Job summary
Band 8A: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (effective from 01/04/2026)
Hours Per Week: Full Time 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
The Business Manager for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, is expected to support the Clinical Specialty Lead and Matron to deliver the effective integrated clinical, operation and financial performance of the Specialty through tripartite management.
Please see attached full Job Description
Main duties of the job
This role is responsible for ensuring national and local access targets are achieved, along with ensuring all aspects of people, performance and financial objectives are delivered as per the Specialty business plan. The Business Manager will provide strong leadership at a Specialty level, ensuring that there are appropriate systems and processes in place to deliver objectives and drive forward the service to improve the operational effectiveness of the Specialties.
To enable them to execute this responsibility the post holder is expected to provide proactive and visible leadership. Leadership will span four key areas: service leadership, people and personal leadership, quality leadership and collaborative leadership.
Business Managers are expected to work as part of a cohesive team and, when necessary, to take lead responsibility for corporate issues outside their immediate sphere of responsibility in order to achieve the corporate objectives of the Trust.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks,
Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims
Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders.
Develop structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks,
Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims
Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders.
Develop structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate Level, or equivalent, academic or Healthcare professional qualification
- Postgraduate qualification(s) or equivalent applied learning relating to Business Management, Finance, Accountancy, Marketing or People Management
- Postgraduate (Masters) Qualification
- Members of a clinical and/or management professional body
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Previous and Successful operational management experience
Desirable
- Experience gained at Operational management level within the Health Service sector
- Proven successful track record in:
- supporting and sustaining transformational change within a complex organisation; translating business strategy into operational delivery
- managing operating budgets and delivering financial surplus;
- leading and performance-managing teams and individuals.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed operational leadership skills
- Ability to quickly establish effective working relationships and develop strong team working.
- Well developed interpersonal and facilitation skills, with ability to gain and maintain credibility with senior clinicians.
- Highly effective presentation skills and the ability to present well-reasoned and structured argument orally and in writing.
- Highly developed analytical skills.
- Proficiency in the use of ICT applications to support efficient work activity, including the analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data.
- Ability to manage priorities in order to meet specific deadlines.
- Ability to hold direct and non direct reports to account.
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Quality and Safety methodologies.
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical and Corporate Governance frameworks, legislation and best practice.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical and corporate governance and risk management systems and processes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate Level, or equivalent, academic or Healthcare professional qualification
- Postgraduate qualification(s) or equivalent applied learning relating to Business Management, Finance, Accountancy, Marketing or People Management
- Postgraduate (Masters) Qualification
- Members of a clinical and/or management professional body
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Previous and Successful operational management experience
Desirable
- Experience gained at Operational management level within the Health Service sector
- Proven successful track record in:
- supporting and sustaining transformational change within a complex organisation; translating business strategy into operational delivery
- managing operating budgets and delivering financial surplus;
- leading and performance-managing teams and individuals.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed operational leadership skills
- Ability to quickly establish effective working relationships and develop strong team working.
- Well developed interpersonal and facilitation skills, with ability to gain and maintain credibility with senior clinicians.
- Highly effective presentation skills and the ability to present well-reasoned and structured argument orally and in writing.
- Highly developed analytical skills.
- Proficiency in the use of ICT applications to support efficient work activity, including the analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data.
- Ability to manage priorities in order to meet specific deadlines.
- Ability to hold direct and non direct reports to account.
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Quality and Safety methodologies.
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical and Corporate Governance frameworks, legislation and best practice.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical and corporate governance and risk management systems and processes.
