Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 159-LWH-112-25
- Employer
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool Womens Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

CDC Operational Service Manager
Band 7
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job overview
The Operational Service Manager will support the Divisional Manager by providing operational management and business development of designated clinical speciality services within the Division.
The main area of service delivery will be for the Liverpool Women's Radiology Department which includes the on site Community Diagnostic Centre.
The post holder will be responsible for providing timely, efficient and effective operational management support to the Divisional Manager and the speciality leads, with the overall aim of ensuring that services are responsive and provided to the highest clinical and performance standards.
The post holder will also support the development and implementation of projects and business cases to improve cost, service delivery and patient experience to the key speciality areas, and will ensure continuous improvement of performance and quality targets.
Main duties of the job
Business and Operational Planning and Delivery
Performance Management
Finance Management / Business Planning
Human Resource Management
Risk and Governance
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
The Operational Service Manager will support the Divisional Manager by providing operational management and business development of designated clinical speciality services within the Division.
The main area of service delivery will be for the Liverpool Women's Radiology Department which includes the on site Community Diagnostic Centre.
The post holder will be responsible for providing timely, efficient and effective operational management support to the Divisional Manager and the speciality leads, with the overall aim of ensuring that services are responsive and provided to the highest clinical and performance standards.
The post holder will also support the development and implementation of projects and business cases to improve cost, service delivery and patient experience to the key speciality areas, and will ensure continuous improvement of performance and quality targets.
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of management of clinical services and working with medical staff
- Contributing to improvements in service standard and patient experience
- Experience of monitoring compliance with local and national performance and quality targets
- Experience of developing innovative and lasting solutions to operational and performance issues
- Experience of budget and human resources management
- Experience of managing administrative and support staff
- High level knowledge of patient and hospital administration systems
- Understanding of local and national targets
Desirable criteria
- Experience in radiology/imaging operational management within a healthcare setting
- Experience of finance and cost improvement programmes
- Experience of waiting list and activity monitoring against contract
- Knowledge of national and local initiatives
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Recognised leadership and/or management qualification
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Dudley
- Job title
- Deputy Divisional Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
L9 7AL
- Telephone
- 0151 706 4666
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