Interim General Manager Lewisham Community Services

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a General Manager for Community Services on a six-month secondment. This role involves overseeing service management, ensuring high standards of clinical quality and operational efficiency, and collaborating with various teams to achieve excellent outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing healthcare services.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and ensure quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of services within the Operations Directorate.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure clinical and operational excellence.
• Recruit and train staff in partnership with leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Financial Management

Quality Improvement

Education

Relevant management qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Lewisham Directorate is recruiting for the position of General Manager, Community Services on a six-month secondment basis. If you want to work in an exciting and evolving service, then this is the post for you.

The Interim General Manager for Community Services will be responsible for the overall management of a range of nominated services within the Operations Directorate. Working closely with colleagues, they will ensure excellent clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. The post-holder will work as part of a Services Management Team with other General Managers, the Deputy Director, Head of Nursing, and Borough Director.

Main duties of the job

The Interim General Manager will oversee the management of various services within the Operations Directorate, which will be managed by a team of General Managers and the Deputy Director. They will collaborate with relevant teams to ensure clinical, operational, and financial excellence. The role may also include responsibility for other borough, specialist, or national services, subject to review based on service needs. Additionally, they will liaise with national and local commissioners and support Local Care Network initiatives and the integration agenda.

About us

The Trust is committed to diversity and promoting equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applicants from all community sections and those with protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities and strive to treat everyone with compassion, respect, and dignity. We aim to:

• Embed our commitment to tackling inequality and eliminating discrimination and harassment.
• Ensure all staff and services support our equality commitments.
• Treat service users, carers, and staff with compassion, respect, and dignity.

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting LGBT rights.

Details

Date posted: 19 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £70,387 to £80,465 per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 334-NCL-7194674

Job locations: Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital and various sites, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LW

Job description

Job responsibilities

The key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with professional heads and the Executive team to ensure high standards of clinical quality, patient safety, satisfaction, and outcomes.
• Developing integrated pathways with evidence-based interventions, writing business cases, and leading staff and stakeholder consultations.
• Managing services within budget, taking corrective actions when necessary.
• Recruiting, motivating, and training staff in partnership with the Clinical and Deputy Director.
• Ensuring continuous quality improvement and staff engagement in initiatives.
• Participating in the senior manager on-call rota.