General Manager - Trauma and Orthopaedics

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Derby seeks a General Manager for Trauma and Orthopaedics. The role involves directing teams, driving performance, and supporting strategic plans to enhance patient care. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership and communication skills, with a commitment to excellence in healthcare delivery.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and directing senior clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Successful track record of managing change in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Divisional Director in managing Business Unit teams.
• Ensure delivery of key activity and financial targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Masters’ qualification in a management discipline

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospital of Derby and Burton Town Derby Salary £74,290 - £85,601 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 26/06/2025

General Manager - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Band 8c

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

The Division of Surgery is one of four Operational Divisions within University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trusts (UHDB). The Division of Surgery comprises of 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 encompassing General Orthopaedics, Trauma, Spines and Hands from the dedicated Pulvertaft Centre (T&O).

Each Business is Clinically led and Operational managed by a dynamic triumvirate of a Clinical Lead, General Manager and Lead Nurse. The T&O services are delivered across all of our sites with Outpatient appointments and diagnostics at both main acute hospitals and a further eight community sites with Surgeries being performed at Royal Derby, Burton and Ilkeston Hospitals.

The UHDB T&O service is one of the largest in the country and having struggled to reduce waits in line with National targets we believe we have now turned that corner and are laser focussed on driving our performance to being the best in the country. Do you have the drive, ambition, focus, skills and experience to help make that happen? If you believe you do we would really like to hear from you. The GM role is hugely challenging but also very rewarding and a great career move to those aspiring in the future to Director and Executive levels within a large complex organisation.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Divisional Director in directing, guiding and leading the Business Unit Management Teams in the overall management of the Business Unit and for developing Business strategic plans
• Performance management frameworks to ensure the delivery of all key activity and financial targets
• A key dimension will be to support the Divisional Director in engaging Clinical Managers in the complex management agenda including the preparation of annual business plans and the development of capacity and capability to deliver both local and national priorities

Closing Date of Applications: 01 June 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

• Successful track record of managing change in a complex environment
• Experience of leading and directing senior clinical and non clinical teams in achieving key performance indicators
• Evidence of supporting the delivery of Financial performance
• Evidence of supporting a successful operational performance
• Evidence of reviewing performance of specialty teams

Education, Training and Qualifications

• Masters’ qualification in a management discipline

Communications and interpersonal skills

• Good communication skills and ability to influence decisions and strategy within the Business Unit management teams .
• Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills.

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.

Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure that you had read the Job Description and Person Spec and that you meet the criteria before applying.

Name Aronvier Bola Job title PA to Divisional Director for Surgery Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01332 789031 Additional information

If you would like to find out more please call Mark Lacey , Director for the Division of Surgery on 07999912299 for an informal chat.

If you have problems applying, contact

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