Assistant Service Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This Assistant Service Manager role supports the Head of Operations within the Acute and Emergency Medicine Care Group. The post holder will provide operational management across Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and associated pathways, focusing on delivering safe, effective, and timely urgent and emergency care. Key responsibilities include monitoring performance, improving patient flow, managing complaints, and supporting service improvement initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to develop operational leadership skills in a fast-paced environment.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent level experience.
- Demonstrable administrative experience.
- Health service experience
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Able to work with a range of professionals
- Able to pay attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Thorough familiarity with the NHS and health policy
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with staff at all levels of the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work under stress and build strong relationships.
- Good IT skills with knowledge and experience of Microsoft products.
- Ability to work as a team player
- Project management and influencing skills
- Other
- Reliable, thorough and decisive
- Personal commitment to the core values of the NHS
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent level experience.
- Demonstrable administrative experience.
- Health service experience
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Able to work with a range of professionals
- Able to pay attention to detail
- Thorough familiarity with the NHS and health policy
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with staff at all levels of the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work under stress and build strong relationships.
- Good IT skills with knowledge and experience of Microsoft products.
- Ability to work as a team player
- Project management and influencing skills
- Other
- Reliable, thorough and decisive
- Personal commitment to the core values of the NHS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Service Manager
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Assistant Service Manager - [contact details removed] Medicine An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Acute and Emergency Medicine Care Group leadership team at a time of significant operational focus and service development. We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking individual to support the Head of Operations and wider triumvirate in delivering safe, effective and timely urgent and emergency care.
This is a key role within a fast-paced environment, providing operational support across Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and associated pathways. The post holder will play a central role in supporting day-to-day delivery while contributing to improvements in patient flow, access and overall performance.
The successful candidate will support delivery against key urgent care standards, including waiting times and flow, using real-time performance monitoring to identify risks and implement timely actions. Working closely with clinical, nursing and operational teams, they will contribute to maintaining performance and patient safety.
The role offers exposure to senior leadership and system working, supporting service improvement, collaboration and embedding best practice across the Care Group, an excellent opportun
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