General Manager (Band 8c) – Multiple Divisional Opportunities
LocationDerby, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/9/2026
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Description
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Do you have the drive, experience, influence and dedication to deliver high quality performance for the benefit of our patients?
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is seeking exceptional senior leaders to join us as General Managers across a number of key clinical divisions. These are high profile, influential roles at the heart of our organisation, offering the opportunity to shape services, lead transformation and deliver outstanding care for our communities.
The opportunities
We are recruiting to five General Manager posts, aligned to the following areas:
As a General Manager, you will work in close partnership with the Divisional Director, Clinical Directors and senior leadership teams to provide strong strategic, operational and financial leadership across complex services.
You will be accountable for the overall performance of your portfolio, delivering against quality, access, financial and workforce objectives, with a clear focus on patient s
Do you have the drive, experience, influence and dedication to deliver high quality performance for the benefit of our patients?
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is seeking exceptional senior leaders to join us as General Managers across a number of key clinical divisions. These are high profile, influential roles at the heart of our organisation, offering the opportunity to shape services, lead transformation and deliver outstanding care for our communities.
The opportunities
We are recruiting to five General Manager posts, aligned to the following areas:
- Women and Children’s Services – Maternity and Gynaecology (2 posts)
- Surgery – Anaesthetics and Theatres (1 post)
- Medicine – Acute Medicine (1 post)
- Medicine – Specialist Medicine (1 post – Maternity leave cover for 12 months)
As a General Manager, you will work in close partnership with the Divisional Director, Clinical Directors and senior leadership teams to provide strong strategic, operational and financial leadership across complex services.
You will be accountable for the overall performance of your portfolio, delivering against quality, access, financial and workforce objectives, with a clear focus on patient s
afety and clinical outcomes.
The role involves providing senior leadership to deliver safe, high‑quality and cost‑effective services; embedding performance management and ensuring compliance with national standards and regulatory requirements; and leading service improvement, transformation and redesign in collaboration with clinical and multidisciplinary teams.
You will hold responsibility for operational performance, budgets and financial sustainability, including income generation and cost control, alongside leading workforce planning, capability development and staff engagement to build high‑performing, inclusive teams. You will support the development and delivery of business plans, strategic priorities and change programmes, ensure effective clinical governance and risk management, and contribute corporately as a senior Trust leader, including participation in the on‑call rota.
Please review the full job description for further detail. When applying, please indicate your preferred Division(s) in your supporting information.
Closing date: 22 March 2026
Interview date: TBC
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
The role involves providing senior leadership to deliver safe, high‑quality and cost‑effective services; embedding performance management and ensuring compliance with national standards and regulatory requirements; and leading service improvement, transformation and redesign in collaboration with clinical and multidisciplinary teams.
You will hold responsibility for operational performance, budgets and financial sustainability, including income generation and cost control, alongside leading workforce planning, capability development and staff engagement to build high‑performing, inclusive teams. You will support the development and delivery of business plans, strategic priorities and change programmes, ensure effective clinical governance and risk management, and contribute corporately as a senior Trust leader, including participation in the on‑call rota.
Please review the full job description for further detail. When applying, please indicate your preferred Division(s) in your supporting information.
Closing date: 22 March 2026
Interview date: TBC
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, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.
Maternity And Gynaecology Opportunities
Guy Tuxford, Divisional Director
Email address: guytuxford@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07500976586
Rita Khan, Deputy Divisional Director
Email address: rita.khan1@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07442952095
Medicine Opportunities
Helen Jenkinson, Divisional Director
Email address: Helen.Jenkinson11@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07403437130
Richard Doane, Deputy Divisional Director
Email address: richard.doane1@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07384871071
Email address: guytuxford@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07500976586
Rita Khan, Deputy Divisional Director
Email address: rita.khan1@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07442952095
Medicine Opportunities
Helen Jenkinson, Divisional Director
Email address: Helen.Jenkinson11@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07403437130
Richard Doane, Deputy Divisional Director
Email address: richard.doane1@nhs.net / Telephone number: 07384871071