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From the employer's careers site First seen 7 Nov 2026

General Manager – Urgent & Emergency Care

Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated General Manager to lead our Urgent and Emergency Care services at Darent Valley Hospital.

Working alongside the Head of Nursing and Clinical Directors, you will support the delivery of safe, effective care across the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre, Acute Medicine Unit, Frailty Unit and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).

The General Manager will provide operational leadership across Urgent and Emergency Care, ensuring services deliver high-quality patient care within agreed budgets and meet national and local performance standards.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading the delivery of divisional objectives across delegated services
  • Developing patient pathways and improving services
  • Contributing to strategic, business, capacity and efficiency planning
  • Championing digital developments and modernisation of IT systems
  • Managing delegated budgets and analysing complex performance information
  • Providing leadership to staff and building effective relationships with multidisciplinary teams

We offer a salary range of £68,852 to £79,638 per annum, inclusive of fringe allowance.

The post is permanent, full-time, and based at Darent Valley Hospital.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • strategic service planning
  • complex project management

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9252-26-0199

Apply on Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust