Directorate Manager for Division of Surgery, Women's and Children's
Band 8B - 37.5 Hours per week
Closing date: 14 June 2026
Interview date: Friday, 19 June 2026
If you are a values-driven, experienced leader, who is passionate about creating a great place for care and a great place to work, we want you to consider applying for the Directorate Manager position here at Tameside Hospital and joining our Divisional senior leadership team within the division of Surgery, Women's and Children's.
Job summary
This position offers a fantastic opportunity to be part of a fabulous team working within Surgery, Women's and Children's services. You will be responsible for continually improving the quality of services to patients, and redesigning services to meet best practice standards.
Main duties of the job
You will be a visible leader and provide direction to the services within your portfolio, working in collaboration with clinical leads and matron lead colleagues, as well as other directorate manager colleagues from across the trust. You will be responsible and accountable for the overall management of the services within the directorate. You will develop the strategy for the directorate, playing a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and modernisation and leading programmes of transformation. You will be responsible for the delivery of all directorate objectives and performance targets, across all 4 quadrants of People, Quality, Operational Performance and Finance, ensuring the service we offer to patients is of the highest quality, safety and efficiency.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include flexible working, 27‑33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
* Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise
* Methodical and extremely organised approach
* Excellent communication skills
* Well developed analytical skills
* Ability to constantly motivate self and others
* Negotiation at high level as well as ability to persuade
* Handling sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
* Problem solving
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* Education to Degree level or evidence of working towards
Desirable
* Education to Masters degree level or evidence of sound intellectual ability and ongoing personal development at senior management level
* Recognised post‑graduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of managing operational services and dealing with competing demands.
* Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams including medical staff
* Experience and commitment to quality, innovation, productivity and prevention.
* Staff & Budget Management experience
* Experience of personal accountability for service delivery
* Experience of leading service improvement initiatives across a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of managing within an NHS healthcare setting
* Broad knowledge of NHS Information & IT systems
* Experience of dealing with difficult operational issues.
* Experience of dealing with or completing investigations and RCAs
* Knowledge of NHS complaints and clinical incident reporting best practice
Desirable
* Up to date with relevant national guidance on NHS management issues
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Assertive, confident and able to work under own initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton
OL6 9RW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/
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