Job summary
- Main area
- director
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 5 sessions per week (5 Programmed Activities, including responsibilities allowance)
- Job ref
- 407-SURG-7181794
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/08/2025
Employer heading
Divisional Director of Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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 act 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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For details job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Qualification and Royal College Membership
- GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- General management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Senior professional with experience of high level leadership and management
- Developing and implementing clinically related strategies to improve quality and efficiency of systems
- Successful track record delivering high quality services in a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Evidence of management of poor performance
- Leading change in challenging environments
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of quality and safety, mortality and clinical outcome improvement agendas
- Budgetary management experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experienced practising clinician with an in depth understanding of clinical standards and governance.
- The highest level of interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to analyse highly complex organisational problems and develop and implement workable solutions
- Ability to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals with competing agendas and achieve focused solutions to problems
- Able to assess priorities and make decision, quick to grasp a point, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction
- Knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues, including national and local policy drivers that are complex and highly politicised
- Expert knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to medical practice
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of key organisation systems and NHS modernisation agenda
Desirable criteria
- Ability to inspire others
- Service improvement and redesign techniques
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Howes
- Job title
- Senior EA to Chief Operating Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
- Additional information
For further information relating to this role, kindly contact Amanda Howes via email [email protected] or by telephone 01922 721172 - ext 3355.
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