Service Manager - Unplanned Care Division
The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Uxbridge, UB8 3NNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 September 2026
7 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced individual to work within our Unplanned Care Division. We ar...
The post holder will be responsible for a number of specialties and the delivery of key national and local targets such as RTT, cancer & diagnostic waiting time standards. The post holder will work with clinical leads to ensure safe and efficient services are delivered in line with the Trusts CARES values. Additional responsibilities are as follows:
- To lead and facilitate service development, improvement to patient pathways in collaboration with the clinical leads and multidisciplinary team and stakeholders both in and out of hospital.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive capacity plan that ensures the delivery of both key access targets and savings attributed to the services within the portfolio.
- To support the Senior Service Manager in developing and implementing strategic plans in relation to integrated care and service re-design for acute hospital services.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Criteria
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
- NHS Operational Management Experience
- Practical experience of managing complex operational pathways
- Practical experience of delivering compliance of Constitutional Standards
- Possess the ability to work within and lead a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of RTT and cancer performance management will be essential.
- Experience in undertaking service improvement and change management
Desirable
- Ability to work flexibly across a variety of specialities
- Working in partnership with external agencies.
- Experience of utilising CERNER electronic patient record
- Experience of managing diagnostic pathways in compliance with DM01
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First seen
11 September 2026
Last checked
11 September 2026
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