General Manager | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and collaborative General Manager to join the Community Directorate at Newcastle Hospitals to support the delivery of Neighbourhood Health. As a senior member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for working collaboratively with system partners across the local authority, primary care/general practice, mental health services and our VCSE sector to support the co design and delivery of neighbourhood working, shifting care from hospital to community based on the specific needs of the people and communities we serve. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable understanding of community service delivery across health and social care and have a strong track record on integrated working, service improvement and managing performance.

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Interview date - 02 November 2026

As General Manager for Neighbourhood Health, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery and development of our neighbourhood health model. Working as part of the Clinical Board leadership team, you will:

• Provide strong operational leadership across the neighbourhood health portfolio, ensuring high-quality, safe and effective services are delivered.

• Lead the delivery of performance, quality and financial objectives, ensuring services meet agreed targets and make effective use of resources.

• Work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, developing strong relationships with clinical teams, community services, primary care, local authorities and other partners.

• Support the development and implementation of strategic priorities, translating Trust and wider system ambitions into practical improvements in neighbourhood health services.

• Lead and develop teams, providing effective line management, creating a positive culture and supporting staff to deliver their best.

• Provide expert operational advice and assurance to the Clinical Board and wider leadership teams, ensuring effective governance, risk management and compliance with Trust policies.

• Drive continuous improvement and transformation, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes, patient experience and the way services are delivered closer to home.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

• Freeman Hospital

• Newcastle Dental Hospital

• Cramlington Manor Walks

• Urgent treatment centres

• Newcastle Fertility Centre

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website:Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

For their area(s) of responsibility within the Clinical Board, the General Manager is responsible for supporting the Clinical Board management team in ensuring:

o Delivery of performance targets and budget management

o The management of all non-medical staff including direct line

management of a specific cohort.

o The development and implementation of corporate strategies and

decisions within the Trust.

o The provision of timely and accurate advice to the Clinical Board

management team and other staff to ensure compliance with Trust

policies.

They are able to deputise for members of the Clinical Board management team (as appropriate) when required.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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