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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9935
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/08/2026 23:59
Interview date
14/09/2026

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Divisional Manager - Surgery

Band 8b

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Job overview

This is a great opportunity to join a committed and dynamic team within the Surgery Division at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. As a Divisional Manager you will work alongside Clinical and Nursing leads in developing and managing services to deliver quality care for our patients.

We are seeking a dynamic individual who has the ability to successfully engage with a broad range of teams, disciplines and staff across the Division.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing leadership, operational management, strategic business planning and project management to help ensure that the Division delivers and achieves its performance, quality and efficiency objectives, whilst delivering high
standards of care to our patients.

You will have experience at service management level, experience of successfully delivering projects and will have led your teams to deliver high quality, cost effective patient care.

Interview date is Monday 14th September.

Main duties of the job

  • To ensure that the Division's services are delivered to plan within available resources, and to assured quality standards.
  • To be responsible for coordinating and promoting the integration of operational management, service planning and service delivery processes of the Division, to achieve agreed services levels.
  • To work with the Divisional Management Team to use available resources effectively, efficiently and within agreed budgets.
  • To lead on, and be responsible for the development of strategies and business plans for the Division by ensuring that there are robust
    systems for performance management and quality governance in place.
  • To provide leadership which enables the delivery of high quality, safe and person centred care through the engagement and empowerment of others.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education & Experience

Essential criteria
  • 3-years senior NHS management
  • Evidence of successful delivery against NHS operational performance standards
  • Evidence of continuous improvement and service development methodology
  • Evidence of leadership and line managerial capability
  • Postgraduate Degree or relevant experience to Masters
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of workforce planning
  • Evidence of networking/working across healthcare systems - public and private sector
  • Further evidence of management/leadership training and continuous professional development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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
Ardeshir Nasarwanji
Job title
Divisional Manager - Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07340255188
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