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Deputy General Manager for Community Medicine & Outpatients - Band 8b
£66,582 - £77,368/yr
The Alliance Care Group has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and values- driven leader to play a pivotal role as the Deputy General Manager for Outpatients and Community Medicine Clinical Business Unit.
The post holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic business planning support and leadership across the Care Group to ensure the provision of high quality services and to achieve performance objectives.
The Deputy General Manager will undertake complex service reviews and lead the newly formed Outpatients and Community Medicine Clinical Business Unit within the Care Group to improve service delivery and efficiency.
The Deputy General Manager will provide business support within the Care Group, analysing performance data and activity to support the delivery of the Care Group's strategy and challenge performance where appropriate.
This post will be managerially accountable to the Deputy Director of Operations.
In undertaking the duties for this post the post holder must comply with the Department of Health’s code of conduct for NHS Managers (October 2002).
The post holder provides strategic and operational leadership across the Clinical Business Unit, supporting integrated business planning, service development and continuous improvement. They provide professional leadership to clinical and operational leaders, ensuring teams understand expectations and deliver high‑quality, patient‑focused services. The role leads the implementation of Trust-wide policies, develops Care Group improvement programmes, and drives innovation and service redesign to improve outcomes, reduce waiting times and optimise resources.
They are responsible for strategic service planning, performance management and delivery of national and local targets, providing assurance to Care Group and Trust governance arrangements. The post holder holds delegated budgets, ensures compliance with financial requirements, delivers agreed financial plans including CIPs and maintains effective budgetary control and reporting.
The role ensures services meet healthcare standards and CQC requirements, supports effective complaint management, and embeds strong governance, risk and patient safety cultures. Effective communication and engagement with staff, Trust colleagues and external partners supports integrated services aligned to the Trust vision. They promote workforce development, appraisal, wellbeing and compliance with employment legislation, and deputise for senior colleagues as required while complying with all Trust policies and health and safety responsibilities.
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).
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!
The post holder will be responsible for providing operational and strategic business planning support and leadership across the Care Group to ensure the provision of high quality services and to achieve performance objectives.
The Deputy General Manager will undertake complex service reviews and lead the newly formed Outpatients and Community Medicine Clinical Business Unit within the Care Group to improve service delivery and efficiency.
The Deputy General Manager will provide business support within the Care Group, analysing performance data and activity to support the delivery of the Care Group's strategy and challenge performance where appropriate.
This post will be managerially accountable to the Deputy Director of Operations.
In undertaking the duties for this post the post holder must comply with the Department of Health’s code of conduct for NHS Managers (October 2002).
The post holder provides strategic and operational leadership across the Clinical Business Unit, supporting integrated business planning, service development and continuous improvement. They provide professional leadership to clinical and operational leaders, ensuring teams understand expectations and deliver high‑quality, patient‑focused services. The role leads the implementation of Trust-wide policies, develops Care Group improvement programmes, and drives innovation and service redesign to improve outcomes, reduce waiting times and optimise resources.
They are responsible for strategic service planning, performance management and delivery of national and local targets, providing assurance to Care Group and Trust governance arrangements. The post holder holds delegated budgets, ensures compliance with financial requirements, delivers agreed financial plans including CIPs and maintains effective budgetary control and reporting.
The role ensures services meet healthcare standards and CQC requirements, supports effective complaint management, and embeds strong governance, risk and patient safety cultures. Effective communication and engagement with staff, Trust colleagues and external partners supports integrated services aligned to the Trust vision. They promote workforce development, appraisal, wellbeing and compliance with employment legislation, and deputise for senior colleagues as required while complying with all Trust policies and health and safety responsibilities.
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).
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!