Business Manager (Sponsorship Available) At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Business Manager
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £37,259 to £45,356 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 23 December 2025

Job Summary

This Key role reports to the Director of Strategic Performance and will provide comprehensive business and project support across a varied portfolio. You will coordinate administrative processes, support project delivery, assist with performance monitoring, and facilitate communication across the directorate.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide high-quality administrative and project support to the Director of Strategic Performance and associated teams.

• Coordinate and support meetings, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, and action tracking.

• Assist in the collation and analysis of data for performance and contract monitoring, supporting reporting requirements.

• Support the delivery and monitoring of projects and workstreams, maintaining project documentation and tracking progress.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and information flow.

• Support the organisation of events, workshops, and visits as required.

• Assist with the preparation of business cases, reports, and presentations.

• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.

• Support recruitment and onboarding processes for the directorate.

• Undertake other administrative duties as required to support the smooth running of the directorate.

About the Organisation

At South London and Maudsley, leadership, innovation, and collaboration are encouraged. The Trust values the development of staff and offers access to a range of professional learning opportunities. The organisation is committed to ensuring staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for staff and their families, with a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Highlighted Benefits

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, dependent on role and length of service.

• Work life balance through flexible working options such as part-time work and job sharing.

• Career development opportunities including mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

(Original job responsibilities repeated in the job description)

• Provide high-quality administrative and project support to the Director of Strategic Performance and associated teams.

• Coordinate and support meetings, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, and action tracking.

• Assist in data collation and analysis for performance and contract monitoring, supporting reporting requirements.

• Support project delivery and monitoring, including maintaining project documentation and tracking progress.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for effective communication and information flow.

• Support events, workshops, and visits as required.

• Assist with business cases, reports, and presentations.

• Maintain accurate records and ensure policy compliance.

• Support recruitment and onboarding processes.

• Undertake other administrative duties as required.

See attached JD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (A/I)

• Evidence of ongoing professional development (A/I)

Desirable

• NHS admin/management qualification (A/I)

• Diploma in Management Studies (A/)

• Masters or equivalent level (A/I)

• Prince 2 foundation level (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in admin/project support roles; data analysis; meeting support (A/I)

• Experience of managing and analysing complex data sets and identifying improvement actions (A/I)

• Experience of communicating Business sensitive information to staff (A/I)

• Experience of project monitoring to agreed standards/timeframes (A/I)

• Experience organising large events and meetings with internal and external agencies (A/I)

• Experience developing and implementing policies impacting a range of services (A/I)

• Experience in using Microsoft Office (A/I)

Desirable

• Project management experience (A/I)

• Experience managing contractors/suppliers (A/I)

• Experience working in the NHS (A/I)

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Understanding of admin procedures; basic NHS/finance knowledge (A/)

• Excellent communication, organisation, and IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) (A/I)

• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines (A/I)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and conflict resolution (A/I)

• Ability to multitask across several projects (A/I)

• Knowledge of NHS targets relating to appraisal, fire training (A/I)

• Knowledge of NHS standard financial procedures (A/I)

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS targets (A/I)

• Experience with project management tools (A/I)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to review any previous criminal convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered. Skilled worker applicants may need to present a criminal record certificate for each country lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance is available under “Criminal records checks for overseas applicants”.

How to Apply

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