General Manager

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 86,000 - 112,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a General Manager to lead neighbourhood health within the Community Directorate, collaborating with local authorities, primary care, mental health services and VCSE partners to shift care closer to home. The role focuses on integrated health and social care delivery.

You will oversee performance, budget, and non-medical staff, driving service improvements and reporting to the Clinical Board with strong governance and risk oversight.

Qualifications

Degree level with postgraduate study and master’s level management/clinical experience.
Evidence of NHS management experience and ability to lead complex teams.
Experience delivering performance improvement and financial stewardship.

Responsibilities

Deliver performance targets and budget management.
Manage all non-medical staff with direct line management.
Develop and implement corporate strategies within the Trust.
Provide timely advice to the Clinical Board and ensure governance and risk management.
Deputise for Clinical Board management team when required.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Skilled negotiator

Effective report writing

IT skills – MS Office

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent with management/clinical experience

Professional qualification in management/leadership

Job description

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Employer heading

General Manager

Band 8b

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and collaborative General Manager to join the Community Directorate at Newcastle Hospitals to support the delivery of Neighbourhood Health. As a senior member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for working collaboratively with system partners across the local authority, primary care/general practice, mental health services and our VCSE sector to support the co-design and delivery of neighbourhood working, shifting care from hospital to community based on the specific needs of the people and communities we serve. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable understanding of community service delivery across health and social care and have a strong track record on integrated working, service improvement and managing performance.

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Interview date - 02 November 2026

Role

Provide strong operational leadership across the neighbourhood health portfolio, ensuring high-quality, safe and effective services are delivered.
Lead the delivery of performance, quality and financial objectives, ensuring services meet agreed targets and make effective use of resources.
Work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, developing strong relationships with clinical teams, community services, primary care, local authorities and other partners.
Support the development and implementation of strategic priorities, translating Trust and wider system ambitions into practical improvements in neighbourhood health services.
Lead and develop teams, providing effective line management, creating a positive culture and supporting staff to deliver their best.
Provide expert operational advice and assurance to the Clinical Board and wider leadership teams, ensuring effective governance, risk management and compliance with Trust policies.
Drive continuous improvement and transformation, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes, patient experience and the way services are delivered closer to home.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our Services

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under “Documents to download” or “Supporting documents”.

For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Delivery of performance targets and budget management
The management of all non-medical staff including direct line management of a specific cohort.
The development and implementation of corporate strategies and decisions within the Trust.
The provision of timely and accurate advice to the Clinical Board management team and other staff to ensure compliance with Trust policies.
They are able to deputise for members of the Clinical Board management team (as appropriate) when required.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Degree level of education supplemented by postgraduate study and management or clinical experience to master’s degree level or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

Professional qualification in management/leadership

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Successful track record and recent relevant experience as a manager within an NHS organisation
Significant knowledge and understanding of managing acute and community health care services.
Extensive knowledge of operational, people and financial management.
Evidence of effectively managing clinical services and change
Evidence of budgetary and staff management experience
Evidence of continuing professional development
Well-developed understanding of health service issues.
Understanding of key performance targets, measures, clinical and corporate governance requirements.

Desirable criteria

Specialty specific knowledge and experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Skilled negotiator
Effective report writing skills
IT skills – significant proficiency in use of MS Office Suite and other IT systems.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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