Job summary
An opportunity has arisen within the WCCSS Care Group for a Deputy General Manager in the Cancer Care Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD). The specialties that this position will oversee and work with are:

• Oncology
• Haematology
• Specialist Palliative care

The post holder will be required to work across all sites within UHD. Discussion regarding the post and secondment opportunities are welcomed.

This role requires First degree or has appropriate level of senior management experience and Masters' degree or equivalent relevant experience to the role or demonstrable equivalent working experience.

Base Location: Poole/Bournemouth

Interview Date: Wednesday 4th November, 2026

Main duties of the job
Expectations of the role:

The purpose of this role is to lead the Directorates in ensuring the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, delivered cost effectively and meet the Trust's values, priorities and performance targets.

The Directorate is undergoing significant transformation with their IP beds and services across all areas , the role will be directly involved with all aspects of this process and the future plans for Cancer Care at UHD.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job responsibilities
The services are largely based at Poole and Bournemouth with some services at Christchurch. There is direct line management across a wide range of professional and administrative roles .

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• First degree or has appropriate level of senior management experience
• Management Qualification

Desirable

• Healthcare Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Acute NHS hospital operational experience.
• Extensive line management and problem solving experience.
• Budgetary experience and delivery of Cost Improvement Schemes

Knowledge
Essential

• Awareness and understanding of the wider NHS Agenda

Desirable

• Issues related to relevant Care Group

Other requirements specific to the role
Essential

• Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
• Able to both lead and be part of a team
• Able to work under pressure

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Drives for better outcomes (identifying opportunities and taking action to improve)
• Finds new solutions (bringing new insights and thinking to the table).

Desirable

• Navigates organisational politics and culture, key stakeholders and personalities, to build support and engagement.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.