Deputy General Manager


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Aug 2026
Closing date:	2 Sept 2026

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Summary

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet Strict deadlines. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities The post holder will be expected to interpret national guidance in relation to the delivery of services, as well as implementation of transformation/improvement tools and practices. The post holder will be expected to support the service and team managers with the delivery of services aligned with the Long-Term Plan, STP and commissioning expectations, operating as one system across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. Support the General Manager to ensure services are delivered and reported in line with national rules and guidance. Support the General Manager in ensuring that project and operational plans are delivered and meet mandatory standards. Ensure clinical supervision is well established, effective and recorded. Participate in the on-call rota for CPFT The post holder will be expected to support the senior directorate team in identifying key priorities for service and operational improvement. In particular to support the Service Director in ensuring, where indicated by the directorate dashboard, actions to improve operational performance are developed and implemented. The post holder will develop strategies and actions to support service managers and professional leads to improve performance. The post holder will support the Directorate Head of Nursing & Quality to identify the relevant regulatory standards that the directorate is required to adhere to (in particular CQC) and support operational managers in developing actions to ensure compliance. The post holder at times may be expected to take on operational responsibilities as determined by the General Manager, including, but not exclusively: Transformation projects, particularly planned and unplanned care; Organisational change projects; Developing new business and service models The post holder will agree with the General Manager the representation needed in directorate and operational meetings. The post holder will be expected to develop and sustain positive relationships and engagement with key staff within the directorate and across the Trust.

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