Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£99,808 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust includes the largest dental school in Europe, a £160 million Cancer Centre, and specialist centres such as Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. In 2021, the merger with Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust further strengthened its position as a world-leading centre for heart and lung care and research.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to join us as General Manager for Surgical Oncology within the Cancer & Surgery Clinical Group. This role covers specialist surgical services including Thoracic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Breast & ENT. The successful candidate will work closely with clinical and operational teams to deliver constitutional standards, lead elective and cancer improvement plans, and manage the Directorate’s financial performance including in-year improvement plans and sustainable financial change.

The Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group is one of the largest in the Trust, delivering a diverse portfolio of secondary and tertiary services. This is a key leadership role requiring the ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to monitor performance and transform service delivery.

We are committed to developing a diverse leadership team and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe you have the skills, knowledge, and experience to succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply or arrange an informal conversation.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ prides itself on delivering excellent patient care, maintaining one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS, and fostering a highly engaged and motivated workforce of over 23,500 staff. We offer a supportive environment with ambitious capital investment programmes and a commitment to staff development and flexible working.

Experience
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance through management teams by engaging them in strategic direction and delivery plans.
- Proven track record of managing risk while maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Experience developing business plans and managing programmes/projects resulting in positive value for money outcomes.
- Evidence of successful strategic and operational performance management, including business case preparation, service initiation, contract negotiation, and monitoring outcome and output measures.

About you
- Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and authority with the ability to foster and manage relationships across Directorates.
- Excellent organisational, resource, and staff management skills, able to forecast, plan, and develop unit capability aligned with business plans.
- Proven ability to manage change effectively within an operational environment, building engagement and rewarding innovation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Credible and influential communicator with excellent networking and negotiating skills.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to enable successful partnership working.

Qualifications
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification.
- Understanding of the changing NHS environment and its challenges.