Community Services Manager
5 days ago
Croydon
Community Services Manager â Dermatology & ENT ÂŁ48,000 + Performance Bonus Hybrid â Croydon Head Office Full-Time, Permanent Are you a strategic operations leader with a passion for improving NHS community services? Do you thrive in fast-paced, evolving healthcare environments where you can take full ownership of service performance and transformation? Weâre working with a highly innovative, rapidly growing healthcare provider delivering NHS community services across London and surrounding counties. With an expanding footprint and a focus on ENT and Dermatology services, they are seeking a talented Services Manager to oversee the end-to-end operational delivery. This is a brand-new position giving you the chance to shape the role, establish best practice, and influence real change in a business that values performance, collaboration, and compassion in equal measure. You'll report directly to the COO and play a key part in leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering outstanding patient care, and driving financial and operational success. Key Responsibilities: ⢠Oversee day-to-day service delivery for ENT and Dermatology clinics across multiple locations, ⢠Take full ownership of the âreferral to dischargeâ pathway, ensuring seamless, compliant patient journeys, ⢠Lead service optimisation across clinical capacity, workforce planning, appointment management, and clinic resourcing, ⢠Manage operational performance to meet KPIs, NHS service levels, and contractual obligations, ⢠Lead a team of clinical and non-clinical professionals, ⢠Track and analyse key performance data to identify trends, risks, and service improvement opportunities, ⢠Maximise referrals and ensure clinical capacity meets demand, working with clinicians and commissioners, ⢠Manage the full P&L of assigned services and monitor financial performance closely, ⢠Build and maintain strong working relationships with commissioners, local authorities, and clinic partners, ⢠Actively contribute to organisational change initiatives and quality improvement projects, ⢠Ensure full compliance with CQC, NHS, and internal regulatory frameworks Ideal Candidate Profile: ⢠Degree; ideally in Business Administration, Healthcare Management or a relevant field, ⢠Proven experience managing healthcare services, ⢠Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage both direct and matrix teams, ⢠Background in owning P&L and operational budgets, ⢠Stakeholder engagement experience, ⢠Familiar with pathway design, waitlist management, and performance monitoring, ⢠Adaptable, friendly, and capable of thriving in a high-growth, change-led environment, ⢠Practice Managers or Operations Leads ready for a step up are also encouraged to apply Whatâs On Offer: ⢠Hybrid working â typically 3 days in-office, ⢠Up to ÂŁ48,000 basic salary, ⢠Quarterly bonus of ÂŁ1,000 for hitting operational profit targets, ⢠Annual bonus of ÂŁ1,000 if yearly service targets are achieved, ⢠Overachievement bonus â ÂŁ250 for every ÂŁ20,000 above annual budget, ⢠37.5-hour week, MondayâFriday; 9amâ5pm, ⢠Paid travel expenses to regional clinic sites, ⢠A genuinely autonomous leadership role with strong internal support and cross-functional collaboration Interested? To apply or find out more, contact Tom Fitch on 02393 874295 or 07919 008757, or email your CV to