Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Service General Manager - Elective Orthopaedics & SEM

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Job summary

The MSK and Major Trauma directorate is advertising for a Service General Manager to lead the Elective Orthopaedics and Sports and Exercise Medicine services at NUH. This role is primarily based at Nottingham City Hospital, but the post holder will be expected to work at Queen's Medical Centre and the Nottingham Treatment Centre as required.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced, forward thinking care group and to make a difference to the care of our patients with an exciting and high profile specialty portfolio. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their leadership and managerial skills. You will role model our values by example to deliver excellence in operational leadership. You will be enthusiastic and motivated and will enjoy working in a fast-paced ever-changing environment.

Main duties of the job

As Service General Manager (SGM) you will be responsible and accountable for the operational management and performance of Elective Orthopaedics and Sports and Exercise Medicine, providing strong visible leadership in partnership with the Head of Service and nursing lead, driving through ambitious targets to continually improve operational and financial performance. This will be a high profile role and would suit a highly experienced service manager looking for a development opportunity or an existing SGM wanting to gain experience in another specialty. It also provides the opportunity for someone to gain direct operational experience within this large acute trust.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

164-7608840-VC

Job locations

Nottingham City Hospital

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB


Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification which describes the main responsibilities of the role can be found attached to this advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification which describes the main responsibilities of the role can be found attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven service management experience

Desirable

  • 2 years experience at service manager level

Experience

Essential

  • Management of a specialty involving theatres

Experience

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Proven management experience of RTT performance metrics

Desirable

  • Proven management experience of a high volume RTT specialty
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven service management experience

Desirable

  • 2 years experience at service manager level

Experience

Essential

  • Management of a specialty involving theatres

Experience

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Proven management experience of RTT performance metrics

Desirable

  • Proven management experience of a high volume RTT specialty

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham City Hospital

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham City Hospital

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Directorate General Manager - MSK and Major Trauma

Isobel Esberger

i.esberger@nhs.net

07595284946

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

164-7608840-VC

Job locations

Nottingham City Hospital

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB


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