Childrens Hospital Surgical Directorate General Manager Location: Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 per annum Contract: Permanent, Full-time Band: 8c Reference Number: 164-7627688-VC Posted: 16 December 2025 Job Summary Be the operational lead for the Surgical Directorate of the Children’s Hospital, driving performance, finance delivery, transformation, and inspirational leadership. Ensure high‑quality clinical outcomes, patient experience, and efficient service delivery across the directorate. Key Responsibilities

Hold operational responsibility for service delivery across the Directorate. Lead performance, workforce, financial and quality improvement programmes. Drive transformation, service redesign and modernisation. Shape waiting list recovery, patient flow, efficiency and workforce planning. Develop business cases, lead complex change projects and support long‑term strategic planning. Inspire a culture of openness, innovation and continuous improvement. Build strong relationships with clinicians, system partners and internal stakeholders. Ensure high‑quality clinical outcomes and patient experience through collaborative leadership.

Person Specification Essential – Training & Qualifications

Previous successful senior level management experience with applicable specialist knowledge.

Essential – Experience

Experience leading and managing substantial service change and redesign in a complex environment. Experience managing large budgets for multiple departments or services of major activity; responsible for overall budget setting and financial balance.

Essential – Communication & Relationship Skills

Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive, or highly contentious information where barriers must be overcome. Highly developed leadership with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Essential – Analytical & Judgement Skills

Proven track record of managing operating budgets and delivering financial balance.

Essential – Planning & Organisation Skills

Proven track record of developing successful business plans and strategy for planning activity. Confident in presenting complex information to a wide and varied audience, internal and external.

Essential – Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards.

Additional Information Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required. Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website. Equal Opportunity: We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH. Employer Details Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts Address: Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH Website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr