Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Basingstoke RG24 9NA

Operational Service Manager for Maternity | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About this role

The Family and Clinical Support Services (FCSS) Division at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual for its the Operational Service Manager role for Maternity across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the leadership experience to engage, encourage and support the existing team to drive innovations, efficiency and high-quality patient care.

The Maternity Service Manager is responsible for the delivery of operational performance, service transformation, workforce planning, financial control, and business intelligence across maternity services in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover hospitals and community, alongside the outlined Divisional strategic priorities. This post will work closely with the Operational Service Manager for Women's health to develop and align the rotas for the medical staff.

This role will be based between Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (Basingstoke) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (Winchester) and will involve travel to other Trust sites as required.

The Operational Services Manager in Maternity is a senior operational leadership role within the Family and Clinical Support Services Division, reporting to the Director of Midwifery and accountable to the Divisional Director of Operations. The responsibilities include full operational accountability for a complex clinical service; advanced analytical and business intelligence capability; service-level financial responsibility and cost improvement delivery; strategic workforce planning aligned to safe staffing models; leadership of transformation and redesign programmes; integration with clinical governance and national maternity priorities; and influence across divisional and external stakeholders.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action orcontactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.

For further information please contact Rachel Gasking, Divisional Operations Director (rachel.gasking@hhft.nhs.uk) and/or Wendy Randall, Director of Midwifery (wendy.randall@hhft.nhs.uk).

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026

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