Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
General Manager - Specialist Medicine
The closing date is 05 August 2025
Are you currently in a senior role and looking for a new challenge? Do you have a 'Can do' attitude, excellent leadership skills and want to progress?
If you answered yes to the above then you could be making a positive difference to our patients and staff in a worthwhile, valued and rewarding role with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the Medicine & Urgent Care Division at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust where you will be responsible for the management, performance and oversight of the Specialist Medicine directorate.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functional management of the Specialist Medicine directorate across the Epsom and St Helier Hospital sites. The postholder is to support the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) on both an operational and strategic basis, delivering service improvement, integration, project implementation and will be expected to have a working knowledge of all services within the Directorate, the associated performance metrics and key issues that are affecting the Directorate.
The post holder is expected to function as part of the senior management team for Medicine Division and will participate on the Trust's Senior Management on call rota as well as deputising for the DDO for Medicine.
Proposed interview date: 4th September 2025
Job summary
Are you currently in a senior role and looking for a new challenge? Do you have a 'Can do' attitude, excellent leadership skills and want to progress?
If you answered yes to the above then you could be making a positive difference to our patients and staff in a worthwhile, valued and rewarding role with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the Medicine & Urgent Care Division at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust where you will be responsible for the management, performance and oversight of the Specialist Medicine directorate.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functional management of the Specialist Medicine directorate across the Epsom and St Helier Hospital sites. The postholder is to support the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) on both an operational and strategic basis, delivering service improvement, integration, project implementation and will be expected to have a working knowledge of all services within the Directorate, the associated performance metrics and key issues that are affecting the Directorate.
The post holder is expected to function as part of the senior management team for Medicine Division and will participate on the Trust's Senior Management on call rota as well as deputising for the DDO for Medicine.
Proposed interview date: 4th September 2025
Main duties of the job
The key focus of this post will ensure:
* Delivery of operational and quality, performance, and finance standards
* Optimisation of the patient pathway, ensuring that patients are streamed to the most appropriate pathway for their care needs
* Identification and development of new pathways of care in conjunction with clinical leads
* Development of strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to further enhance the patient pathway
* Supporting both sites to ensure optimal staffing levels are reached, particularly in relation to medical staffing
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Graduate level or equivalent academic or healthcare professional qualification
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
* Masters degree or doctorate in management
Experience
Essential
* Experience of budget and operational performance management
* Senior operational management experience including significant budget and staff management
* Health service sector experience
Desirable
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries
* Evidence of ability to lead successful change
Skills and knowledge
Essential
* Excellent IT skills
* Highly developed leadership skills
* Excellent communication skills both written and oral
* Ability to facilitate change, including deployment of service modernisation techniques
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
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
£82,906 to £94,632 a yearpa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
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