Associate Group Manager, Medicine

NHS Trust; Coventry; Sur place; GBP 58 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an Associate Group Manager for the Medicine Group (Renal, General Internal Medicine & Care of the Elderly). The role leads operational management, drives performance, and supports delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across complex specialties.

You will work with Clinical Leads and Matrons, shape service strategies, and manage staffing and resources to meet national and local targets within Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Masters level management or equivalent.
• Evidence of NHS operational management experience.
• Continuous professional development (CPD) demonstrated.

Responsabilités

• Lead operational management of the Medicine Group and ensure delivery of targets.
• Monitor performance and develop improvement plans.
• Develop and deliver service strategy within resources available.
• Manage staffing and resources and collaborate with clinicians and management.

Connaissances

Leadership

Operations management

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Formation

Masters level management

Description du poste

Main area Medicine Group - Renal, General Internal Medicine & Care of the Elderly Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 218-AC-B8A-8401232

Site UHCW Town Coventry Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Associate Group Manager to work with the Medicine Group, within Renal, General Internal Medicine & Care of the Elderly. This is an exciting opportunity as a senior manager supporting the clinical teams as they develop and implement patient focused models of care. You will be responsible for supporting the day to day operational management within the Medicine Group and will be a key player in supporting the organisation to deliver excellent, high quality services for our patients.

Please be advised that interviews will be held on Wednesday 18th November 2026.

Main duties of the job

The role of Associate Group Manager works closely with the Clinical Leads and Matrons to ensure the delivery of high quality, cost effective care for our patients ensuring we provide an excellent experience for our patients and meet our regulatory and operational performance targets. You will be resilient, confident and possess the skills that will enable you to understand the service: you will be creative in your approach to problem solving and have an ability to think differently.

It is essential that you are a team player, have excellent people and leadership skills and the credibility and ability to work with and influence at every level to deliver innovation and performance. You will work closely with the team to monitor daily performance as well as ensuring the departments staffing and resources are maximised. you will work with clinicians as well as the wider management team to both continually improve the specialty, and support the delivery of the group’s plans.

The post holder will be a highly visible and credible manager and have strong leadership qualities in the development and provision of a comprehensive, high quality, patient centered care service. They will have excellent interpersonal skills allowing them to work closely with clerical staff, senior management and clinical staff alike. They must be able to raise the profile of the group across the organisation and critically, they must be passionate about delivering a world class service to patients.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Associate Group Manager is responsible to the Group Manager for the Medicine Group and provides a managerial focus with the Clinical Lead in the development and provision of a comprehensive, high quality, patient centred service within the resources available.
The post has key functions: operational management of the specialty, including the delivery of performance against financial and activity targets; supporting the development and delivery of service strategy; organisational development and the management of risk.

Operational Management

• Lead and manage the specialty, ensuring clear communication and robust implementation of policy, business objectives and agreed targets.
• Chair and lead meetings, working with the Group Manager, Modern Matron and Clinical Leaders to ensure sound operational management of all areas with robust, reviewable systems.
• Manage the operational performance of the specialty to achieve delivery of national and local targets, the development and delivery of improvement plans and reengineering of roles/models of care.
• In liaison with the Group Finance Manager agree and deliver against financial and activity profiles for the specialty/departments, identify risks and implement and review risk reduction strategies.
• Implement and review robust systems and processes so that speciality budgets are effectively managed and financial balance is achieved, within Trust budgetary rules, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
• Implement HR and governance strategies and policies within the specialty in order to achieve compliancy with Trust policies and procedures, best practice, relevant legislation and regulatory provisions.
• Lead the timely investigation and resolution of complaints, clinical adverse events and untoward incidents, involving staff and/or patients, within the specialty and implement strategies to reduce risk of reoccurrence and promote quality
• Manage staff within the specialty, including regularly reviewing establishments and skill mix in collaboration with Group Manager, Clinical Lead, Modern Matron and Clinical Leaders to ensure organisational efficiency and clinical excellence.
• Implement and review robust arrangements within the specialty to effectively deal with emergencies, in line with Trust policy, including elective and emergency admissions, major emergencies and mechanical failures.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional health service operational service delivery and business management knowledge to Masters level or equivalent management experience or training to post graduate masters level (A) Experience of operational management within the NHS (A) Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (A)

Experience

• Management experience within the health sector (A) Exposure to solving a range of operational problems involving HR and finance. (I) Undertaking service/business planning in a multidisciplinary setting taking into account finance, workforce, equipment and organisational factors. (I) Managing and delivering redesign and change management Programmes/initiatives. (A) (I) Influencing decisions at a senior level. (I) Proven track record of delivering against set objectives and achieving key targets, demonstrating continuous and quality improvements. (A) (I) Experience in an Acute hospital setting involving inpatient bed capacity. (A) Management of service budgets as budget holder (A)

Knowledge

• Understanding of IT systems and appreciation of their application and management in order to ensure effective service delivery. (A) Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of good HR practice, including a working knowledge of contract / employment law. (I) Knowledge of external environment including national and regional strategies and priorities, and the national political agenda. (I) Knowledge of the clinical and corporate governance agendas. (I) Knowledge of governance issues arising from recent investigations into the provision of relevant health services. (I) Knowledge of the business planning process and its application in service delivery.(A) (I)
• Knowledge of the Consultant Contract (A) (I)

Skills

• Able to analyse and make judgements on a wide range of general management subjects, e.g Finance, HR, quality, environment. (A) Able to effectively work with members of different professions and across organisational boundaries.(A) Ability to communicate effectively demonstrating sensitivity / understanding to a wide range of different people / organisations.(A) (I) Ability to construct a reasoned and convincing case demonstrating thinking and application. (I) (T) Ability to write and convincingly present reports to a range of audiences at all levels of the organisation.(A) (I) Ability to effectively negotiate, persuade and influence at all levels of the need to pursue a particular course of action. (I) Ability to manage and resolve conflict in an effective but non- aggressive manner. (I) Ability to motivate and inspire staff (I) Able to act as catalyst for change, encouraging innovation and creativity in service redesign. (A) (I) Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint Skilled in effective financial management. (A) (T) Able to manage staff and achieve optimum performance (A)

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace. For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

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