Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

General Manager Medical Directors Office

The closing date is 12 February 2026

Job summary

We're looking for an ambitious and influential General Manager to join the Office of the Medical Director and help shape high quality patient care and corporate performance across one of the UK's leading academic health science centres.

In this senior role, you'll provide operational and strategic leadership across a large, complex division, driving performance, governance, financial delivery and service improvement. You'll work closely with Medical Directors, divisional teams and system partners to support Trust wide priorities and lead high impact programmes across the Acute Provider Collaborative.

With a portfolio that includes oversight of medical education, you will help ensure our training environments remain excellent and future focused -- though prior experience in education is beneficial, it's not essential.

We're looking for someone who:

Brings significant senior management experience in healthcareExcels in strategic planning, financial management and complex performance delivery

Can build strong relationships and influence at executive and system levelLeads with integrity, collaboration and a commitment to improvementJoin us and play a pivotal role in shaping outstanding care, innovation and the future clinical workforce at Imperial.

Main duties of the job

  • Drive the operational performance of a large, complex corporate Division. Supporting the delivery of high quality patient care, clinical governance, patient safety, clinical quality, and delivery of financial targets.
  • Have joint responsibility with other General Managers in the division and wider members of the Divisional management team for driving forward divisional wide programmes of work and service direction.
  • Have responsibility for driving forward directorate and trust wide programmes of work in portfolio areas.
  • Work closely with the Chief of Staff and Medical Directors to shape and implement the corporate objectives for the Trust, making these part of annual objectives and business plans to ensure delivery.
  • Ensure that the necessary corporate governance arrangements are in place across the Division in line with requirements of a Trust and assure that the arrangements in clinical divisions meet these requirements for portfolio areas.
  • Have an external focus to facilitate greater working across the Healthcare Community e.g. with ICBs, local authorities and Imperial College, representing the Trust at a senior level within the NHS, North West London and community and with partner organisations. This will be most obvious in the work across the Acute Provider Collaborative where the post holder will be responsible for project management of an agreed improvement priority that they will deliver across the collaborative.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£85,431 to £97,148 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-1022

Job locations

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent
  • Evidence of other specialist knowledge at higher degree or masters level
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS in the acute sector with up-to-date knowledge of patient services
  • Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience within the Healthcare sector at General Manager level or equivalent manager including responsibility for strategic planning and budgetary control for a group of complex medical/surgical specialities
  • Demonstrable success in delivering large scale change and performance with and through management and clinical teams
  • Track record of financial delivery
  • Experience of writing complex business cases and policies
  • Experience of managing and deciding on complex employment issues
  • Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
  • Excellent communications skills, written and oral

Desirable

  • Experience developing networked services
  • Cross site operational/clinical workingc

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve staff to meet challenging targets including individuals and teams in partnership organisations
  • Able to develop effective networks and to work in partnership with others to deliver and improve services
  • Ability to manage and deliver services within resources
  • Ability to critically analyse complex financial and clinical data sets
  • Manage people, by providing direction, reviewing performance, and motivating others
  • Able to facilitate transformation and change to improve services
Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent
  • Evidence of other specialist knowledge at higher degree or masters level
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS in the acute sector with up-to-date knowledge of patient services
  • Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience within the Healthcare sector at General Manager level or equivalent manager including responsibility for strategic planning and budgetary control for a group of complex medical/surgical specialities
  • Demonstrable success in delivering large scale change and performance with and through management and clinical teams
  • Track record of financial delivery
  • Experience of writing complex business cases and policies
  • Experience of managing and deciding on complex employment issues
  • Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
  • Excellent communications skills, written and oral

Desirable

  • Experience developing networked services
  • Cross site operational/clinical workingc

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve staff to meet challenging targets including individuals and teams in partnership organisations
  • Able to develop effective networks and to work in partnership with others to deliver and improve services
  • Ability to manage and deliver services within resources
  • Ability to critically analyse complex financial and clinical data sets
  • Manage people, by providing direction, reviewing performance, and motivating others
  • Able to facilitate transformation and change to improve services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

General Manager

Danielle Bennett

d.bennett2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£85,431 to £97,148 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-1022

Job locations

Trust Wide

London

W2 1NY


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