Assistant Service Delivery Manager - Derm & Neuro
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves managing medical staffing rotas to ensure safe and efficient Dermatology & Neurology services. You will monitor performance against RTT and cancer targets, collaborating with clinical teams to improve patient pathways. The position includes line management of administrative teams, focusing on recruitment, appraisals, and fostering a positive work culture. You will also support financial management and clinical governance, investigating incidents and complaints. This is an operational management role for someone passionate about improving patient outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate diploma level qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Senior experience of office management
- Experience of supervising staff and developing staff potential
- Experience of handling complaints
- Experience of working in health service in a line management capacity
- Experience of working with and dealing with the general public.
- Experience of team working and building & maintaining effective working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience of managing NHS waiting lists and tracking of patient tracking lists in the NHS
- Experience of booking patient appointments in the NHS
- Experience of managing a budget
- Postgraduate diploma level qualification or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Senior experience of office management
- Experience of supervising staff and developing staff potential
- Experience of handling complaints
- Experience of working in health service in a line management capacity
- Experience of working with and dealing with the general public.
- Experience of team working and building & maintaining effective working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience of managing NHS waiting lists and tracking of patient tracking lists in the NHS
- Experience of booking patient appointments in the NHS
- Experience of managing a budget
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Assistant Service Delivery Manager - [contact details removed] & Neuro
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
A key element of the role is the management of medical staffing rotas, ensuring appropriate consultant and junior doctor cover is in place to maintain a safe, efficient and responsive Dermatology & Neurology services. You will work closely with clinical teams to proactively address staffing gaps, capacity pressures and service risks.
You will monitor and support delivery against RTT and cancer targets, using performance data to identify bottlenecks, support demand and capacity planning, and implement service improvements. Close collaboration with clinicians and booking teams will be essential to ensure skin cancer pathways, biologics monitoring and procedure lists run safely and efficiently.
The role includes line management of Dermatology & Neurology administrative teams, leading recruitment, appraisals, training and wellbeing, and promoting a compassionate, inclusive culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will also support financial management, cost improvement initiatives and robust clinical governance arrangements, including the management of incidents and complaints.
This role is ideal for an experienced operational manager with strong leadership, organisational and problem-solv
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