Total 12 job vacancies by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


We are seeking a Clinical Group Director of Performance & Operations who is a driven and inspired individual to be responsible for the direct delivery of all patient services across our Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham (WTWA) Clinical Group – a role that will take your career and experience to another level.

Accountable for ensuring effective systems, processes and performance management arrangements are in place to deliver high standards of patient care, you will lead and support operational managers to hold service lines to account, ensuring there is effective operational support at all levels across the Clinical Group.

Reporting to the WTWA Clinical Group Chief Executive, you will role model values-led compassionate leadership, empower others in decision making and enable our teams to make the most valuable contribution, all leading to a high performing, inclusive, open and transparent culture.

In doing so, you will work closely with your Clinical Group senior leadership team to drive forward the delivery of ambitious targets founded on the curiosity to seek ways in which to continually improve performance and ensure the achievement of operational targets and high-quality care.

So, if you are passionate about shaping clinical services for the people of Manchester and beyond while working in one of the most complex and vibrant NHS Trusts in the country, this could be your next and best career move.
• As a highly motivated, hard-working and self-confident individual with a drive to deliver and a commitment to excellence across all areas, you will drive forward transformation, modernisation and innovation across the Clinical Group, promoting a culture of continuous service improvement.
• You will have a successful track record in a senior operation and / or performance role, delivering high quality results within a complex environment or sector, preferable within the NHS, eager for this new challenge.
• With impressive evidence of developing and implementing transformation programmes, including the management of service change, organisational development, outcome and operational process improvement and cost reduction, you will utilise proven approaches and methodologies to improve management of performance across the Clinical Group.
• It goes without saying, as an open communicator, consistently approachable to colleagues and an effective listener.
• You will be a dynamic, innovative, compassionate and inclusive leader using a positive, strong influencing and coaching style, inspiring others with a vision focused on high standards of patient care, safety and efficient and effective use of resources.
• Finally, with a commitment to promoting excellence at an MFT level as well as supporting the success of the Clinical Group, you will ensure the Clinical Group’s operational objectives are clear and that robust delivery plans are in place to deliver these objectives.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Candidate Information Pack

To support these opportunities, we have developed a bespoke 'Candidate Information Pack' which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Talent Attraction & Senior Acquisition Service Lead Sinéad Gamble, via email sinead.gamble@mft.nhs.uk.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organised Director of Strategy, Portfolio & Governance to join the Group Digital Services Team at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT).

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic, and dedicated member of staff with a delivery focus who can align to our values and behaviors. You will be delivering exciting change initiatives, service improvements and defined projects across our portfolio of work, supporting the achievement of the MFT Digital Strategy and wider organizational strategies and digital aspirations.

You will form part of a growing, motivated, and supportive team and will be well placed to develop your skills and knowledge.

This is a busy and rewarding role in a team which supports the transformation of services through the utilisation of technology in accordance with trust-wide business requirements. Your application must be able to demonstrate that you have a sound understanding of governance, business change, project and programme delivery, have strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills, advanced IT skills understanding and working knowledge of digital change initiatives and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

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Join MFT as we seek a pivotal Director of Nursing for our Clinical Scientific Services (CSS) Clinical Group. Reporting to the Chief Executive & as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll provide visible, inspirational & professional leadership to Nurses & AHPs. Working alongside the Trust Chief Nurse, you’ll champion & embed a culture of quality improvement, research & innovation (R&I), ensuring that all services are of high quality now & in the future, with the best care possible provided first time, every time.

In partnership with the Clinical Group Medical Director, you’ll be responsible for providing strong & effective clinical leadership, improving, and sustaining clinical practices & standards across all services, including patient safety, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness, forming part of the overarching responsibility for the delivery of clinical governance & any regulatory and/or statutory requirements pertinent to the service.

It goes without saying at MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, providing equal & transparent opportunities for career development & value wellbeing. As the Director of Nursing for the CSS Clinical Group, you’ll help drive this culture, so all individuals thrive and feel a sense of belonging.

