Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Service Manager for Imaging and Cancer Services

The closing date is 01 September 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced leader to join the team asService Manager for our Imaging and Cancer Services.

Main duties of the job

You will work with our clinical teams across Imaging and Cancer Services, leading and supporting our teams to transform and deliver services for our patients. You will provide day to day operational support to our Imaging and Cancer Services Care Units, supporting our clinical teams to deliver the best possible care to our patients. You will work closely with the Improvement team and Performance team to deliver improvements in both Imaging and Cancer care across the Trust. The role will support the Lead Cancer Clinician, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Imaging and General Manager to manage projects, implement initiatives and drive forward changes. The Service Manager will also provide some operational support to the wider division and deputise for the General Manager when necessary.

About us

The post holder will be responsible for leading on and delivering success across a number of key programmes within the Division. These programmes will be essential in ensuring that the Division can deliver its primary objectives and targets over the years and will encompass a range of topics including productivity and efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality and workforce succession planning.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DCSC-7340399

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for leading on and delivering success across a number of key programmes within the Division. These programmes will be essential in ensuring that the Division can deliver its primary objectives and targets over the years and will encompass a range of topics including productivity and efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality and workforce succession planning.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for leading on and delivering success across a number of key programmes within the Division. These programmes will be essential in ensuring that the Division can deliver its primary objectives and targets over the years and will encompass a range of topics including productivity and efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality and workforce succession planning.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Masters degree or equivalent experience Specialty specific registration appropriate to role

Desirable

  • Formal management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Financial management Budget management experience
  • Proven track record of managing complex change whilst developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Involvement at a leadership level on issues relating to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting
  • Experience of senior management and leadership of operational teams.
  • Experience of line management

Desirable

  • Experience of service re-design

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive.
  • Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills
  • Ability to oversee and interpret performance targets
  • Competent use of IT systems to produce regular reports

Desirable

  • Experience of service re-design

Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values

Essential

  • Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Masters degree or equivalent experience Specialty specific registration appropriate to role

Desirable

  • Formal management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Financial management Budget management experience
  • Proven track record of managing complex change whilst developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Involvement at a leadership level on issues relating to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting
  • Experience of senior management and leadership of operational teams.
  • Experience of line management

Desirable

  • Experience of service re-design

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive.
  • Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills
  • Ability to oversee and interpret performance targets
  • Competent use of IT systems to produce regular reports

Desirable

  • Experience of service re-design

Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values

Essential

  • Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

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

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

General Manager

Sarah Roberts-Morris

sarah.roberts-morris1@nhs.net

012465126351

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DCSC-7340399

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


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