Divisional Director

We are seeking an exceptional clinical leader to join Newham University Hospital as Divisional Director of Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious individual to provide strategic leadership across Specialist Internal Medicine and Urgent & Emergency Care services, including Acute Medicine, during a period of significant investment and transformation.

The post carries 4-6 Programmed Activities dedicated to the Divisional Director role and is offered on a 3-year tenure basis. The successful candidate will be a Hospital Executive Board member and work in partnership with the Divisional triumvirate: Deputy Director of Operations and Associate Director of Nursing, and the Executive Team, to deliver high-quality, patient-centred services and shape the future of urgent and emergency care and specialist medicine for the population of Newham and East London.

Main duties of the job

As Divisional Director, you will provide visible and effective clinical leadership across a diverse portfolio of services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and sustainable care.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic leadership for Specialist Internal Medicine and Urgent & Emergency Care, including Acute Medicine.
• Driving service transformation, quality improvement and innovation across the division.
• Supporting delivery of operational, workforce, quality and financial objectives.
• Developing strong partnerships with the community, primary care and system colleagues to improve patient pathways and outcomes.
• Leading on MDT engagement, management and fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Supporting the development of future leaders within the division.
• Ensuring the patient voice remains central to service redesign and decision-making.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an inspirational and credible clinical leader who can demonstrate:

• A strong track record of successful service development and transformational change.
• Experience of leading within complex healthcare organisations.
• The ability to develop and communicate a clear strategic vision.
• A collaborative, resilient leadership style that engages and motivates multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of delivering improvements in quality, safety and operational and financial performance.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
• A passion for innovation and improving care for patients and communities.

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical Professional (e.g. GMC, NMC, CSP)
• Evidence of Post Graduate education in specialty field
• Masters level education in a relevant healthcare subject or significant relevant experience
• Management or leadership Qualification

Experience

• Significant experience of working in a senior management role
• Experienced and Inspirational Leader with the capability to deliver
• Experience of fostering and Embedding a culture of Teaching and Research
• Experience of overall responsibility for Divisional financial plans, balancing the potentially conflicting demands of budgetary requirements and clinical standards
• Undertaking Quality improvement and transformation programmes
• Experience of managing other professional groups

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of the national AHP agenda and its priorities
• Sound evidence based knowledge in a specialist clinical area but with the ability to transfer Skills into other spheres of working
• Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery and its impact on current services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.