Band 8c General Manager - Theatres, POA & Anaesthetics and ICU

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is looking for a General Manager for Theatres, POA, Anaesthetics, and ICU. This role requires strong operational leadership and a commitment to high-quality patient services. The General Manager will ensure the delivery of safe and effective care, support team development, and act as a visible leader within the organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in change management and building effective teams. This position offers a chance to significantly impact patient outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in operational leadership within a healthcare setting.
• Strong change management skills with a focus on quality and safety.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Directorate in high-quality patient service provision.
• Implement national and local strategies for service objectives.
• Foster staff engagement and drive transformational change.

Skills

Operational leadership

Change management

Team building

Quality assurance

Job description

General Manager – Theatres, POA, Anaesthetics and ICU

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a role as the General Manager for Theatres, POA, Anaesthetics and ICU at Royal Free London, based at Barnet & Chase Farm Hospital. The successful candidate will lead the Directorate in ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, delivered cost effectively and meet the Trust's values.

This role will be integral to embedding the new clinical operating model and building strong teams across Barnet and Chase farm Hospital.

The General Manager will support developing a culture of high performance, ownership, and accountability where safety, quality and excellence in patient outcome and experience is consistently delivered, in line with national and locally agreed standards.

The General Manager is expected to act as a change agent and be highly visible to frontline staff, demonstrating strong personal leadership and direction whilst at the same time supporting the building of an effective leadership and management team within the Directorate to ensure organisation sustainability.

The post-holder will deputise for the Divisional Director of SAS when required. If you would like an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, please email Michele Murphy, Divisional Director of Operations.

Reporting to the Divisional Director SAS, 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 across Barnet and Chase Farm.

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.

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.

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The post can close earlier if high volumes of applications are received.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.