Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within the Surgical Specialities Division (SSD) at UCLH for a Deputy Divisional Manager. SSD is a large division with a workforce of approximately 800, with staff across numerous sites - including operational responsibility for UCH @ Westmoreland Street Hospital - home to a specialist thoracic surgery service and the largest urology department in the country. We have recently opened the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (southern hub) in our state of the art Grafton Way building. We also provide head and neck and emergency surgical services in the UCH site.



This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, diligent and solution-focused individual to join a well-established and supportive senior leadership team. To help you succeed, you will have the full support of the Divisional Manager and Divisional Clinical Director, with regular exposure to the Surgery & Cancer Board Medical Director and core team.



This is one of two Deputy Divisional Manager posts within the Surgical Specialties Division, and this post will primarily focus on the Westmoreland Street site, and the urology service that occupies the majority of that hospital site. The thoracic service also runs from Westmoreland Street. This postholder will be based at Westmoreland Street the majority of the time and will be the most senior daily point of contact for the site.



Reporting to the Divisional Manager, you will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, the other Deputy Divisional Manager, Clinical Leads, General Managers, Matrons and Divisional Business Partners to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care through the efficient use of resources.



The post holder will be accountable for leading and supporting the Division in meeting the operational, strategic and performance objectives across all our specialties and sites. This includes developing and implementing workforce strategies to ensure our team remain motivated and able to excel through a challenging period, following a reduction of activities relating to Covid-19 and industrial action.



You will advocate and enable cross-organisational working across North Central and North East London - ensuring optimal patient pathways are in place for cancer, elective and emergency services.



This is a fantastic development opportunity for an individual looking to gain further senior management experience in a large, multi-site division with complex pathways with external providers across London.



Candidates will require the ability to manage competing demands across several complex services, whilst being adaptable to the strategic and operational needs of the division.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)



National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery



Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals



University College Hospital Grafton Way Building



Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine



University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre



The Hospital for Tropical Diseases



University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust



In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.



Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.



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