General Manager - UHN Paediatrics and Neonates
Northampton, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic General Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Paedatrics and Neonatal Units within UHN. Working in close partnership with Clinical Directors and the Deputy Head of Nursing, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality service delivery.
The successful candidate will bring a proven track record in leading complex projects within an acute healthcare setting, along with exceptional attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a commitment to continuous improvement. You will be responsible for day-to-day operational delivery, financial performance, and long-term planning to ensure business continuity and service resilience.
This is a six month secondment opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Nightingale Job title: Head of Operations – Family Health Division UHN Email address: n.nightingale@nhs.net
The successful candidate will bring a proven track record in leading complex projects within an acute healthcare setting, along with exceptional attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a commitment to continuous improvement. You will be responsible for day-to-day operational delivery, financial performance, and long-term planning to ensure business continuity and service resilience.
This is a six month secondment opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational leadership across designated service lines, ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of clinical services.
- Collaborate with clinical leads to develop and implement service strategies with clear goals and measurable outcomes.
- Lead robust financial and capacity planning to meet performance targets and support long-term sustainability.
- Ensure business continuity and maintain resilient service delivery frameworks.
- Drive service improvements, foster a culture of innovation, and uphold high standards of patient care and staff engagement.
- Substantial experience at a senior operational level within an acute NHS setting.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage complex challenges and competing priorities.
- Demonstrated success in delivering large-scale change and service improvement.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Nightingale Job title: Head of Operations – Family Health Division UHN Email address: n.nightingale@nhs.net
