Overview
Divisional General Manager - Medicine Division (12-month fixed term, maternity leave cover).
Closing date: 28 January 2026.
About the role
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic Divisional General Manager for a 12-month fixed term, providing maternity leave cover to our Medicine Division. As DGM, you will work closely with clinical and operational leaders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and efficient services across the Medicine Division. You will be responsible for driving performance, managing budgets, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills, capable of balancing operational priorities with long-term objectives.
You will work alongside the Divisional Clinical Directors and the Divisional Director of Nursing who together form an ambitious, forward-thinking triangle. You will work with the Trust Executive Team and other divisional teams to ensure optimal performance, service integration and contribute to the development of services in your division and, where appropriate, the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system. In return, we will provide a challenging yet fulfilling role, career support and development. You will be based in a fantastic state-of-the-art building in an organisation with caring and friendly colleagues in the NHS.
Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic Divisional General Manager for a 12-month fixed term, providing maternity leave cover to our Medicine Division. As DGM, you will work closely with clinical and operational leaders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and efficient services across the Medicine Division. You will be responsible for driving performance, managing budgets, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills, capable of balancing operational priorities with long-term objectives.
You will work alongside the Divisional Clinical Directors and the Divisional Director of Nursing who together form an ambitious, forward-thinking triumvirate.
You will work with the Trust Executive Team and other divisional teams to ensure optimal performance, service integration and contribute to the development of services in your division and, where appropriate, the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.
In return, we will give you a challenging yet fulfilling role, career support, and development. You will be working in a fantastic state-of-the-art building in an organisation with some of the most caring and friendly colleagues you will meet in the NHS.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge requirements
Essential
* Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the NHS and social care system and the challenges and opportunities facing Acute Trusts
* Understanding of clinical and corporate governance requirements
* Knowledge of regulatory requirements
* Knowledge and application of engagement tools and techniques
* An understanding of the strategic issues facing Clinical Division and Trust services.
* Masters level qualification in relevant subject area, or equivalent professional qualification/ experience
* Management qualification or equivalent experience
* Extensive evidence of continuous professional development
Further training
Essential
* Leadership and management training and evidence of sustained personal and professional development
Desirable
* Programme or Project management
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience of leading multi-specialty Clinical Divisions at either Divisional or Deputy Divisional General Manager (or Director of Commercial experience in a health and social care Operations) level in an Acute Trust environment
* Substantial operational management of patient services at a senior level in a large complex organisation
* In depth specialist knowledge and expertise over multiple services/functions acquired over a significant period of time
* Extensive experience of leading a wide breadth of services and multiple disciplines to deliver high quality care
* Demonstrates an ability to performance manage against key indicators/productivity metrics improving operational service delivery, quality and patient experience
* Proven track record in leadership and delivering sustainable change through effective resource and people management
* Proven budget management experience
Skills and personal attributes
Essential
* Evidence of successfully engaging and influencing clinical and/or medical managers
* Experience of working with wider stakeholders across the health and care system to transform services and improve outcomes.
* Experience of developing and implementing substantial and complex business cases
* Strong interpersonal negotiating and personal influencing skills
* Demonstrates awareness of own personal strengths and limitations with high personal and professional standards and emotional resilience
* Demonstrates leadership skills in order to drive and motivate continuous improvement, showing political astuteness and a commitment to action in the face of challenge
* Specialist skills in strategic thinking, critical analysis and resolution techniques
* Excellent communication and report writing skills
* Commercially- and financially-literate with an understanding of marketing and how to position the Division's services against increased competition
* Able to provide and set direction, including analytical scope, usage of evidence to develop options.
* Ability to lead change through people, to inspire vision and develop a common purpose.
* Able to manage conflict positively whilst empowering others and supporting team working
* Standard keyboard skills
Contractual requirements
Essential
* Must be adaptable and work flexibly to the requirements of the post.
* Participation in the Trust On-call rota.
* Represent the Trust as an ambassador at national, regional and local events.
* Able to travel between sites.
* Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with SFH 'CARE' values and managerial behavioural standards
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
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Sutton-in-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website
https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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