Deputy General Manager

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Deputy General Manager in the Cancer Business Unit. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee performance, financial management and governance, and deputise for the General Manager when required.

You will work with clinical and corporate teams to ensure high-quality cancer services while driving efficiency and patient outcomes across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent and extensive up-to-date knowledge of the NHS.
• Continuing professional development (CPD) demonstrated.
• Evidence of being a team-player with the ability to view the big picture.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational, performance and financial management of the Cancer Business Unit.
• Monitor and improve performance against national and local targets, including cancer pathways and RTT standards.
• Develop service improvements, redesign projects and transformation initiatives to meet patient needs.

Skills

Senior management experience

Team leadership

Data interpretation

Education

First degree or equivalent

Tools

IT skills

Job description

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

The Deputy General Manager will support the General Manager in the operational, performance and financial management of the Cancer Business Unit, encompassing Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Care, Radiotherapy, Lymphoedema and Familial Cancer services. This is a rewarding senior leadership opportunity to make a real difference to the care and experience of cancer patients across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Working closely with clinical, managerial and corporate teams, the post holder will support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality services, driving performance against national and local targets, including cancer pathway standards and referral-to-treatment requirements. They will lead service improvement initiatives, support workforce planning and contribute to the delivery of operational and strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will analyse performance, activity and financial information to support decision-making, business planning and budget delivery. They will work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, service quality and operational efficiency while ensuring resources are utilised effectively to meet demand.

The role includes responsibility for governance, risk management and compliance with Trust policies and national standards, while providing leadership across a range of services and deputising for the General Manager when required.

Main duties of the job

• Support the day-to-day operational, performance and financial management of the Cancer Business Unit.
• Lead and manage designated clinical and non-clinical services, ensuring effective and efficient service delivery.
• Monitor, deliver and improve performance against key national and local targets, including cancer pathways and referral-to-treatment standards.
• Work with clinical and operational teams to develop and implement service improvements, redesign projects and transformation initiatives.
• Develop systems to monitor demand, capacity and workforce requirements to ensure services are responsive to patient needs.
• Analyse complex activity, performance and financial data to support planning, decision [1] making and performance management.
• Manage delegated budgets and resources, ensuring value for money and achievement of financial objectives.
• Provide leadership, support and line management to multidisciplinary clinical and non-clinical teams
• Contribute to business planning, risk management, governance and quality improvement programmes.
• Develop and implement operational policies, procedures and service plans in line with Trust objectives.
• Deputise for the General Manager as required and participate in the senior manager on-call rota

Closing date of applications - 01 October 2026

Interview date - 15 October 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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Person specification

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent
• Extensive up to date knowledge of the NHS

Development

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Evidence of being a team-player with a clear ability to stand back and view the big picture when necessary

Experience

• Ability to present complex data in a meaningful way to a range of professional groups
• Proven record of robust performance management demonstrable experience of working in a operational manager post
• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
• Experience of managing a leading a complex multidisciplinary team in a health care setting
• Experience working within acute health care trust

Skills

• Experience within the Healthcare sector at senior manager level including operational responsibility for complex specialities and services

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.

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