So, if this sounds like you & you have the skills, expertise & motivation to succeed in this career changing role, we would be delighted to hear from you.
• With extensive senior nursing & managerial experience across acute (or comparatively large and complex multi-disciplinary organisation), you’ll be a self-motivated, innovative, compassionate & inclusive leader using a positive, strong influencing & coaching style & with an emphasis on high standards of patient care, safety & efficient and effective use of resources.
• With effective influencing and negotiation skills, you’ll work collaboratively with the Trust Chief Nurse & other nursing & AHP colleagues across the Trust, anticipate & interpret national & regional policy for the Clinical Group & lead the implementation of any changes to practice that may be required.
• As a highly motivated, inspirational leader with the drive to deliver a commitment to excellence across all areas. You’ll horizon scan, identify & act upon current & future strategic opportunities for the Clinical Group, ensuring they are aligned with the objectives of MFT as a whole.
• On behalf of the Trust Chief Nurse - MFT, you’ll take the lead on specific programmes or projects across the Trust, working closely with colleagues from other Clinical Groups to ensure effective delivery of the programme’s objectives.
• You’ll ensure that the voices of patients, families & colleagues are always heard & listened to in the development of services & delivery of care, exercising skills of professional curiosity & appropriate challenge.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Candidate Information Pack

To support these opportunities, we have developed a bespoke 'Candidate Information Pack' which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Talent Attraction & Senior Acquisition Service Lead Sinéad Gamble, via email sinead.gamble@mft.nhs.uk.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

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This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly credible GP/medical/dental leader with a passion for integrated community working to join our forward-thinking Clinical Group, Senior Leadership Team. With a strong track record in governance, safety, integrating services and clinical effectiveness, you will provide senior clinical leadership for our Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisations (LCOs) and the University Dental Hospital of Manchester (UDHM). Critically, you will promote research, innovation and education that will make our services fit for the future, and in doing so, put your career on an exciting trajectory.

With a commitment to system and organisational excellence, you will ensure that new models of community care are clinically safe, support best practice and are sustainable for changing patterns of delivery, fostering high levels of clinical involvement, joint working focused on delivering the best outcomes for patients and people.

What is more, with a track record of leading service improvement in a community environment and working collaboratively across systems, you will maintain credibility and influence with clinical colleagues in the Clinical Group, across MFT, in Greater Manchester and nationally.

If you have the right skills, experience, values and attitude to meet the needs and demands of the role, let us tell you more about what the job involves and why this could be your next and best career move.

• Bringing your wealth of experience as a clinical leader, you will make our LCOs and UDHM synonymous with quality, safety, and clinical effectiveness. This includes providing advice on developing our community services and making sure other leaders stay focused on innovation, patient safety and better outcomes for our patients.

• Providing professional leadership to the medical and dental workforce across the Clinical Group, you will lead on GP, medical and dental workforce planning, recruitment, productivity employee relations, promoting diversity, equality and creating a sense of belonging.

• Additionally, you will act as a role model for other medical leaders across MFT, securing confidence and credibility with teams as well as external stakeholders and our local communities.

• Guiding us through challenging decisions, sometimes in the face of opposition, you will ensure we act in the best interests of patient safety and patient experience.

• Using your exceptional communication and collaboration skills, you will help reconfigure our services to put patients at the centre of everything we do, working with other MFT medical leaders.

• Lastly, it goes without saying, you will demonstrate MFT values and behaviours, striving to continuously set and maintain the highest standards for both you and your team, whilst motivating and inspiring others to achieve these.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Candidate Information Pack

To support this vacancy, we have developed a bespoke ‘Candidate Information Pack’which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Talent Attraction & Senior Acquisition Service Manager Sinéad Gamble, via emailsinead.gamble@mft.nhs.uk.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organisedDirector of Assurance & Cyber Securityto join the Group Digital Services Team at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT).

TheDirector of Assurance and Cyber Security (and CISO) will be responsible for developing and implementing the Trust’s information Cyber Security strategy in line with the Digital Strategy.

You will form part of a growing, motivated, and supportive team and will be well placed to develop your skills and knowledge.

Provide a clear vision and direction for information and Cyber Security operations, promoting continuous improvement, innovation, and agility in service delivery, whilst working in consultation and collaboration with colleagues across the Trust to ensure that all information and cyber security policies are implemented and enforced.

Responsible for overseeing a range of technical and process security controls and leading a programme of continuous improvement in response to changing security threats and risk.

Leading and developing a specialist team to provide a progressive service developing innovative, future focused information and Cyber Security capabilities that can address the dynamic nature of cyber threats. Providing robust governance and assurance services across the entire IT security portfolio of activities.

