Operations Manager - Oncology, Haematology & Rheumatology

Operations Manager - Oncology, Haematology & Rheumatology

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Elective Division, Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will take part in the George Eliot On Call Manager Rota) Job ref 230-31310181-PCD-A

Site George Eliot NHS Trust Town Nuneaton Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Job overview

Operations Manager - Oncology, Haematology & Rheumatology

37.5 hours per week (Will take part in the George Eliot On Call Manager Rota)

Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 11th October 2026

Interview Date: Monday 26th October 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Operations Manager to provide operational leadership across Oncology, Haematology and Rheumatology, working across both George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT).

This is a genuinely cross-organisational role, with the postholder's time split between GEH and SWFT. You will be expected to have a visible presence across both organisations, working closely with clinical, nursing and operational colleagues to support the day-to-day delivery and continued development of these services.

Main duties of the job

• This is a cross-organisational role and the postholder's working time will be split between George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. The ability to travel independently between the two organisations and their associated sites is therefore an essential requirement of the role.
• Reporting to the General Manager and/or Directorate Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Oncology, Haematology and Rheumatology, ensuring services are safe, effective and responsive to the needs of our patients.
• The role requires someone who enjoys being close to operational delivery. You will provide visible leadership across your services and act as a key point of escalation where there are pressures or deviations against performance, quality or financial plans.
• You will work alongside clinical and nursing leaders and Service Managers to understand performance, identify pressures and ensure that appropriate actions and mitigations are in place.
• Alongside the day-to-day operational responsibilities, we want the successful candidate to have a real interest in service improvement and transformation.
• You will support and lead service redesign within your portfolio, working with multidisciplinary teams to implement changes that respond to national and local priorities and improve patient care.
• The successful candidate will also join the On Call Manager Rota for the George Eliot Hospital Site.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:

• On-site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• cycle to work scheme
• flexible working
• in house training and development
• buying and selling of annual leave
• subsidised restaurant
• tranquillity garden
• generous subsidised on-site parking

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working across two organisations provides an opportunity to look at how services currently operate at GEH and SWFT, understand where there are differences and identify where greater collaboration, standardisation or sharing of good practice could improve patient care, experience and operational resilience.
• We are looking for someone who can combine strong operational management with a positive and collaborative leadership style.
• You will need to be comfortable working across different teams and sites, developing relationships with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical colleagues and maintaining a clear focus on delivery.

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience of managing and improving healthcare services, including experience of managing teams across multiple sites.
• Strong operational and performance management skills, with the ability to use data to understand issues and drive improvement.
• Experience of financial and budget management and an understanding of how operational decisions affect the financial sustainability of services.
• The ability to develop strong working relationships with clinical, nursing and operational colleagues.
• Experience of managing change and delivering service improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the confidence to make decisions and elevate issues appropriately.
• The ability to communicate complex information clearly to a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy operational environment

Leadership, quality and improvement