Administration Manager - Theatres and Anaesthetics (INTERNAL)
The closing date is 10 February 2026
Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Theatres and Critical Care Directorate for an enthusiastic, positive, dynamic and proactive individual to join the team as an Administration Manager to help provide robust and consistent line management, operational management and HR support to our administrative workforce, whilst working closely with the directorate management team to help deliver transformational change and improve day to day performance.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a challenge and enjoys working as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
This role provides an exciting opportunity for someone who has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to support the Theatres and Anaesthetics Directorate in the line management of administrative staff in the following departments:
- Theatres
- Anaesthetics
- Pre-op Assessment
- ITU
- Chronic Pain Service
The successful candidate will also work with the administrative teams and the Deputy General Manager to support operational functions within the directorate such as; medical staffing; theatre scheduling and capacity and demand planning.
In addition to these responsibilities the successful candidate will also work closely with the administrative teams and Deputy General Manager to deliver specific key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure departments within the directorate are working in line with national and local guidance to facilitate high quality care. These KPIs include:
- Theatre utilisation
- 28 day and 62 day cancer pathway targets
- RTT and 52 weeks targets
- Data Quality
- Anaesthetic workforce planning
- HR KPI's such as; sickness; staff turnover; appraisals; bank spend
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
27 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7739333
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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