Divisional Director of Surgery
6 days ago
We are advertising for a Divisional Director for the Division of Surgery here at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Rated as "Good" for Surgical Services by the CQC, the Division provides both emergency and elective surgical services, alongside provision of anaesthetic and intensive care services. The Division takes Trust-wide Responsibility for the performance of Elective Services and Cancer Services. The Trust is currently providing the best waiting times (RTT) for any Trust in the Midlands and is consistently within the best performance quartile nationally for timeliness of Cancer Care.
The Division is looking for a driven leader prepared to drive forward clinical best practice alongside transformation of how the Trust provides urgent, emergency, and elective care.
This post is a 5 Programmed Activity role, with the remainder to be made up with Direct Clinical Care.
Stakeholder session and interviews will take place on 19th August 2025.
Responsible for developing the Division to drive the Trust's development as a clinically led organisation, creating a sustainable healthcare system in Walsall.
- To work closely with both the Chief Medical Officer & Chief Operating Officer to develop the Trust's medical provision & and operational clinical services.
- To contribute fully to the development of strategy & and policy, delivery of statutory and corporate responsibilities including leading financial & performance management, working in close co-operation with members of the Board in defining the Trust's strategy & business plan, determining the acquisition & deployment of resources to achieve these objectives.
- Provide exceptional leadership to both medical & operational staff within the Division – leading in a professional, respectful, collaborative & compassionate way, in line with the Trust's values.
- Medical lead for the Trust's Service Improvement Programme in respect of the Division and a ct as champion for patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and quality.
- Work in partnership with colleagues across the Trust to drive the achievement of the Trust's corporate goals, business plan, achieving all Divisional performance standards incorporating quality, safety, contractual, people and financial.
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust, ensuring the positive development of the Trust brand, championing the Trust's values and ensuring the recognition of the Trust in providing exceptional healthcare for patients
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
For details job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
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