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Directorate Manager for Division of Surgery, Women's and Children's
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
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Job summary
Directorate Manager for Division of Surgery, Women's and Children's
Band 8B - 37.5 Hours per week - 6 Months
If you are a values-driven, experienced leader, who is passionate about creating a great place for care and a great place to work, we want you to consider applying for the Directorate Manager position here at Tameside Hospital and joining our Divisional senior leadership team within the division of Surgery, Women's and Children's. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to develop their operational management experience.
Main duties of the job
This position offers a fantastic opportunity to be part of a fabulous team working within Surgery, Women's and Children's services. You will be responsible for continually improving the quality of services to patients, and redesigning services to meet best practice standards.
You will be a visible leader and provide direction to the services within your portfolio, working in collaboration with clinical leads and matron lead colleagues, as well as other directorate manager colleagues from across the trust. You will be responsible and accountable for the overall management of the services within the directorate. You will develop the strategy for the directorate, playing a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and modernisation and leading programmes of transformation. You will be responsible for the delivery of all directorate objectives and performance targets, across all 4 quadrants of People, Quality, Operational Performance and Finance, ensuring the service we offer to patients is of the highest quality, safety and efficiency.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Details
Date posted
12 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
245-MGR8BSWC-08-26-A
Job locations
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton
OL6 9RW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level Education or equivalent lived experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in management.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of operational management in an acute or healthcare setting.
- Experience of budgetary management including delivery of cost improvement schemes
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of achieving key service improvement outcomes in a challenging fast paced environment.
- Detailed understanding of national access targets
- Evidence of managing complex change at a senior level.
- Sound understanding of and experience in capacity and demand management in relation to patient flow
- Experience of consultant job planning.
- A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets
- Complex data analysis
- Able to make difficult decisions in pressurised contexts
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
- Proven ability to influence, negotiate and adapt in complex situations
- Proven ability of leading change through diverse teams
- A strong commitment to openness, honesty and inclusiveness.
Desirable
- Experience of systems working across health and care sector
- Project management/PRINCE methodology.
- Business planning & development
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprhensive understanding of NHS performance targets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level Education or equivalent lived experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in management.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of operational management in an acute or healthcare setting.
- Experience of budgetary management including delivery of cost improvement schemes
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of achieving key service improvement outcomes in a challenging fast paced environment.
- Detailed understanding of national access targets
- Evidence of managing complex change at a senior level.
- Sound understanding of and experience in capacity and demand management in relation to patient flow
- Experience of consultant job planning.
- A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets
- Complex data analysis
- Able to make difficult decisions in pressurised contexts
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
- Proven ability to influence, negotiate and adapt in complex situations
- Proven ability of leading change through diverse teams
- A strong commitment to openness, honesty and inclusiveness.
Desirable
- Experience of systems working across health and care sector
- Project management/PRINCE methodology.
- Business planning & development
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprhensive understanding of NHS performance targets
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
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton
OL6 9RW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton
OL6 9RW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)