Job overview

Are you interested in broadening your experience in service management and transformation? Do you want to develop your leadership skills and gain insight into the evolving landscape of community-based care?

We are offering a 10 month fixed term/secondment opportunity for an Assistant Specialty Manager (ASM) to work as part of our Community Urgent Care operational team. This role provides a fantastic chance to test out a management role, develop new skills, and gain experience in an area that is becoming increasingly important as NHS policy shifts towards delivering more care outside of hospitals.

We welcome applications who: 
- Want to develop new leadership and operational management skills.
- Have an interest in service transformation and NHS performance management.
- Are eager to gain hands-on experience in managing and improving healthcare services.
- Are considering a future career in operational or service management but want to explore the role first.

Ideally we are looking for someone who can start quickly, so please discuss with your current line manager before applying for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the wider community team, supporting the operational management of our Community Urgent Care services, including:

•    Single Point of Access
•    Hospital at Home
•    Urgent Community Response
•    Milford Integrated Care Hub
•    Intermediate Care Team

You will:

✔ Support daily service operations, acting as a key point of contact for clinical and operational teams.
✔ Oversee and analyse service data, ensuring accurate reporting & performance monitoring.
✔ Assist in managing staffing plans & recruitment processes.
✔ Support service improvement projects, helping to drive change & efficiency.
✔ Engage with stakeholders & senior managers, developing your leadership and communication skills.

Why Apply?
•    Gain hands-on leadership experience in a key operational role.
•    Develop skills in service management, data analysis, and performance reporting—valuable for future leadership positions.
•    Be part of a team at the forefront of NHS service transformation, working across hospital and community settings.
•    Test whether a career in operational service management is the right path for you, in a supportive secondment setting.

What You’ll Gain
•    Practical experience in operational service management—a key area for future healthcare leaders.
•    Exposure to service transformation projects in an area of growing national importance.
•    Career development as an ASM in a supportive environment.
•    An opportunity to influence how services are run and improved.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.