Centre Manager - Obstetrics, Maternity & Neonates
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Telford, TF1 6TFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 September 2026
1 day leftJob description
12 Months Maternity cover Are you an experienced operational leader looking for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious ...
- Leadership and Management: Lead and manage the Obstetrics, Maternity & Neonates operational team, ensuring high standards of patient care and operational efficiency.
- Strategic Development:Drive strategic initiatives in alignment with the division's objectives, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Clinical Directors and senior nursing, and midwifery colleagues to implement changes and enhancements that improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
- Operational Oversight:Oversee all operational activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, while managing performance metrics effectively.
- Workforce Planning:Develop and implement workforce plans to ensure appropriate staffing levels, skill mix, and ongoing staff development to meet service demands.
- Financial Management:Monitor and manage budgets, contracts, and financial performance, identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies and ensuring the sustainability of services.
- Governance and Risk Management:Maintain effective governance frameworks, manage risks, and ensure robust reporting mechanisms are in place for all services within the portfolio.
- Stakeholder Engagement:Act as the main point of contact for all matters related to your portfolio, fostering relationships with key stakeholders to enhance service delivery and patient experience.
- On-call: Participate in the Women and Children's manager on-call rota.
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Education and Qualifications
Essential: - Masters level education or equivalent professional qualification or experience; - Evidence of professional management development
Management Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior management or professional level (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma) in the acute sector
- Significant experience of managing teams
- Experience of business strategy and planning
- Experience of implementing service improvement including complex change management programmes
- Evidence of effective management of a complex and diverse workforce
- Evidence of successful management of significant budget
Skills
Essential
- Strong leadership skills
- Understanding of NHS business and financial regimes
- Ability to design and develop complex information systems to enable effective decision-making within the Centre.
- Ability to manage teams to deliver objectives and targets
Personal
Essential: - Ability to fulfil the requirements of the Trust's on-call rota; - Eligible to work in the UK; - Ability to travel across the health community as required
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 September 2026
Last checked
17 September 2026
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