General Manager - Cluster 3

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated individual for a role requiring degree-level education and significant operational experience. The successful candidate will need a recognised postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience. The role also values additional credentials and a strong commitment to safeguarding responsibilities. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply with a supporting statement that reflects the job specifications.

Qualifications

• Significant general and operational experience is essential.

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Recognised postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience

Masters level qualification

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting documents which contain further information about the role and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Education to degree level (or equivalent)
• Recognised postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Masters level qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant general and operational experience

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
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Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre‑employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 736.3KB)
• Job Functional Form (PDF, 344.6KB)
• Onboarding roadmap (PDF, 91.1KB)
• AI toolkit for candidates (PDF, 1.9MB)