Job summary

12 Months Maternity cover

Are you an experienced operational leader looking for your next challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and forward-thinkingCentre Manager to join our Obstetrics, Maternity & NeonatalCentreon a12-month fixed-term maternity cover.

Working as part of an experienced quadrumvirate, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of services, driving operational performance, service transformation and continuous improvement. You'll work closely with Clinical Directors, senior nursing and midwifery colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care, while achieving key national and local performance standards.

We're looking for an inspiring leader with significant NHS operational management experience, a proven track record of delivering change, and the ability to build strong relationships, influence at senior levels and lead high-performing teams.

If you are passionate about improving women and children's services, empowering people, and delivering outstanding care, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

• Leadership and Management: Lead and manage the Obstetrics, Maternity & Neonates operational team, ensuring high standards of patient care and operational efficiency.
• Strategic Development:Drive strategic initiatives in alignment with the division's objectives, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Clinical Directors and senior nursing, and midwifery colleagues to implement changes and enhancements that improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
• Operational Oversight:Oversee all operational activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, while managing performance metrics effectively.
• Workforce Planning:Develop and implement workforce plans to ensure appropriate staffing levels, skill mix, and ongoing staff development to meet service demands.
• Financial Management:Monitor and manage budgets, contracts, and financial performance, identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies and ensuring the sustainability of services.
• Governance and Risk Management:Maintain effective governance frameworks, manage risks, and ensure robust reporting mechanisms are in place for all services within the portfolio.
• Stakeholder Engagement:Act as the main point of contact for all matters related to your portfolio, fostering relationships with key stakeholders to enhance service delivery and patient experience.
• On-call: Participate in the Women and Children's manager on-call rota.

About us

Our Poppy's Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year Per annum/pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-CMO-600-A

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description Job responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Masters level education or equivalent professional qualification or experience
• Evidence of professional management development

Management Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working at a senior management or professional level (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma) in the acute sector
• Significant experience of managing teams
• Experience of business strategy and planning
• Experience of implementing service improvement including complex change management programmes
• Evidence of effective management of a complex and diverse workforce
• Evidence of successful management of significant budget

Skills

Essential

• Strong leadership skills
• Understanding of NHS business and financial regimes
• Ability to design and develop complex information systems to enable effective decision-making within the Centre.
• Ability to manage teams to deliver objectives and targets

Personal

Essential

• Ability to fulfil the requirements of the Trust's on-call rota
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Ability to travel across the health community as required

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Masters level education or equivalent professional qualification or experience Evidence of professional management development Management Experience Essential Significant experience of working at a senior management or professional level (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma) in the acute sector Significant experience of managing teams Experience of business strategy and planning Experience of implementing service improvement including complex change management programmes Evidence of effective management of a complex and diverse workforce Evidence of successful management of significant budget Skills Essential Strong leadership skills Understanding of NHS business and financial regimes Ability to design and develop complex information systems to enable effective decision-making within the Centre. Ability to manage teams to deliver objectives and targets Personal Essential Ability to fulfil the requirements of the Trust's on-call rota Eligible to work in the UK Ability to travel across the health community as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)