Clinical Services Manager - Surgery Care Group - Band 8a

Job summaryA fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Surgery Care Group As a key member of the specialty triumvirate team you are jointly responsible with the Clinical Lead and Matron for the provision of safe, effective and efficient services within your area of responsibility reporting to the General Manager.

The Clinical Services Manager (CSM) is accountable to the relevant General Manager, to support the effective and efficient operational management of the Directorate, ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care services and effective use of the resources available.

This will include working closely with the clinical team to manage the day-to-day operational issues in the specialties. This may also include the effective co-ordination and, where appropriate, management of budgets (including income) and agreed performance objectives and contracts as well as working closely with Clinical Leads and the Matron on business planning and the development and continuous improvement of patient care processes.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

To manage the operational aspects of the specialties encompassing the management of all resources and the monitoring and achievement of agreed performance objectives within the context of National and Trust  conjunction with Clinical Leads and Matrons to consider, plan and implement change to ensure continuous service and efficiency improvements to enhance the patient care services provided by the Directorate.

Line Management of other members of the Directorate management support team as required.

You will be required to work Trustwide and therefore have access to a vehicle and be able to travel for 2 days a week to acute/CDC sites.

About us Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).Details Date posted
09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 8aSalary
57,528 to 64,750 a year

per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number
357-LN-722-26

Job locations

Trust-Wide Greetwell Road/Sibsey Road Lincoln/BostonLN2 5QY
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

As a key member of the specialty triumvirate team you are jointly responsible with the Clinical Lead and Matron for the provision of safe, effective and efficient services within your area of responsibility reporting to the General Manager.

The Clinical Services Manager (CSM) is…