Job Description

Deputy General Manager NHS Band 8B

Fantastic opportunity to work alongside the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Deputy General Manager Band 8B with previous NHS experience to start a temporary role immediately.

Location: required to attend 3 sites but mainly between Southend and Basildon
Temporary: 6 months
Band: 8B
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri
Salary: £26.08 per hour rising to £28.11 after 12 weeks / plus holiday

You will have NHS experience with good operational background.

As a Deputy General Manager (DGM) you support and deputise for the Deputy Director of Operations (DDO) to ensure that both strategic and operational demands are met.

You will report to the DDO for the delivery of clinical services within and across the division, for assessing the impact of change and making decisions, balancing risks and priorities, and for providing advice to the DDO and the Divisional Management Team.

You will support the Clinical Director and DDO with the development and delivery of a strategic vision and ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.

You will be responsible for implementing and managing systems and processes to ensure that all services are delivered in accordance with Trust-wide policies. You will have direct line management responsibility for service unit managers and the delivery and performance management of those services. In the first instance this will include the review and, where necessary, the development of mechanisms for performance management at service level, workforce development and representing the DDO in their absence.


All successful candidates will have to undergo a DBS check prior to placement.