Senior Operational Manager - Neurosciences & OPM

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you an experienced operational leader looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to patient care and shape the future of clinical services?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Operations Manager to join Care Group G, leading a diverse portfolio across Neurosciences and Older People’s Medicine at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

This is an influential senior leadership role where you will work in partnership with clinical, nursing and operational colleagues to turn ambition into delivery. You will lead service improvement, tackle complex operational challenges and support teams to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, is confident making decisions in a fast-paced environment and brings energy, curiosity and a solution-focused approach to leadership.

You will join a supportive senior team where your ideas and experience will be valued, and you will have a genuine opportunity to influence how services develop. If you are passionate about improving services, developing people and delivering better outcomes for patients, we would love to hear from you.

As Senior Operations Manager, you will provide visible and effective operational leadership across Neurosciences and Older People’s Medicine, working closely with clinical and nursing leaders to deliver high-quality services and improve the experience of our patients and staff.

You will lead and develop operational and administrative teams and take responsibility for delivery across operational performance, quality, workforce and finance. Using data, insight and strong relationships, you will identify opportunities, solve complex problems and turn improvement ideas into sustainable change.

No two days will be the same. You will have the autonomy to make important decisions, including

• agreeing operational actions and recovery plans when services face performance or access challenges;
• prioritising resources and responding to pressures while maintaining safe, effective services; and
• shaping service improvements, balancing patient experience, quality, workforce, performance and financial considerations.

You will bring sound judgement, resilience and excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to bring people together around a shared goal.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of

NHS benefits/discounts and in addition

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026