West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Business Manager
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Business Manager - Strategy & Transformation Team
West Suffolk NHS Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Business Manager to join the Strategy & Transformation Team.
Role Overview
Working closely with divisional leaders, senior clinicians, and operational teams, you will use your project management, analytical, and business-planning expertise to support the development and delivery of business plans, business cases, cost improvement plans, and service improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to scope, develop, and deliver efficient, well-planned, and sustainable services.
- Provide technical project management expertise to support divisional triumvirates in delivering meaningful change and evidence success.
- Work independently, confidently influence senior stakeholders, and enjoy building strong relationships, solving problems, and making a measurable difference in a complex environment.
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Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who can work independently, confidently influence senior stakeholders, and enjoys building strong relationships, solving problems, and making a measurable difference in a complex environment.
About West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.
Services We Provide
- The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment center, Macmillan unit, and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
- Adult and pediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
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Our Values
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients, and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
Diversity and Inclusion
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone’s voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Contact Information
For further information, contact Renu Mandal at renu.mandal@wsh.nhs.uk.
Interview date planned for Friday 23 October 2026.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Sam Tappenden
- Job title: Executive Director of Strategy & Transformation
- Email address: Samuel.Tappenden@wsh.nhs.uk
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