General Service Manager for Head and Neck | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Reporting to the Head of Operations the post holder will be an integral member of the Care Group’s Management Team and will be responsible for supporting the delivery of speciality specific strategic plans and will therefore contribute to the Division’s overall strategies and objectives.The General Service Manager will drive improvements in operational performance and planning within the service advising the Head of Operations, Clinical Director/Clinical Leads and Lead/Senior Nurse/AHP as necessary.

Assisting with the delivery of the service strategy, taking operational responsibility for delegated programmes of work. This will include leading an administration team, overseeing a single/ several small budgets, and

contributing to writing local polices.

As a subject matter expert have the ability to analyse complex data/situations in order to proactively provide solutions to resolve operational issues, in accordance with agreed Care Group objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints.

The General Service Manager will have management experience in overseeing the performance of teams, and will possess personal qualities and skills to deal competently with operational issues.

The Service Manager will monitor existing patient centred clinical operational strategies and plans and ensuring that systems and processes are in place and adhered to.

To lead and be accountable for the operational delivery of clinical services

The Service Manager will lead plans, operational change and strategies within their service and provide and support across the care group.

The Service Manager will support work to drive the strategic direction and policy setting for the service within the context set by the Care Group leadership team, maintaining an essential communications link between





the speciality/specialities and feeding into the Care Group leadership team

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

Assisting with the delivery of the service strategy,



taking operational responsibility for delegated programmes of work. This will include leading an administration team, overseeing a single/ several small budgets, and

contributing to writing local polices.

As a subject matter expert have the ability to analyse complex data/situations in order to proactively provide solutions to resolve operational issues, in accordance with agreed Care Group objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints.

The General Service Manager will have management experience in overseeing the performance of teams,

and will possess personal qualities and skills to deal competently with operational issues.

The Service Manager will monitor existing patient centred clinical operational strategies and plans and ensuring that systems and processes are in place and adhered to.

To lead and be accountable for the operational delivery of clinical services

The Service Manager will lead plans, operational change and strategies within their service and provide and

support across the care group.

The Service Manager will support work to drive the strategic direction and policy setting for the service within

the context set by the Care Group leadership team, maintaining an essential communications link between the speciality/specialities and feeding into the Care Group leadership team.

The Service Manager will have oversight of the service level budgets and ensure that the financial requirements of the service are effectively managed.

They will manage workstreams to ensure achievement of the QEP target for the speciality/specialities.

The post holder has line management responsibility for the staff at Band 7 and below within the their speciality area which is not limited to administrative and clinical teams.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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