Band 8c General Manager for ED

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK healthcare trust is seeking a dynamic General Manager to lead its Emergency Medicine department in Chipping Barnet. The role focuses on delivering an ambitious urgent and emergency care portfolio while ensuring operational efficiency within budgets and clinical standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in healthcare, excellent skills in performance management, and a collaborative approach to staff engagement. This is a unique opportunity to shape the delivery of care in a significant healthcare setting, complemented by flexible hours and generous benefits.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in operational leadership within a healthcare environment.
• Ability to implement national and local healthcare strategies.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Emergency Medicine department operationally.
• Ensure delivery of services within agreed budgets and standards.
• Drive effective leadership and management practices.

Skills

Leadership

Performance management

Transformation and service delivery

Operational management

Budget management

Job description

Urgent and emergency medicine are seeking a dynamic general manager to lead our Emergency Medicine department at Barnet. With a brand new building we are seeking a forward thinking, experienced performance focussed individual to deliver an ambitious UEC portfolio which will include SDEC, UTC, Ambulance handover and Paediatric ED.

For more information please contact Jo Elias.

Reporting to the DDO, the postholder will provide operational leadership for the directorate’s services, ensuring delivery within agreed budgets, activity levels, and standards of clinical quality. This senior role supports the DD and DDO across all sites where divisional services operate, with a primary base at one site but requiring travel for visibility across the division.

The postholder holds delegated responsibility for operational management, implementing national and local strategies, and achieving service objectives within available resources. Working closely with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, they will drive effective leadership, management, and capacity to support transformation and service delivery. They will ensure decisions made by the DDO are translated into action and key programmes are delivered successfully.

As part of the directorate triumvirate with the Head of Nursing and Clinical Director, the General Manager will foster staff engagement in delivering divisional strategy. The role includes deputising for the DDO and providing cross-cover for other General Managers within the division.

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 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million 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/.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Elias Job title: Director of Operations for MUC Email address: [e-mail].