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Main area
Respiratory Service
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8373817SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/10/2026 23:59
Interview date
30/11/2026

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Service Manager Respiratory Medicine

Band 8A

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust & its Respiratory services invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the management team. The role is based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital but manages the Respiratory Service at the Royal London, Mile End and St Bartholomew’s.   

St Bartholomew’s Hospital houses the Specialist Respiratory Medicine service including the NHSE specially commissioned services for CF, Home Ventilation & Difficult Asthma. There are 22 inpatient beds across two wards including 10 negative pressure rooms. There is an integrated respiratory function unit, a Respiratory day case unit, bronchoscopy suite & an Asthma & Allergy day case unit. There is also a specialist Respiratory Intensive Care Unit which includes an ECMO service. There is close collaboration with Cardiothoracic surgery and the Barts Heart & Cancer Centres. The outpatient department runs more than a dozen separate Respiratory clinics including Severe Asthma, CF, Bronchiectasis, Sleep & Ventilation, Allergy, Lung Cancer, Cough & Breathlessness, Interstitial Lung disease and COPD. 

Interview date is 30/11/2026

Main duties of the job

The applicant responding to this advert will be responsible for ensuring that Respiratory is run efficiently and effectively. The postholder will be responsible for a large administrative team across the 3 sites and will take the lead on specific modernisation projects and will also be operationally responsible for directly reporting staff and their performance.

The service manager is responsible for all aspects of Respiratory. Key aims

1     Provide timely, efficient, and effective operational service management support for relevant services within Respiratory assisting the Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians and General Manager to ensure that these services are responsive, innovative and provided to the highest possible clinical and performance standards.

2    Lead on ensuring that all performance/quality targets are met.

3    Problem solve as appropriate, and develop and implement lasting solutions in conjunction with clinical colleagues.

4    To be a key member of the Senior Management Team, taking full responsibility for actions and for keeping other team members fully informed. 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recognised management qualification, CPD evidence, operational management experience, and leading change
Desirable criteria
  • Degree (completed or working towards), large team management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Data analysis and reporting/presentation, managing competing priorities and pressure, effectively leading meetings, task groups, problem solving
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical governance expertise, writing and presenting business cases/ case for change, advanced MS office skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to understand and solve complex problems, how to evaluate and improve service quality, leadership theory

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Recognised management qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Degree (completed or working towards)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marcia Laycy
Job title
General Manager for Respiratory Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
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