General Manager inWakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED 3 DEC 2023

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year  PERMANENT 

The General Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective deployment of resources across their service area in order to ensure the delivery of a safe, compliant, effective and efficient clinical service within agreed resources and meeting financial objectives.

The General Manager will work in partnership with Clinical Leads and Practice Governance Coaches to ensure that clinical and operational and financial objectives are integrated and to develop jointly agreed priorities.

This will require the leadership and development of the workforce, including clinical staff and promoting a culture of inclusion and engagement which focuses on the needs of service users and carers.

The General Manager will also support and contribute to the development of the Trusts strategic direction and objectives by continually improving performance and services in line with the Trusts mission and values.


All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.



We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.


37.5 Hours Per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Manager within our Forensic Services.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic General Manager to join our team and support us in continuing to develop our All-Age Forensic Community Services. We would like a leader who is values based, forward thinking and has a vision and will inspire their teams. You will have a strong track record in operational management and service improvement with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.

Our forensic community services include:

Forensic CAMH services.

Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service for Learning Disability and/or Autism.

Adult Forensic Community Services (the Bretton Centre Forensic Community Transition Team and the Specialist Forensic Community Team).

This post holder will be responsible for managing, developing and implementing processes and procedures that facilitates service user pathways and system wide working and approaches to risk management. The post will drive continuous improvement through close working relationships with system leads.

Interviews will be held on the 7th November 2024.

You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills whilst demonstrating compassion, flexible thinking and the ability to prioritise a highly demanding and diverse workload. You will need to have experience at working across systems with proven ability to be able to engage other services and providers to meet the needs of our service user group.

In this post you will provide a valuable operational lens, work closely as part of a trio leadership structure and be supported by clinical leads and quality colleagues to ensure the efficient delivery of high quality services, and improve the quality of service user outcomes.

The General Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective deployment of resources across their service area in order to ensure the delivery of a safe, compliant, effective and efficient clinical service within agreed resources and meeting financial objectives.

The General Manager will work in partnership with Clinical Leads and Practice Governance Coaches to ensure that clinical and operational and financial objectives are integrated and to develop jointly agreed priorities.

This will require the leadership and development of the workforce, including clinical staff and promoting a culture of inclusion and engagement which focuses on the needs of service users and carers.

The General Manager will also support and contribute to the development of the Trusts strategic direction and objectives by continually improving performance and services in line with the Trusts mission and values.


All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.



We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.


37.5 Hours Per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Manager within our Forensic Services.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic General Manager to join our team and support us in continuing to develop our All-Age Forensic Community Services. We would like a leader who is values based, forward thinking and has a vision and will inspire their teams. You will have a strong track record in operational management and service improvement with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.

Our forensic community services include:

Forensic CAMH services.

Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service for Learning Disability and/or Autism.

Adult Forensic Community Services (the Bretton Centre Forensic Community Transition Team and the Specialist Forensic Community Team).

This post holder will be responsible for managing, developing and implementing processes and procedures that facilitates service user pathways and system wide working and approaches to risk management. The post will drive continuous improvement through close working relationships with system leads.

Interviews will be held on the 7th November 2024.

You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills whilst demonstrating compassion, flexible thinking and the ability to prioritise a highly demanding and diverse workload. You will need to have experience at working across systems with proven ability to be able to engage other services and providers to meet the needs of our service user group.

In this post you will provide a valuable operational lens, work closely as part of a trio leadership structure and be supported by clinical leads and quality colleagues to ensure the efficient delivery of high quality services, and improve the quality of service user outcomes.



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