Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0055
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 (pa, pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Diagnostic Radiology General Manager, Band 8b
Band 8b
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
Are you ready to help shape the future of Radiology services across our Trust?
We’re pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, forward‑thinking Diagnostic Radiology General Manager to join our ambitious and supportive Radiology Service Line, committed to delivering high‑quality, efficient and patient‑centred care to the communities we serve.
As Radiology General Manager, you will work closely with the Radiology Services Manager and Clinical Lead to deliver key objectives:
- Operational Performance: driving high‑performing, resilient and patient‑centred services
- Workforce Leadership: inspiring and developing teams across a complex service
- Financial Management: ensuring effective use of resources with robust budget oversight
- Quality Governance: maintaining safe, compliant pathways and leading continuous improvement
- Service Transformation: championing digital optimisation, innovation and service redesign
We are looking for a compassionate, values‑driven leader with:
- A strong track record of operational management within Radiology, Diagnostics or acute hospital services
- Ability to lead complex services and large multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in delivering transformation and improvement at scale
- Drive, resilience and a commitment to outstanding patient care
If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership career and make a real impact across our organisation, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will:
- Provide day‑to‑day operational leadership across multiple imaging modalities
- Support the Radiology Services Manager and Clinical Lead in delivering the Trust‑wide strategic vision for imaging
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams to ensure high performance and a positive workplace culture
- Oversee service performance, capacity planning and delivery against key targets
- Support budget management and ensure the best use of resources
- Drive quality governance, safety and continuous improvement
- Lead and contribute to transformation programmes, including digital optimisation, pathway redesign and service expansion
Working for our organisation
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we're proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals.
The Radiology department is based across the 2 sites of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital, whilst supporting an NHS managed Community Diagnostic Centre, and our partner trust - Gloucestershire Health & Care in providing Radiology services within the community hospitals.
The departments are busy, delivering over 120,000 CT scans, 37,000 MRI scans, 220,000 X-rays and 3,000 Interventional Radiology examinations across all sites in 24/25.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the operational delivery of Radiology services across all sites, ensuring safe, timely and high‑quality care as directed by the Radiology Services Manager and Clinical Lead
- Oversee day‑to‑day service performance, capacity planning, waiting list management and achievement of national imaging standards, in particular the Diagnostic 6 week wait, 18 week RTT and 28/31/62 day cancer diagnosis and treatment standards
- Provide visible leadership to multidisciplinary teams, building strong relationships with clinical colleagues, support services and external partners.
- Line manage service and deputy managers, supporting talent development, wellbeing and team resilience.
- Oversight of administration teams and processes across the service line
- Lead service redesign, improvement projects and digital initiatives aligned with Trust strategy.
- Supporting budgetary management, workforce planning, and resources to ensure efficiency and value for money.
- Maintain compliance with governance, risk, quality and regulatory frameworks.
- Contribute to divisional planning, strategic development and Trust‑wide initiatives, including the Service Line annual business plan, alongside the Radiology Services Manager and Clinical Lead
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent professional experience
- Management or Leadership qualification (or willingness to work towards one)
Desirable criteria
- Project management certificate or equivalent experience
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of organisational governance, performance management and operational standards
- Knowledge of HR processes including recruitment, workforce planning and staff development
- Understanding of financial governance and budgetary controls
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to analyse complex information, interpret data and make evidence-based decisions
- Highly organised with strong planning, prioritization and time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into operational delivery
- Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Sector specific regulatory knowledge e.g. CQC standards
- Knowledge of key performance standards and targets—particularly DM01, RTT, and cancer metrics within Diagnostic Radiology
Experience & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a senior operational administrative or managerial role
- Proven track record of managing teams including performance management and workforce planning
- Experience developing policies, processes and strategic plans
- Motivational leader with a positive and proactive attitude
- Resilient, adaptable and solution focused
- High degree of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build effective relationships
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Willingness to work flexibility
Desirable criteria
- Experience leading service improvements or organisational change
- Experience managing budgets, financial forecasting and resource allocation
- Experience working in a complex multidisciplinary environment
- Experience using data to inform decision making and performance improvement
- Experience in contract management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Bettington
- Job title
- Radiology Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 5094
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