Assistant General Manager

King's College Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital, at the Denmark Hill site, invites applications for an Assistant General Manager to lead Theatres and Anaesthetics operations and drive service improvement across the care group.

The role partners with the Clinical Director and General Manager to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, maintain governance standards, and manage performance and financial delivery in a complex NHS environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership across Theatres and Anaesthetics, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care.
• Lead governance, patient safety, and quality improvement activities.
• Manage budgets, monitor financial performance, and drive cost improvement initiatives.

Job description

The Assistant General Manager (AGM) is responsible for the operational leadership and day-to-day management of services within Theatres and Anaesthetics, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality, and patient-centred care. Reporting to the General Manager, the post holder will support the achievement of Trust objectives, national standards, performance targets, and financial requirements.

Working closely with clinical, nursing, and operational teams, the AGM will provide visible leadership across services at the Denmark Hill site, overseeing operational performance, resolving service challenges, and implementing sustainable solutions to improve patient care and service delivery. Acting on behalf of the General Manager, the post holder will ensure service priorities are effectively represented within the Care Group leadership team.

The role will support the Clinical Director and General Manager in delivering strategic objectives, service improvement programmes, and organisational change initiatives. The post holder will lead governance and patient safety activities within Theatres and Anaesthetics, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to drive quality improvement and address areas of underperformance.

The AGM will also be responsible for monitoring operational and financial performance, managing budgets, identifying financial risks, and leading cost improvement initiatives while maintaining high standards of care., The role is responsible for service planning, performance management, workforce development, financial management, governance, and service improvement. The post holder will ensure the effective use of resources, monitor key performance indicators, manage budgets, and implement initiatives to improve productivity, patient flow, and operational performance. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, they will address operational challenges and support the delivery of strategic objectives.

As a senior leader within the Care Group, the post holder will provide visible leadership, promoting staff engagement, recruitment, retention, and organisational development. They will foster an inclusive and supportive culture that enables teams to deliver outstanding patient care.

The role includes responsibility for quality, risk, and governance, including complaints management, incident investigations, regulatory compliance, and the implementation of systems to monitor and improve service quality. The post holder will work with clinical and corporate colleagues to identify opportunities for innovation, service redesign, and continuous improvement.

In addition, they will contribute to business planning, business case development, cost improvement programmes, research, education, and workforce development initiatives.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.