Deputy Operations Manager- STA
The closing date is 21 January 2026
Job summary
The Surgery, Transplant and Anaesthetic (STA) Directorate at Royal Papworth Hospital is looking for a motivated and dynamic Deputy Operations Manager to support the delivery of planned and emergency surgical services. STA is the largest division at Royal Papworth Hospital, encompassing surgery, theatres, critical care, transplant, surgical wards and virtual ward, pathology and radiology.
The role will support clinical and medical colleagues in across the division. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of RTT and cancer pathways, demonstrate collaborative and inclusive leadership, be an excellent communicator and will have experience in service improvement and strategic planning.
Main duties of the job
The role will include line management, service planning, delivery of continuous improvement and patient scheduling. You will be required to participate in tactical on call for the Trust.
The Deputy Operations Manager will work collaboratively with both their peers across the directorate and the Trust to ensure patient flow, strategic service improvement and equitable distribution of resources and patients' access to care.
This is an exciting time to join a dynamic team to help shape the future of the directorate and improve patient care and outcomes.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
Date posted
15 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
175-2526-CA1554
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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