Directorate General Manager - Medicine

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Directorate General Manager for Medicine to join the leadership team at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. This pivotal role involves strategic and operational management to enhance patient care and service delivery, focusing on performance management and continuous improvements. The ideal candidate will have extensive managerial experience in healthcare, proven leadership skills, and a commitment to fostering high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in service improvement and strategic planning.
• Operational knowledge in HR, finance, governance, and clinical service delivery.
• Experience in managing change and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee service quality, planning, resource utilization, and modernization.
• Ensure achievement of waiting time targets and key performance indicators.
• Manage a dedicated team to meet operational, financial, performance, and activity targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Change Management

Service Improvement

Education

Extensive managerial experience in healthcare

Job description

Job Summary

Directorate General Manager - Medicine

Are you a dynamic and experienced leader seeking an exciting opportunity to impact patient care and service delivery? We are looking for a DGM for Medicine to join our leadership team at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. This pivotal role involves strategic, operational, and performance management across a wide range of clinical and managerial services, with a focus on meeting waiting time targets and continuous improvements in patient care and experience.

Responsibilities

As the DGM, you will oversee service quality, planning, resource utilization, and modernization. You will ensure the achievement of waiting time targets and other key performance indicators while driving improvements in patient access and care. Additionally, you will manage the speciality workforce, finance, and performance delivery in collaboration with clinical and multidisciplinary leads.

Main Duties

You will be a key member of the Hospital Management Team, contributing to corporate planning and performance management. A collaborative approach is essential, as you will work closely with primary, community, and secondary care services to ensure seamless patient pathways and efficient service delivery. You will translate health service policies and strategies into actionable plans within the performance framework and manage a dedicated team to meet operational, financial, performance, and activity targets.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally encouraged to apply.

About Us & About You

To succeed, you will have extensive managerial experience in healthcare, preferably within the NHS or a similar complex environment. Proven leadership in service improvement, strategic planning, and performance management, along with operational knowledge in HR, finance, governance, and clinical service delivery, is essential.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to engage effectively at all organizational levels. You should be committed to enhancing patient care, service standards, and fostering a culture of efficiency and high-quality outcomes. Experience in managing change and modernization initiatives is crucial, as is the ability to embed health service policies into operational practices to deliver tangible results.

Additional Information

Date Posted: 22 May 2025

Salary: £75,405 to £86,885 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time

Location: Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD