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AtLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, youll be joining over 23,000 colleagueswho take pride in what they do, respect each other and enjoy working togetherto provide exceptional patient care. Working alongside a range of healthcare,medical and scientific colleagues, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustcontributes to life in the Leeds region, not only by being one of the largestemployers, but by supporting the health and wellbeing of the community andplaying a leading role in research, education and innovation. We all come together to deliver theoutstanding level of care were known for to over one million patients ayear. This post is an exciting opportunity for a senior leader to be theGeneral Manager for the Operations Centre (CSU) at the Leeds TeachingHospitals Trust. The General Manager is a key role within the CSU leadershipalongside the Head of Nursing and the Director team. The team is collectivelyaccountable for building the strategic and operational direction and deliveryof urgent and emergency care and response in partnership with city systemcolleagues. Expected ShortlistingDate 20/01/2026 Planned InterviewDate 27/01/2026 Main duties of the job Theclinical service unit is a busy and fast paced environment, so the postholder must be adaptive to change and able to make rapid balanced decisionsto enable best care for patients and support for staff. The post-holder will - Provide strong leadership to awell-established and highly performing team. Line manages a team to supportnational data and report submissions. Act as the leader on point to deliverthe performance and financial objectives for the operations centre. Provideleadership in delivering the CSUs priority areas, such as clinical servicedevelopment, contracting, business cases and Leeds Improvement Method valuestreams. Support the Head of Nursing and Director of Operations in decidingthe strategic direction and management priorities for the serviceparticularly aligned with the 10-year plan. Champion patient-centered careensuring safety; quality and patient experience are embedded in everything wedo. About us Weare looking for a senior manager with experience in managing and leadingadministrative and clinical teams across a diverse range of services. Youshould have the ambition and drive to develop the team to deliver new andinnovative ways of working Urgent Care has the aim of being demonstrably thebest CSU for partnership working in the country - you need to play your partin achieving this ambition. LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions. Job responsibilities Thepost holder will manage a clinical service unit or clinical support unit,comprising a number of specialties or support services supporting theDirector of operations, the post holder will be responsible for the overalldelivery of service, quality, financial and other targets as determined bythe Executive Directors. Inpartnership with the Director of Operations, the post holder will be responsible for business, workforce and financial planning within his/her ownunit and will work closely with other managers and clinicians to supportTrust-wide objectives. Inpartnership with the Director of Operations, responsible for the managementof identified clinical and/or related services within a unit Managethe performance of the unit against key targets and measures Ensurethat resources are deployed effectively and that robust processes are inplace to support the provision of efficient, high quality, services Responsiblefor relevant capital programmes and associated budgets Developingand sustaining capacity and capability in the unit Ensurethat the clinical activities are appropriately recorded in order to maximiseincome opportunities related to service provision Engagingon behalf of the unit with internal and, where appropriate, externalstakeholders; promoting partnerships and co-operative working Ensurebusiness continuity and risk management arrangements are in place in the unit Contributeto the delivery of Trust objectives Person Specification Experience Experience of successful operational management at a middle/senior management level. Knowledge and experience of disciplines including finance, people management, commissioning, risk management, performance management, service improvement and change management Additional Requirements Excellent change management skills including service reconfiguration Developed communication and facilitation skills. Ability to lead service redesign projects Skills & behaviours Strong negotiation and influencing skills Tact and diplomacy Effective team leader and team player with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and highly demanding organisation Qualifications Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification 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.