Job Title: General Manager-Medical Services
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
Salary Range: £96,007.23 to £108,565.09
Shift Allowance:
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Advert Closing Date: 21/09/2025
Job Overview
Health Care Jersey is seeking to recruit experienced healthcare operational colleagues to contribute to the collective leadership of care groups in Acute Services. Accountable to the relevant Chiefs of Service, we have vacancies in our Medical Services Care Group. The General Manager is a critical component of the senior leadership team for each care group with core responsibilities that include budget management, day to day operational oversight of service delivery and improvements to access and waiting list performance through capacity and demand modelling and business planning. They will work as an effective member of the SLT, alongside Care Group Lead Nurses/Director of Midwifery to provide visible and compassionate leadership to clinical and non clinical colleagues in Health Care Jersey. Predominantly working at Jersey General Hospital in St Helier but also at The Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre, they will line manage assistant general manager and care group administrative staff delivering both inpatient and outpatient services and care.
HCJ has exciting opportunities for talented individuals to join our team and drive improvements in the provision of acute care for Jersey’s islanders. With a new acute hospital build on the horizon, preparation for regulatory assessment underway and the need to shape and evolve our services that include considerations regarding off island contracting, there are complex and rewarding areas of work that will provide an exciting portfolio for the successful candidates. These roles will require motivated, experienced leaders with a proven track record in building effective multi-professional relationships to deliver positive outcomes within an acute provider setting but also across a health system. Health Care Jersey is the integrated health care component of the Government of Jersey public service and incorporates Ambulance, Adult Mental Health, Social care, Community inpatient services alongside public health, screening services and island wide division to incorporate the complex nature of Jersey’s health care provision that includes public and private entities.
To discuss any of these roles please contact: Dr David Hopkins Chief of Service Medical Services Care Group d.hopkins@health.gov.je or Claire Thompson Chief Operating Officer Acute Services c.thompson@health.gov.je
An informal visit to HSJ is strongly recommended and support with travel is available. Interview date will be the 8th October 2025, which will include stakeholder session as well as formal interview panel.
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