General Manager | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Location: | York, YO31 8HE |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7874012/419-7874012-GM-FH |
Summary
We are seeking an outstanding, compassionate, and forward‑thinking General Manager for Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) to join the Family Health Care Group leadership team. This is a pivotal senior operational role responsible for delivering safe, effective, and high‑quality services across York and Scarborough sites.
This opportunity arises at a key point in our Care Group reconfiguration; where we are focusing on service recovery programmes, as well as continued focus on workforce, safety, and operational excellence.
The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping and strengthening the future of O&G services across the Trust You will be an experienced NHS operational leader with a proven track record of delivering complex clinical services.
You should bring:
• Strong experience in operational management, preferably in acute, women’s health or similar high‑intensity services.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to work across multi‑professional teams and sites.
• Experience of service improvement, workforce planning, governance, and financial management.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and lead teams through operational challenges.
• A compassionate leadership style aligned to our Trust values and ambitions.
The General Manager will work closely with the Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Midwifery, Head of AHP and senior Gynaecology nursing team to provide strategic and operational leadership across Obstetrics & Gynaecology services.
Operational & Service Leadership
Deliver day‑to‑day O&G operations, ensuring safe, high‑quality care and strong patient experience. Oversee rota resilience, medical workforce planning, escalation and service continuity. Manage elective and emergency flow across GAU, antenatal, gynaecology outpatient and inpatient areas.
Performance, Quality & Governance
Achieve key performance standards, including RTT and cancer pathways. Lead governance, incidents, escalation and safety responses. Drive improvements in documentation, digital processes and audit.
Strategic & Financial Management
Support service development, business cases, capital planning and workforce investment. Maintain strong financial control, deliver CIP, and optimise capacity and resources. Work with finance, workforce and estates to develop sustainable service models.
Leadership & People Management
Provide visible leadership to operational, nursing, clinical and administrative teams. Support talent development, coach emerging leaders and promote an inclusive, psychologically safe culture. Contribute actively to the Care Group senior leadership team and cross‑directorate priorities.
Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider.
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT YORK HOSPITAL ON 15th APRIL 2026.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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This advert closes on Monday 6 Apr 2026
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