We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring leader, who is passionate about quality, patient-centred care and improving services. This is a new General Manager position within the Women’s Health divisional management team.
The postholder will work alongside the existing General Manager across Breast and Gynaecology services to establish 1 WTE Breast and Gynaecology General Manager and 1 WTE Gynaecology General Manager. The exact service portfolio will be agreed depending on the skills and experience of the new and existing appointee to provide senior leadership across the division.
The successful candidate must be committed and collaborative and able to lead the operational delivery of services and drive service innovations and transformation, delivery against national RTT and CWT targets and ensuring an outstanding service for our patients. The Breast surgery outpatient service runs from the Macmillan Cancer Centre. The Oncoplastic Breast Unit provides a responsive diagnostic and treatment service.
This service is delivered through a multidisciplinary approach between pathology, radiology, surgery, medical oncology and radiotherapy, including care throughout from specialist breast cancer nurses. The gynaecology service at UCLH, in association with The Institute for Women's Health, has a national and international reputation for providing advice and treatment to women requiring a wide range of both general and specialist care throughout their lives.
Our services at UCH include:
- General Gynaecology
- Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
- Reproductive Medicine/Fertility
- Menopause
- Gynae-oncology
- Colposcopy
- Urogynaecology (including bladder dysfunction and complex mesh removal)
- Endometriosis
Reporting to the Divisional Manager, the General Manager is responsible for the operational management of the Gynaecology, Gynae-oncology and/or Breast services, and the delivery of performance targets including finance, activity and workforce, and others as applicable; this includes accountability for cancer and referral to treatment waiting times standards.
The General Manager is also a key stakeholder in the Gynae-oncology and Breast NCL Clinical Networks, collaborating with the Cancer Alliance and counterparts in acute trusts to achieve service transformation for cancer services.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
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This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr