Job Summary
An exciting position has become available in the Surgery & Cancer Division at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust as Service Manager for General Surgery. The role is 22.5 hours per week, 12 months FTC or Secondment.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, ambitious and talented individual to join the team. If you are keen to influence and drive patient experience, safety, performance and staff wellbeing then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to operationally manage General Surgery, providing clear leadership, ensuring delivery against our performance goals. You will work closely with the Business Manager, Team Leaders, Clinicians and other staff across the Trust. You will provide leadership and expert advice to your teams to help deliver high standards of care and a quality, patient-centred service with an ethos around continuous improvement.
The post holder will need to have significant experience of operational service delivery. This is a challenging operational role, but represents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
The role represents an ideal opportunity for the post holder to further their skills and progress their career into a senior management role. You will need a clear and thorough understanding of NHS challenges and opportunities. Additionally, you will be confident in delivering operational initiatives to achieve patient access targets (RTT), and competent in complex data handling and IT skills.
You will benefit from dedicated support from the directorate senior management team in delivering your objectives.
About Us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Details
Date posted
17 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
272-7298328
Job locations
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Knowlegde and Experience
Essential
* Practical and theoretical knowledge of 18 week RTT Management
* Experience of managing access training targets and validating data quality
* Substantial team leadership/supervisory experience
Desirable
* Involvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and / or equivalent experience
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
* Able to build rapport and credibility with a range of people in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes.
* Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenged and possible solutions
Desirable
* Drafts clear accurate and complex reports that are easily understandable
Person Specification
Knowlegde and Experience
Essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
* Able to build rapport and credibility with a range of people in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes.
* Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenged and possible solutions
Desirable
* Drafts clear accurate and complex reports that are easily understandable
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Employer's website
https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Employer's website
https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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