Division: Surgery & Anaesthetics, Women, Children & Young People
Band: 8b
Salary: £64,455 - £74,896 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 26th March 2026
We are recruiting for 2 General Managers, 1 for our Surgery & Anaesthetics Division and one for our Women, Children & Young People Division.
The General Manager will be accountable for a range of services across the care group, working alongside the Clinical Directors and Head of Nursing, ensuring high quality, flexible and responsive service delivery and to plan, develop, coordinate and evaluate the services provided.
They will be responsible for devising robust plans which look to sustain achievement of the constitutional (operational) and financial standards, as well as regularly reviewing these to ensure that plans are effective.
The role will also support aspects of clinical governance compliance and assurance related to the care group, ensuring safe and effective use of all resources.
The General Manager will be accountable for a range of services across the care group, working alongside the Clinical Director and Head of Nursing, ensuring high quality, flexible and responsive service delivery and to plan, develop, coordinate and evaluate the services provided.
They will be responsible for devising robust plans which look to sustain achievement of the constitutional (operational) and financial standards, as well as regularly reviewing these to ensure that plans are effective.
The role will also support aspects of clinical governance compliance and assurance related to the care group, ensuring safe and effective use of all resources.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST Values Underpin Patient First And Are At The Core Of The Care We Give To Our Patients, The Support We Offer To Our Staff And Our Overall Leadership Approach
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stewart Nisbet Job title: Divisional Director of Operations Email address: Telephone number:
For the Women, Children & Young People Role please contact:
Sam Chapman, Divisional Director of Operations
For The Surgery & Anaesthetics Role Please Contact
Stewart Nisbet, Divisional Director of Operations