Interim Operational Manager

Application closing date: Sunday 4^th May 2025 at 11:59pm

Location: Cumbria - Westlakes Campus

Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months or until the return of the substantive postholder

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Interview date: To be confirmed

Job details

The ongoing development of the National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine in Cumbria is a strategic priority for the School of Medicine & Dentistry. It is an education provider specialising in training medics and healthcare professionals working in locations that may be isolated from additional medical support as well as engaging in research projects across a range of medical issues. 

The University's Westlakes campus, home to NCRRM, is a modern research and medical education facility. It boasts state-of-the art specialist spaces and equipment, such as a dedicated clinical skills suite including a virtual dissection anatomage table, anatomy laboratory for practical teaching and demonstrations and high-fidelity simulation models. The Centre combines these academic facilities and neighbouring clinical facilities at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. 

The Centre seeks ways to help offset these inequalities to help achieve better outcomes for both staff and patients in rural and remote communities. NCRRM is not just an educational provider but also involved in research projects and is helping to guide policy around remote and rural healthcare. 

The Interim Operational Manager will lead on the delivery, ongoing evolution, and development of the Centre’s cross-school activities in remote and rural medicine including postgraduate programmes, CPD, the West Cumberland Medical Education Centre and research development. 

About you:

The successful candidate will manage and lead on the planning and implementation of new and innovative cross-faculty initiatives within the Centre. The management and leadership of the NCRRM communications strategy, maintaining and building strong networks and relationships with partners and networks collaborating with the Centre will also be a key element of the role. You will have a relevant undergraduate degree or postgraduate/professional qualification or equivalent experiential experience, and experience of leading the planning of activities through to successful delivery.

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