The role requires a thorough understanding of the technology underpinning the Trust digital systems, as well as a broad, up-to-date knowledge of information security frameworks, pertinent regulation and legislation, vulnerability management, incident management and response, secure development techniques and approaches, Cyber Security engineering and operations, and management and governance of Cyber risk and Cyber Security.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

This is a busy and rewarding role and the postholder requires a thorough understanding of the technology underpinning the Trust digital systems, as well as a broad, up-to-date knowledge of information security frameworks, pertinent regulation and legislation, vulnerability management, incident management and response, secure development techniques and approaches, Cyber Security engineering and operations, and management and governance of Cyber risk and Cyber Security

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

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We are seeking an exceptional data & digital leader with a robust background in data analytics, ideally within the healthcare sector. Your passion should lie in the transformative potential of genomics to redefine patient care and outcomes across the NHS. With a demonstrable track record in leading successful collaborations across digital teams and with leaders at both regional and national levels, you bring a strategic approach to the digital enablement and optimisation of genomic services.

Your expertise is not just in implementing cutting-edge technologies but also in leveraging complex datasets to inform and shape the strategic direction of genomic services. This includes a profound ability to analyse and interpret large-scale, population-level genomic data sourced from the genomic laboratories and across the NHS, driving forward precision medicine and improving healthcare delivery.

A significant part of your role will be dedicated to leading data-driven initiatives that place genomics at the heart of the NHS's data and digital revolution. You will be adept at creating and sustaining partnerships across the healthcare and research sectors, contributing to the evolution of genomic medicine through innovation, and using data analytics to enhance patient care and access to genomic testing and treatments.







The Genomics Data & Digital Director plays a critical leadership role as the custodian of genomic data and digital intelligence, responsible for realizing the NHS England genomics strategy and transformation agenda across the Northwest region. A key role engaging at senior executive and board levels regionally and nationally to foster innovation in genomic medicine.



Reporting to the Alliance Director, this position is responsible for collaborating with NHS England digital teams, regional genomic medicine Service entities GMSA digital leaders, and northwest regional digital transformation programs to drive forward the digital enablement and optimisation of genomics services.



The role will provide strategic vision and direction for genomics digital capabilities, overseeing the effective delivery of key digital change initiatives and projects aligned to genomics strategy goals. This encompasses managing project lifecycles and ensuring adherence to digital delivery standards and processes.



Through collaboration with senior genomics stakeholders within the GLH, GMSA, GNOE and NHS England, as well as external regional and national partners, the Genomics Data & Digital Director will help realise the promise of genomics to improve patient outcomes through digitally enabled, high-quality genomics services.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the management team in Gynaecology at St Mary's Hospital. St Mary's offers elective and emergency gynaecology services at 4 sites across Greater Manchester. St Mary's Emergency Gynaecology Department at Wythenshawe Hospital is a Type 1 Emergency Unit and one of the largest emergency gynaecology departments in the country.



The Deputy Directorate Manager will support the Directorate Manager, Divisional Director and Clinical Leads with the operational management within Gynaecology. This involves supporting the delivery of all operational performance targets and quality services to patients.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative individual who is as passionate about women's services as we are, to join our senior management team.

You should have experience at a senior level of managing and leading clinical and operational teams. You will be visible and accessible, act as a role model and provide insightful, inspirational and compassionate leadership in the Directorate. You will be responsible for supporting the Directorate Manager in delivering the day to day operational work of the Directorate.

The post holder will work closely with the Directorate Manager and wider teams to support the efficient and effective management of resources in order to deliver a quality service.

Day to day responsibility for management of a specific specialty/work area within the Directorate.

In order to be successful in this role you must demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to leading clinical services, as well as experience of service improvement, management of RTT waiting lists, change management and business, financial and workforce planning.

This is a full time post, although flexible working requests will be considered.

The post holder will be on the Trust out of hours on-call rota.

The post holder will be expected to work across sites as necessary.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Monday 29 Jul 2024

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Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of England’s largest NHS Trusts with a turnover of £2.6bn and has an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader, already established as a board member within a large complex NHS organisation, to join our Board of Directors as Group Deputy Chief Executive.

Reporting directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer and working collaboratively with Executive colleagues, the ideal candidate will provide inspirational leadership, with strong values that match ours and role model an unwavering drive to deliver the strategic ambition of the Trust as an anchor organisation in healthcare for the city of Manchester and borough of Trafford.

The Group Deputy Chief Executive is a pivotal role to our future success as we push to improve the care and services for the people of Manchester, Trafford and beyond. Applicants will have experience in an acute trust with a significant research, innovation, and teaching portfolio or as an NHS Trust Chief Executive who wishes to join one of the largest NHS provider organisations in the country. You must be a self-starter with the motivation to excel in the role, including a commitment to staff engagement and an ability to foster collaboration and delivery within our Executive Team.

As a key member of the Group Executive Director team, you will play a key role in delivery of our organisational strategy, leading an organisational change programme, and supporting the implementation of the new operating model as well as the overall leadership of the Trust. The portfolio includes a full range of responsibilities associated with a formal deputy role, details of which are set out in the candidate brief.

You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining oversight of the Trust’s agenda, including strategy, partnerships, and general delivery. As part of this you will lead the organisation change programme to deliver the new operating model alongside supporting in the day-to-day line management of Hospital/Managed Clinical Services/Local Care Organisation Chief Executives. One of the key attributes we are looking for in this role is the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, clinicians, partners, and stakeholders towards our shared goals.

Join us and you will have the opportunity to work with some of the best people in the NHS and thrive in an organisation united in its values, purpose and commitment to patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. For more information, and to request a copy of the Candidate Information Pack including details of how to apply, please visitwww.odgers.com/91727.


This advert closes on Sunday 23 Jun 2024

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This is an exciting time to work at MFT, our teams are dedicated to working collaboratively to provide outstanding care and improve health outcomes for all patients. MFT is innovative and forward thinking, constantly looking to further improve the service delivered to patients

The Directorate of Surgical Specialities at WTWA, delivers services across four sites and beyond. To support our expansive services and ensure we reach our strategic aims, we are looking to recruit looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic operational Directorate Manager, who will be primarily based at the Wythenshawe Hospital within the Surgical Specialities Directorate.

This is a senior role responsible for leading and managing a large, complex, and diverse Directorate, which is an exciting opportunity for an individual wishing to progress their career in operational management.

You will work as part of a multi disciplinary team in conjunction with the Clinical Director, Lead Nurse and Matrons for your services as well as an engaged Divisional triumvirate team to support you.

This role incorporates both strategic and operational responsibilities with a large degree of autonomy given the cross site services that the Divison provides, as such the post holder will require significant operational experience gained in an acute setting to prepare them for this.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven ability in managing operational performance within tight financial constraints, a strong track record of improvement skills demonstrating effective delivery of significant quality and efficiency schemes, alongside knowledge of capacity planning, and the skill of translating organisation strategy into visions and against operational objectives.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.



We’re also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we’re excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.

At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT’s future together

With compassionate and inclusive leadership, successful candidate will model the Trust’s values and behaviours to continuously improve health outcomes, and the quality of the patient experience.

Ideal candidates will have the skill and flexibility to operate at a high pace and overcome challenges A flexible approach will be required to inspire a multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed workforce. Applicants will be at ease building, maintaining and utilising successful relationships, be agile at problem solving and exhibit drive, energy, and resilience.

You may be looking to take on greater responsibilities or broaden your experience. If successful, you’ll witness your vision and efforts having a direct impact on the lives of thousands of patients within the Manchester and beyond. You would be joining a high performing Trust that is passionate about its patients and its staff. You would be part of a supportive team that helps create a culture of high performance, continuous improvements and is proud of one of its values ‘To attract, develop and retain great staff’.

If you are motivated by delivering change in a complex and fast-paced environment this is an exciting opportunity for you to have a significant impact on patient care and quality.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024

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The Deputy Directorate Manager will support the Directorate Manager, Divisional Director and Clinical Lead with operational management of all services within Surgery. This involves supporting the delivery of all operational performance targets, including access targets, delivery of financial balance, achieving value plans, and the quality of services to patients and improving services towards best practice standards within available income across the Surgery CSUs 1 & 2.

The post holder will work closely with the Directorate Manager to support the efficient and effective management of all CSU resources in order to deliver improved performance. Promote quality improvement and lead on specific projects, programmes and business developments. Support the Directorate Manager, Matron and Clinical Director for the CSU to meet the Hospital and Trust strategic and operational objectives, in partnership with other clinical and academic colleagues.

The post holder may be required to deputise for the Directorate Manager as required.



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024

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Reporting to the Directorate Manager and with line management responsibility for the Outpatients team.

The Assistant Directorate Manager is an exciting role. With operational responsibility for the delivery and the performance of Elective activity. The opportunity for service growth and development is in your hands. Leading multi-disciplinary teams to identify and implement service improvements, the opportunity to work to your strengths and expand your skills and knowledge is yours.

Main duties of the role include oversight of performance, financial management and management of outpatient staff and services from a rota and HR perspective.

There are exciting opportunities to work alongside clinical leads to develop strategic plans and be involved in the business case process.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

You will be resilient, ambitious, and innovative and have a vibrant ‘can do’ attitude that mirrors our values perfectly. With the skill and flexibility to operate at a high pace and overcome individual and organisational obstacles readily, positively, and collaboratively.

You will be able to evidence implementation of service developments and the ability to forge positive relationships with people of all disciplines and levels.



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.




This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024

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Do you have a passion to use your professional expertise and experience in digital & data products to drive innovation and research?

An opportunity has arisen in Health Innovation Manchester to develop our pioneering work using data to improve the health and care of people in Greater Manchester - to lead the GM Secure Data Environment. The postholder will be responsible for a full team across three partner organisations and accountable to a group of system executives.

If this is your passion and you want to support GM innovation and research and raise the profile of GM nationally and internationally, and would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gareth Thomas.

The SDE is a major Integrated Care System (ICS) wide data asset and enabler for HInM innovation and research activities. The post holder will provide strategic leadership for the Greater Manchester Secure Data Environment (GM SDE), leading significant and complex programmes from inception to implementation and adoption, to ensure delivery of defined benefits.

They will oversee the development and delivery of the overall strategy for the GM SDE, including the building blocks of the underpinning technology to support multiple product outcomes, by creating a culture of collaboration across the teams, public partner stakeholders in GM, regionally and nationally, and industry partners locally, nationally and internationally.

They will develop the strategic vision, plans and objectives, overseeing the roadmap prioritisation, realise the potential of the product for clinical, industry and academic users, acting as the user voice and designing solutions. They will be accountable to an executive level GM SDE governance group for the procurement, development, optimisation and integration of functionalities and functions that constitute the GM Secure Data Environment and its associated services, including the ongoing development and operation of the commercial model.



Health Innovation Manchester works at the forefront of healthcare innovation to discover, develop and deploy new healthcare solutions.

We harness the power of the NHS, wider health and care systems, industry and academia within our region to address major challenges and tackle inequalities.

We are fast becoming an international leader in health innovation and digital healthcare, transforming the health & wellbeing of citizens across Greater Manchester.

Here at HInM we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.

We are positively challenging traditional organisational barriers which get in the way of care delivery and are continuously working to improve our collective offer to staff in areas including health & wellbeing, benefits, including training and development along with flexible working.

Working in a hybrid model, our offices in Citylabs Manchester provide a great collaborative and creative working space. We combine remote working with at least two days a week on site in our state-of-the-art offices.

We may close the vacancy as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Please refer to the attached documents for the full Job Description and Person Specification. The information below is only a brief summary.

The SDE is a major Integrated Care System (ICS) wide data asset and enabler for HInM innovation and research activities. The post holder will provide strategic leadership for the Greater Manchester Secure Data Environment (GM SDE), leading significant and complex programmes from inception to implementation and adoption, to ensure delivery of defined benefits.

They will oversee the development and delivery of the overall strategy for the GM SDE, including the building blocks of the underpinning technology to support multiple product outcomes, by creating a culture of collaboration across the teams, public partner stakeholders in GM, regionally and nationally, and industry partners locally, nationally and internationally.

They will develop the strategic vision, plans and objectives, overseeing the road map prioritisation, realise the potential of the product for clinical, industry and academic users, acting as the user voice and designing solutions. They will be accountable to an executive level GM SDE governance group for the procurement, development, optimisation and integration of functionalities and functions that constitute the GM Secure Data Environment and its associated services, including the ongoing development and operation of the commercial model.


This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jan 2024

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