About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a General Manager to join our Women's & Children's Division and play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding healthcare services to our community.
This is a critical senior leadership post within the Gynaecology Business Unit, providing operational leadership and strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, and compassionate care. At a time of unprecedented demand on healthcare services, your leadership will be central to maintaining high standards, improving performance, and shaping future services.
As General Manager, you will work as part of a triumvirate leadership team, alongside the Clinical Director and Matron, providing visible, cohesive, and effective leadership across the Business Unit.
You will hold responsibility for the operational management, performance delivery, and resource utilisation of services, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and financial targets. Working closely with the Divisional Director and Deputy Divisional Director, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the Division, developing and implementing robust strategic plans and performance frameworks.
Main duties of the job
Provide strong, visible operational leadership across the Gynaecology Business Unit
Work collaboratively within the triumvirate model to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care Lead service performance, ensuring delivery of activity, quality, and financial targets Develop and implement strategic and operational plans aligned to divisional and organisational priorities Oversee effective resource management to maximise efficiency and outcomes Drive service redesign and continuous improvement initiatives Engage and support clinical, operational, and multidisciplinary teams in delivering change Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture We are looking for an inspiring and resilient leader who brings:
Extensive NHS operational management experience, ideally within complex service environments A strong track record of delivering performance and managing competing priorities Proven leadership and decision-making skills in high-pressure settings Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary clinical teams The ability to lead service transformation and improvement programmes Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills A passion for delivering outstanding, patient-centred care
About us
At UHDB around 9,000 babies are born across our two sites each year at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). We provide antenatal and postnatal care for 11,500 women each year and, at RDH, we offer an alongside birth centre. We support women through low and high-risk care pathways, and some specialty pathways like diabetes and cardiology.
We have staff who are kind, caring and compassionate, and who want to deliver exceptional care together for every person who needs us - and that remains our aspiration.
This is an exciting new era on our maternity improvement journey, following a £5.4million into our services to strengthen our workforce, our technology and our processes, so that we can further improve what we do and deliver the best quality care to women and their babies. This is a great opportunity to join UHDB and make a real impact for the women and families we care for.
As a University Trustwe value learning, teaching, and training so that we help you to be the best that you can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we always want to treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves.
An extensive induction package is offered to successful candidates joining our Maternity services to ensure you are well supported and have time to adjust to working within our teams.
Job description Job responsibilities
This role extends beyond day-to-day operations and it is about leading transformation, driving efficiency, and ensuring services are responsive to both local needs and national NHS priorities. A key element will be engaging clinical leaders in a complex management agenda, building capability and capacity across multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable service improvements.
Informal visit / conversations are welcomed.
Closing date of applications : 15 July 2026Interview date: 29th July 2026
We have:
An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement. Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities. Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion. Details of UHDB sites
We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour.
At Royal Derby Hospital there are:
17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite. Four bedded Midwife led birth centre. Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub.
Where we are now:
We hold a CQC Good rating (from 2019) and we are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service.
We want to:
Be fully compliant against all national safety measures. Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service. Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback. Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job. Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well. A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey.
If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us.
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Person Specification
Experience Essential
Significant experience working in a senior management position Experience of leading and directing senior clinical and non clinical teams
Qualifications Essential
Degree or equivalent knowledge gained through experience or professional qualification Professional management qualifications or equivalent Masters qualification in a management discipline
Skills Essential
Financial management and business management skills
Knowledge Essential
Experience and knowledge of the current NHS challenges
Desirable
Maternity and Gynaecology knowledge
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.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Royal Derby Hospital
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)