Specialty Manager for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Rheumatology in Guildford inGuildford PUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented operational manager to join the Division of Access and Medicine as a Specialty Manager. Utilising exceptional leadership skills, the successful applicant will work alongside the Matrons, Clinical Directors and Head of Service for Medicine to ensure the Trust's and the Division's operational and strategic objectives are met, and that services continue to deliver outstanding care to the local and regional population of our specialist services.The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivering effective operational management in a clinical environment. The successful candidate will also have outstanding communication and leadership skills. In return the team will provide a supportive environment in which to work that has a strong team ethic and collective desire to deliver excellent standards of care to patients.

Interviews will take place in April (date TBC) - they will consist of a presentation as well as a formal interview.

For an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact Jenni Friar, Associate Director of Operations for Access and Medicine -

The Specialty Manager will work with the Clinical Director and Matron to provide overall leadership and direction to the medical specialties at RSH; Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Rheumatology.

The post-holder will co-ordinate the activities of the medical SBUs, (alongside the managers and matrons of the other medical specialties), as well as working with allied health professional teams that support medical patients, thereby ensuring seamless clinical services are provided to patients.

The Specialty Manager will develop and manage the activity plans for the SBU ensuring that service pathways and capacity and demand analysis is understood to ensure the delivery of outstanding services. This will include playing a key role in identifying opportunities for clinical innovation and modernisation, the delivery of all operational performance targets, waiting list and financial management, bed utilisation and management. Continually improving the quality of services to patients and redesigning services to meet best practice standards, improving efficiency and effectiveness and available resources.

About us

This Specialty Manager is a key position within the Divisions management structure, responsible for providing day-to-day operational management and support across three key clinical services. The post holder will work with the sub-triumvirate leadership team to implement service transformation and improvement to ensure service.

The Specialty Manager for Medical Specialties is jointly responsible with the Clinical Director and Matron for the effective strategic and operational management of the Strategic Business Units (SBU), ensuring the delivery of high quality patient services.