Assistant General Manager

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking enthusiastic and experienced Assistant General Managers. This hands-on leadership role involves managing diverse teams and enhancing operational excellence within dynamic healthcare settings. Ideal candidates will have significant operational management experience and a proven track record in improving service delivery. The role offers a permanent contract with a competitive salary range of £61,631 to £68,623 per annum, reflecting the importance of leadership in improving patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong operational management experience within a complex healthcare environment.
• A track record of improving performance, productivity, and patient flow.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Line‑manage operational, administrative and support teams within the service.
• Deliver appraisal and mandatory training requirements for all staff.
• Lead the directorate performance management systems.

Skills

Operational management experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Master's level qualification

Management qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic, resilient, and operationally experienced Assistant General Managers to join the Royal Free London Group. These are exciting opportunities for motivated individuals who are passionate about operational excellence, service transformation, and improving patient outcomes.

We have 6 posts across our four divisions, as outlined below:

Surgery and associated services division

• General Surgery (including breast, colorectal and general surgery) – 1 WTE
  Contact: Hamza Najib ([e-mail])

Integrated medical services and therapies division

• Diabetes & endocrinology, renal, rheumatology & haematology – 1 WTE
  Contact: Clark Richardson ([e-mail])
• HIV, sexual health and microbiology – 0.4 WTE
  Contact: Abdellah Elalami ([e-mail])

UEC and integrated adult services division

• Acute Medicine – 1 WTE
  Contact: Nick Vincent ([e-mail])

Babies, children and young people division

• BCYP Hospital (Barnet/ Chase Farm) – 1 WTE
  Contact: Abdellah Elalami ([e-mail])
• BCYP Hospital (Royal Free) – 1 WTE
  Contact: Abdellah Elalami ([e-mail])

Please clearly indicate in your application which role you are applying for. Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week commencing 2 February.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the General Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering safe, effective, and efficient services. You will contribute to strategic planning, operational delivery, and performance management, while leading and supporting multidisciplinary teams to drive continuous improvement.

This is a hands‑on leadership role suited to individuals who thrive in fast‑paced, high‑pressure environments, enjoy collaborative working, and are committed to delivering service excellence.

You will bring:

• Strong operational management experience within a complex healthcare environment.
• A track record of improving performance, productivity, and patient flow.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive, solution‑focused approach to leadership and change.

If you are energised by leading change, improving performance, and supporting teams to deliver the very best care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Interviews will take place in the week of 2nd of February.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward‑thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Job details

• Date posted: 13 January 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £61,631 to £68,623 a year, per annum including HCAS
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 391-NMUH-7713755
• Job locations: North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX

Job responsibilities

• Line‑manage operational, administrative and support teams within the service.
• Deliver appraisal and mandatory training requirements for all staff within the teams.
• Lead the directorate performance management systems ensuring that Trust and monitor standards are understood and adhered to and that performance reports are produced to enable divisional compliance.
• Support the governance arrangements within the directorate including audit, complaints, incidents, risk and health and safety.
• Be responsible to the general manager for financial performance relating to delegated budgets and operational performance of the service.
• Depose for the general manager and provide cross‑cover for other operations managers within the directorate/division as required.
• Key working relationships: Divisional, directorate and service triumvirate leadership teams; multi‑disciplinary teams in all areas of responsibility; administrative teams in functions across the organisation; appointments, admissions, wards, coding, corporate departments and service leads such as governance, complaints, finance, information and analytics, workforce and OD, planning and strategy, communications, and information governance. Managers in other services, directorates and divisions; external relationships: primary care, local authority, commissioners and ICB leads.

Person Specification

Education & professional qualifications

• Master's level qualification degree or equivalent experience
• Management qualification
• Evidence of continuing personal development

Experience

• Track record of successfully working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Significant experience of working in the NHS in a junior management position
• Staff management and supervision and leading a team

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to negotiate with and influence staff at all levels
• Ability to manage own time and priorities

Desirable

• Ability to analyse highly complex and sensitive information, from a broad range of sources and producing options appraisal for consideration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

North Middlesex Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/