Divisional General Manager - Division of Clinical Specialities

Divisional General Manager - Division of Clinical Specialities

The closing date is 27 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Divisional General Manager for our Clinical Specialities Division (CSS) at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a key position within the Division's leadership team. Reporting to the Divisional Director and Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional General Manager will be responsible for operational service delivery for the Division.

Working in partnership with the Divisional Director and Divisional Nurse, the postholder will provide compassionate and professional operational leadership to support timely, high-quality, patient-centred services across the Division.

In conjunction with the Divisional Director and the Divisional Nurse, take responsibility for operational service delivery across all Trust sites for the Clinical Specialities Division (CSS).

Ensure timely access to care, delivering the Divisional annual activity plan and meeting national access standards.

Support active Divisional engagement in key improvement programmes, including theatres and outpatients.

Provide visible, compassionate leadership to all Divisional staff, promoting a positive and supportive working environment.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves in our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

• Experience equivalent to the attainment of degree qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Significant senior leadership and operational management experience within an acute Trust, including the effective leadership of teams across a range of services
• Proven track record of leading teams / services through the annual business planning process, developing activity plans and delivery of the annual activity plan
• Proven track record of leading the delivery of timely access to care to meet national access standards
• Proven track record of successfully managing a significant service budget and delivering a financial improvement / cost improvement programme
• Leading and delivering service change / quality improvement

• Patient focussed approach to all aspects of operational service delivery and achievement of operational standards
• Excellent planning and prioritising skills, able to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines
• Compassionate leadership style, encouraging collective responsibility and a culture of learning
• Ability to understand and effectively utilise a range of financial, operational and clinical data to deliver services, manage budgets, identify problems and deliver evidence based solutions
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills to be able to support / develop colleagues and build effective teams

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