Band 7 Service Manager - Maternity, Obstetrics & Neonates
Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustBarnet, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based in Barnet. The advertised salary is £55,524 to £62,652. It is an Band 7 post. Applications close on 3 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job Title: Service Manager - Maternity, Obstetrics & Neonates - Barnet Site (Maternity Cover) Duration: Fixed-Term (12 Months / 1 Year Maternity Cover...
Operational Leadership: Oversee daily team operations, ensuring continuous service delivery and high-quality care or performance standards.
Line Management: Provide direct supervision, development, and support to team staff throughout the fixed-term period.
Strategic & Operational Planning: Help implement departmental objectives and contribute to strategic priorities.
Governance & Quality: Maintain compliance with organisational standards, auditing protocols, and regulatory requirements.
Key Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage resource allocation and process improvements.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Essential: - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Essential: - Postgraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience; - Management qualification or equivalent experience; - Evidence of continuing personal development
Essential: - Demonstrable experience of working in healthcare in a junior management position; - Experience of staff management and leading a team; - Budget management experience including monitoring expenditure and identifying savings
Desirable: - Introducing new ways of working; - Project management; - Experience and familiarity with business planning and preparation of business cases
Essential: - Understanding of national NHS policy and targets.; - Good communication and interpersonal skills, including oral and written skills, including chairing team meetings, writing reports.; - Competent in the use of Microsoft office; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.; - Skilled in using an EPR system; - Strong numeracy skills with good analytical skills and ability to understand and produce information to use in problem solving; - Ability to negotiate with and influence staff at more junior and senior levels; - Ability to manage own time/ priorities with minimal supervision
Essential: - Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment; - Flexible, collaborative and a team player; - Ability to work on own in pursuit of team objectives; - Positive and motivated
How this role compares
We hold 1,237 NHS vacancies in London that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £46,149. This role pays more than about 63% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,697 of them in London.
You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has 78 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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