General Manager | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an operational manager to oversee the neurology, rheumatology, and neuropsychiatry departments. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to manage performance goals and efficiency savings. The successful candidate will collaborate with clinical staff to ensure the delivery of exceptional healthcare. The position plays a crucial role in the divisional management team and contributes to maintaining high operational standards. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply before the closing date.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Specialty Leads and managers to ensure performance delivery.
• Lead specialty development and implementation of the annual Operational Plan.
• Identify and deliver annual cash releasing efficiency savings.

Job description

The postholder will be a key member of the Divisional Senior Management team. The successful candidate will be an operational manager with responsibility for the neurology, rheumatology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry (Cluster 3) departments within the Division of Neurosciences.

This post will work closely with the clinical staff and managers across Cluster 3’s services to ensure strong leadership and operational management, in order to meet the objectives and performance targets across the specialties. They will provide operational assurance for key critical issues within Cluster 3 specialities.

• Work closely with the Specialty Leads, Matron and Divisional Triumvirate to ensure high levels of performance in the delivery of key objectives.
• Lead specialty development and implementation of the annual Operational Plan incorporating activity, access, financial investment and efficiency savings, workforce, quality targets and ensuring that the plans can be delivered within existing or planned resources.
• Identify and deliver annual cash releasing efficiency savings agreed with the DoD as a contribution to the Division’s annual savings target.
• Participate in the manager of the day bed rota within Division.
• Participate in the planning and management of capital projects, as required.
• Participate in management on-call rota.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti‑discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all under‑represented groups.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026