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Service Manager- MaternityNHS

Colchester /Ipswich, CO4 5JL Permanent £49,387 to £56,515
Posted 11 September 2026 Closing date 21 September 2026
Colchester Rail Station (0.7 miles, direct) Epping Underground Station (36.7 miles, direct) Colchester North Park-and-Ride (1.2 miles, direct)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our operational management team within Maternity Services at ESNEFT as a Service Manager. This post is cross-site.

This role is ideal for a dynamic individual looking to expand their knowledge and leadership experience within the NHS.

Working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to deliver our service, you will be able to develop your operational and management skills in a supportive and innovative atmosphere. This role plays a major role in the continuing development of service delivery for the benefit of our patients where care and compassion are central to everything we do.

If you have an interest in developing your operational leadership skills as well as welcoming service development and innovation then we are very interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the General Manager, to provide operational management support to the services within the designated departments/ services of responsibility, within the Division. This will be undertaken jointly with the respective Clinical Service Directors and the Head of Operations for the Division

In conjunction with the General Manager to manage all aspects of operational delivery within the relevant clinical specialties of East Suffolk & North East Essex Foundation Trust to agreed quality standards and within the resource and income base available, to support the Trust's development as a clinically led organisation.

Job description

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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