General Manager - Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a General Manager to oversee the Trauma and Orthopaedics division. This role involves strategic planning, performance management, and leadership of clinical teams. The position offers a significant career advancement opportunity within a large organization committed to exceptional patient care.

Benefits

Employee assistance

Discounted gym memberships

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Successful management of change in complex environments.
• Leadership of clinical and non-clinical teams achieving KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Divisional Director in guiding and leading the Business Unit Management Teams.
• Implementing performance management frameworks to ensure delivery of activity and financial targets.
• Engaging Clinical Managers in complex management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiating

Networking

Education

Masters' qualification in a management discipline

Job description

Job summary

The Division of Surgery is one of four Operational Divisions within University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trusts (UHDB). It comprises four Business Units: Head, Neck, Eyes and Plastic (HNEP); General Surgery, Urology, and Vascular (GSU); Theatres, Anaesthetics, and ITU (A&T); and Trauma and Orthopaedics, covering General Orthopaedics, Trauma, Spines, and Hands from the Pulvertaft Centre (T&O).

Each Business is clinically led and operationally managed by a triumvirate: a Clinical Lead, a General Manager, and a Lead Nurse. T&O services are delivered across all sites, with outpatient appointments and diagnostics at two main hospitals and eight community sites. Surgeries are performed at Royal Derby, Burton, and Ilkeston Hospitals.

The UHDB T&O service is among the largest nationally. Having faced challenges in reducing waiting times to meet national targets, we believe we have turned the corner and are focused on becoming the best in the country. We seek driven, ambitious, skilled, and experienced leaders to help us achieve this. The GM role is challenging yet rewarding, offering a significant career step towards future director and executive roles within a large, complex organization.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

1. Supporting the Divisional Director in guiding and leading the Business Unit Management Teams, developing strategic plans.
2. Implementing performance management frameworks to ensure delivery of activity and financial targets.
3. Engaging Clinical Managers in complex management, including preparing annual business plans and developing capacity to meet local and national priorities.

Closing Date of Applications: 01 June 2025

Interview Date: 26 June 2026

About us

We are a trusted organization committed to supporting communities by providing exceptional care, backed by our values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence.

We offer development opportunities, professional and leadership growth, ongoing support, and staff benefits such as employee assistance, discounted gym memberships, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes.

Key Facts

• Average of 4,810 outpatient appointments daily.
• Fourth busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England.
• Approximately 1,115 patients seen in A&E daily across our network.
• Average of 195 emergency admissions daily.
• Nearly 33,700 planned surgical operations annually in 57 theatres.
• One of only seven Trusts nationally with more than 50 theatres.
• Over 140 elective procedures performed daily.
• Research-active hospital with numerous clinical trials and research opportunities.

Details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £74,290 to £85,601 per annum, pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 320-SNR-0197

Location: University Hospital of Derby and Burton, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE

Job description

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Person Specification

Experience (Essential):

• Successful management of change in complex environments.
• Leadership of clinical and non-clinical teams achieving KPIs.
• Supporting financial and operational performance.
• Reviewing team performance.

Education, Training, and Qualifications (Essential):

• Masters' qualification in a management discipline.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills (Essential):

• Effective communication, influencing, negotiating, and networking skills.

Other requirements

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Employer details

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address: University Hospital of Derby and Burton, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE

Website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/