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Job summary

Main area
Management
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
411-ACU-26-8367149
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/10/2026 08:00

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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialty Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

We are seeking dedicated, motivated, and forward-thinking Specialty Managers to provide key management support across designated services within a Care Group. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the successful delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services for children, young people, and their families.

You will hold operational oversight to ensure services are delivered within budget, meet agreed activity levels, and uphold high quality standards.

Working closely with Care Group leadership and senior managers across the Trust and wider System, you will drive strategic and operational business planning, foster key partnerships, and align service performance with broader Trust objectives.

 

Main duties of the job

 

  • Service Delivery & Quality: Manage day-to-day operations to ensure services meet quality standards, national/local targets, and agreed activity levels.

  • Financial & Resource Management: Maintain financial control to ensure services are delivered effectively within allocated budgets.

  • Strategic & Business Planning: Lead operational and strategic business planning, monitoring performance and contributing to service redesign.

  • Cross-System Partnership: Develop and sustain strong working relationships with partners and key stakeholders.

  • Organisational Alignment: Ensure local service functions integrate seamlessly with the Care Group to achieve both local and Trust-wide strategic goals.

Working for our organisation

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  •  Devolved responsibility for both pay and non-pay budgets in their service. 
  • Responsible for staff who may work Trust-wide across several disciplines and clinical specialties
  • Assist in the performance management of the service(s)
  • Line manage administrative, clerical and secretarial staff within their service(s), and take management responsibility for their personal development and performance review
  • Responsible for the procurement of medical and scientific capital equipment
  • Assist in the operational aspects of major service and capital planning
  • Contribute to developing and sustaining capacity and capability in the service(s)
  • Lead specific project work on behalf of the System
  • Deputise for the System leadership team as directed.

Person specification

Evidence

Essential criteria
  • • Degree level qualification or equivalent experience of NHS or other health related management
  • • Significant experience of management within a health service
Desirable criteria
  • • Relevant Management qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Matthew Upton
Job title
General Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01512525151
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