Service Manager - Surgical Directorate

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Service Manager for the Surgical Directorate, responsible for overseeing operational and strategic management within NHS Lanarkshire. Candidates must have a postgraduate degree and significant managerial experience in the NHS, demonstrating leadership and effective resource management. This is a full-time position based at University Hospital Wishaw, with a fixed term of 12 months. Join a supportive environment that values patient care.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing with service

NHS Pension Scheme with life insurance

Paid sick leave, increasing with service

Occupational health services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Demonstrable senior managerial experience.
• Proven track record of staff management and motivation.
• In-depth knowledge of NHS organisations and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for operational and strategic management of the service area.
• Provide managerial input for clinical strategy development.
• Work on Service specific and NHSL wide issues.

Skills

Managerial Experience

Leadership Skills

Strategic Planning

Resource Management

Communication

Education

Postgraduate/Master's Degree

MBA or MSc Management Qualification

Job description

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The Role

The Acute Division’s role is to deliver high quality clinical services and non-clinical support functions that meet the immediate and future needs of the patient population in Lanarkshire.

Through the Director of Hospital Services the Service Manager is accountable for the entire operational and strategic management of their Service Area, including responsibility for its performance, resources and activity. In addition, the Service Manager is responsible for providing managerial input to the Division’s strategic structure and for developing future clinical strategy via the Division’s Clinical Groupings. Furthermore, in addition to Directorate business the Service Manager, directed by the Director of Hospital Services, is expected to work on a range of Service specific and NHSL wide issues.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Educated to postgraduate/masters degree level or equivalent experience, preferably with an MBA or MSc management qualification.
• Demonstrable senior managerial experience with recent evidence of effectively implementing organisational changes and evidence of effective resource management.
• Proven track record of staff management, leadership and motivation through cohesive and effective team working.
• The Service Manager must be able to create an atmosphere of trust and co-operation during a period of rapid and complex change.
• The ability to plan, organise, direct and control a diverse range of staff is essential, together with an in depth knowledge of costing, personnel, risk, information and quality systems.
• Extensive knowledge of the NHS in Scotland and its organisations, its policies and its strategic goals.
  
  

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It would be great if you also have

• Knowledge and understanding of planned care and unplanned care targets and reporting mechanisms
  
  

Contract type

Fixed term for 12 months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based within the Surgical Directorate department at University Hospital Wishaw (ML2 0DP).

The working pattern for this role: Monday to Friday

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Angela Dixon, Director of Hospital Services on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information For Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
• Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
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• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
  
  

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

Seniority level

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Employment type

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• Industries

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