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EPA Network Manager/Laboratory Medicine Service Operational Manager

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norfolk, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£79,504 to £91,609

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

11 October 2026

13 days left

Job description

The Eastern Pathology Alliance (EPA) is a joint venture between Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, James Paget University ...

The main duties of the job include strategic service development, operational management, commercial management, service improvement, human resource management, governance and corporate responsibility for Eastern Pathology Alliance.

  • To ensure that there is appropriate interface with EPA stakeholders and withPrimary Care organisations and specialist commissioners.
  • To contribute to the translation of Strategy and Corporate objectives into robust operational and financial plans as part of the overall divisional annual planning process.
  • To co-ordinate the Business Planning across the service ensuring that there is an agreed Performance Management framework to monitor effectively the delivery of the annual business plans.
  • To support work with financial teams in the preparation of robust business cases which enable the service to remain financially stable and responsible to the demands placed upon them.
  • To analyse performance in relation to performance targets and strategic objectives; develops strategies and business plans, taking into account multiple factors requiring complex analysis and provides advice in areas where expert opinion differs.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Qualifications

Essential: - Master's Degree or equivalent; - Doctoral Level qualification or MBA or equivalent experience

Desirable: - Project management Qualification or equivalent experience; - HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience at senior management level within the NHS or equivalent setting
  • Experience of managing in complex organisations across more than one organisation or with a network
  • Experience of managing within a commercially successful health or care business

Desirable: - Experience of managing complex projects and meeting targets

Skills

Essential

  • Proven ability in operational and performance management
  • Proven ability to develop and implement organisational and business strategy
  • Proven ability to develop business opportunities and deliver returns on investment

Desirable: - Experience of managing complex projects and meeting targets; - Knowledge of NHS Performance and Management Indicators of Organisations

Aptitude

Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Team leader and decision maker
  • Ability to manage a change process
  • Effective leadership skills with a significant drive for service improvement

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

23 September 2026

Last checked

25 September 2026

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