanding of the Trust’s strategic goals and vision, and the ability to apply LIM to best effect, in order to maximise its impact. Provide empowering leadership, using supportive styles. Demonstrate transparency in decision making. Able to develop and empower others to deliver excellence through continuous learning. Well developed communication skills, both verbal and written. Experience of managing complex budgets. Project and workload management Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Provide highly specialist LIM methodologies, service redesign and programme/project management techniques. - Strong analytical skills. - Effectively communicate highly complex organisational and service operation issues to a wide range of disciplines and groupings. - Ability to work independently with confidence. - Skills and behaviours that command authority and respect. - Ability to develop and deliver training in the method, ensuring a high quality learner experience. - Ability to coach others in the methods for improvement. - Ability to lead the development of value streams activity that addresses defined organisational priorities. - Ability to ensure robust governance for corporate value stream activity. - Ability to provide detailed analysis of complex financial trends. - Ability to formulate business plans and develop policy and services. - Ability to maintain good relationships with external partners, especially VMI, the Improvement Network, and others. - Speed and accuracy required for data input reports creation. - Ability to analyse data, check and reconcile information, make calculations and switch tasks frequently where the work pattern is unpredictable. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Highly specialist knowledge of LIM methodologies. - Knowledge of the tools associated with LIM. - Knowledge of systematic quality improvement. - Knowledge of service redesign and programme/project management techniques. - Knowledge of the principles of continuous improvement and 'best practice'. - Knowledge of financial rules, budget management and resource utilisation. - Knowledge of national and local policies and their organisational and service development implications. - Knowledge of Trust policies, protocols and procedures, including Standing Financial Instructions. - Knowledge of Daily Management, including up to date metrics, visual management, People Link, Production Boards, team Huddles, Genba Rounds, and Team Brief. ### Experience **Essential** - Highly skilled and experienced LIM specialist. - Experience of implementing the Leeds Improvement Method (LIM) across a Trust-wide organisation. - Experience of service redesign and programme/project management. - Experience of facilitating change at an individual, team, service and organisational level. - Experience of managing and leading a team, including recruitment, appraisal, continuing personal and professional development, performance arrangement and disciplinary issues. - Experience of developing and implementing policies, protocols and procedures. - Experience of interpreting national, regional and local developments in relation to systematic quality improvement. - Experience of managing, monitoring and auditing budgets, finances and income generation. - Experience of conducting investigations and assessing serious disciplinary cases. ### Qualifications **Desirable** - Achieving the certification appropriate to their role (e.g. advanced lean training). ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Willingness and ability to travel to all sites across the Trust and attend meetings away from the Trust. - Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours where required, following discussion and agreement. - Ability to lift and transport training materials and other sundry items and equipment, up to 5 kilos weekly. - Ability to use VDU equipment more or less continually most days. - Ability to undertake all mandatory training required for the role. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Provide empowering leadership, using supportive styles. - Demonstrate transparency in decision making. - Able to develop and empower others to deliver excellence through continuous learning. - Effective motivator with strong influencing skills and personal credibility. - Commitment to the promotion of the Leeds Way Values (patient centred, fair, collaborative, accountable and empowered) to medical staff across the Trust. - Tolerance, understanding, tact and diplomacy. - Honesty and personal integrity. - Resilience in a range of complex situations. - Self-belief/self-confidence with self-awareness and ability to address personal strengths and weaknesses. - Ability and commitment to work as part of a corporate team, whilst at the same time accepting personal responsibility. - Ability to lead and promote multi-professional team working (clinical and management). - Ability to develop and contribute to a culture and environment that promotes collaboration and the achievement of continuous improvement and 'best practice'. - Ability to command authority and respect. - Commitment to continuous professional development. - Commitment to equality, diversity, infection control, health and safety and risk management requirements. ## Documents - [Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3392&JobId=1980) ## 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. - 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