Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS0888-OSM
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Hospitals Trust
- Town
- Basingstoke and Winchester
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Operational Service Manager for Maternity
Band 8b
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
The Family and Clinical Support Services (FCSS) Division at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual for its the Operational Service Manager role for Maternity across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the leadership experience to engage, encourage and support the existing team to drive innovations, efficiency and high-quality patient care.
The Maternity Service Manager is responsible for the delivery of operational performance, service transformation, workforce planning, financial control, and business intelligence across maternity services in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover hospitals and community, alongside the outlined Divisional strategic priorities. This post will work closely with the Operational Service Manager for Women's health to develop and align the rotas for the medical staff.
This role will be based between Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (Basingstoke) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (Winchester) and will involve travel to other Trust sites as required.
Main duties of the job
The Operational Services Manager in Maternity is a senior operational leadership role within the Family and Clinical Support Services Division, reporting to the Director of Midwifery and accountable to the Divisional Director of Operations. The responsibilities include full operational accountability for a complex clinical service; advanced analytical and business intelligence capability; service-level financial responsibility and cost improvement delivery; strategic workforce planning aligned to safe staffing models; leadership of transformation and redesign programmes; integration with clinical governance and national maternity priorities; and influence across divisional and external stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please contact Rachel Gasking, Divisional Operations Director ([email protected]) and/or Wendy Randall, Director of Midwifery ([email protected]).
Person specification
Training & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree in a health/business related subject (e.g., MTS/MBA) or working to attain one, or equivalent experience
- Continuous learning
Desirable criteria
- Project management
- Advanced practice Qualification
- demonstration of leadership or management experience and study
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Track record of operational experience
- Financial management
- People management
- Complex rotas and data analytics
- experience of service redesign and development
Desirable criteria
- Demand and capacity
- Transformation skills
- experience of managing/working within maternity
- experience of working across a range of organisation/services
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- IT literate
- communication skills- negotiation and influencing
- ability to prioritise large and conflicting workload
- ability to work across hospital sites
Desirable criteria
- experience of managing MDT within hospital setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Randall
- Job title
- Director of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795 953708
- Additional information
For further information please contact Rachel Gasking, Divisional Operations Director ([email protected]) and/or Wendy Randall, Director of Midwifery ([email protected]).
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