Deputy General Manager - Imaging | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £66,582 - £77,368 Pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7946462/320-CDCS-4053 |
Summary
We have a great opportunity at UHDB for an experienced leader to join our team in Imaging as a Deputy General Manager
The post holder will support and deputise when required for the General Manager in the day to day operational and performance management of the Imaging business unit as well as setting and delivering the strategic direction. To provide effective leadership contributing towards the achievement of the financial forecast and delivery of contracted activity, to interpret and implement local policy / strategy and deliver service development.
The UHDB Imaging department at UHDB is Quality Mark accredited.
Our main sites are Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). The UHDB Imaging Department also provides imaging services at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital (FNCH) in the centre of Derby and other community hospitals in Ilkeston, Ripley, Long Eaton Ashbourne, Tamworth and Lichfield, all have plain film and ultrasound provision. UHDB received a large investment for the community Diagnostic centre project
· Support the General Manager in achieving outcomes of the Trust’s performance management framework , be accountable for performance in those service areas against all key performance measures within the framework, including the achievement of national clinical quality indicators.
· Support with the management and performance of the Business unit which comprise of staff and equipment to provide a multimodality Imaging service within the Acute, community and community diagnostic sites. These sites comprise of:
- Breast Unit services including screening
- Nuclear medicine
- Obstetric and Non-Obstetric Ultrasound
- CT and MRI
- Projection radiography to include theatre and mobile radiography
- Interventional including vascular, non- vascular and fluoroscopy
· Support in setting and delivering the strategic direction for the business unit.
· Develop and implement local delivery plans that will meet service needs and contribute to the annual planning process of the Trust in line with agreed corporate objectives and priorities.
· Plan and manage the implementation of projects to modernise services
· Ensure effective communication systems are in place throughout the services within the portfolio in portfolio, and between and across other relevant service areas, where relationships are key to the delivery of safe and effective care to patients.
Closing date : 5 May 2026
Interview date: 19 May 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 May 2026