Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £64,455 - £74,896 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 26/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/04/2026
Deputy General Manager Derbyshire Pathology
Band 8b
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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Job overview
Deputy General Manager – Derbyshire Pathology (Chesterfield Site)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Derbyshire Pathology’s senior leadership team, following the promotion of the previous postholder.
Derbyshire Pathology is one of the largest NHS pathology networks, serving University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, and associated community services. With over 630 staff and a £58 million budget, we deliver a full range of services including Blood Sciences, Microbiology, Cellular Pathology, Phlebotomy, Mortuary, and Support Services across sites in Derby, Burton, and Chesterfield.
Based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, the successful candidate will work closely with the Deputy General Manager based at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton to support the General Manager in leading operations, shaping strategic plans, and driving performance across Derbyshire Pathology.
If you're a dynamic, forward-thinking leader ready to take on a high-impact role in a progressive and collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
With the General Manager and the UHDB based Deputy General Manager the successful candidate will provide operational leadership and strategic direction to staff across Derbyshire Pathology. You'll work closely with the Clinical and Associate Clinical Directors, and will act as a key contact for the Chesterfield site.
Excellent communication skills will be crucial, being able to lead and influence at all levels to effectively support both the day-to-day operational management and the strategic direction of our dedicated Derbyshire Pathology team. You will line manage members of the operational leadership team, and support those teams to ensure the delivery of safe and effective services being accountable for performance in those service areas against all key performance indicators and plans.
Closing date of applications - 27 March 2026
Interview date - 10 April 2026
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc and MSc
* Management Qualification
* HCPC Registration
Experience
* Significant experience in a pathology senior manager post
* Successful track record of managing change
Skills & Ability
* Ability to oversee and interpret performance targets
* Ability to provide strategic leadership to identified teams/services
* Ability to manage a series of complex issues simultaneously
* Excellent communication, negotiation and collaboration skills
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
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