About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The Acute Division’s role is to deliver high quality clinical services and non-clinical support functions that meet the immediate and future needs of the patient population in Lanarkshire.
Through the Director of Hospital Services is accountable for the entire operational and strategic management of their Service Area, Womens Services, and Lanarkshire wide remit, including responsibility for its performance, resources and activity. In addition, the General Manager Womens Services is responsible for providing managerial input to the Division’s strategic structure and for developing future clinical strategy via the Division’s Clinical Groupings. Furthermore, in addition to Directorate business the General Manager Womens Services, directed by the Director of Hospital Services, is expected to work on a range of Service specific and NHSL wide issues. General Manager Womens Services will be expected to deputise for the Director Hospital Services as necessary.
In this key role, you will:
- To deliver high quality care for patients.
- To deliver agreed financial targets and budgets, including corporate recovery schemes, recurring savings programmes and efficiency measures.
- To deliver inpatient, day case, outpatient and specific waiting time guarantees as set out by Scottish Government Health Department.
- To deliver agreed activity targets for all services and functions within Directorate, including waiting lists.
What You'll Bring:
- Educated to postgraduate/masters degree level or equivalent experience, preferably with an MBA or MSc management qualification.
- Demonstrable senior managerial experience with recent evidence of effectively implementing organisational changes and evidence of effective resource management.
- Proven track record of staff management, leadership and motivation through cohesive and effective team working.
- The General Manager Womens Services must be able to create an atmosphere of trust and co-operation during a period of rapid and complex change.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
Recruitment Timeline
- Advertised: 06 July 2026
- Closing Date: 16 July 2026
- Stakeholder Engagement: Single assessment event on 27 July 2026
- Final Panel Interview: 29 July 2026
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Angela Dixon, Director of Hospital Services on Angela.Dixon@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lewis Melvin, HE Recruitment Systems and Project lead on lewis.melvin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
