Job summary
- Main area
- Transformation
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7267076-A&C-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £99,808 - £113,803 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Director of Transformation
Band 8d
Job overview
The Associate Director of Group Transformation plays a pivotal leadership role within the organisation, responsible for shaping and delivering the Group’s transformation agenda.
Working very closely with site transformation programme leads, the postholder will lead gesh-wide transformation programmes aligned to Group strategic objectives, ensuring robust delivery across clinical and corporate services. The key focus of the role will be on initiatives that require a Group-wide approach for delivery or enablement.
Working across St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh), the role requires excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and programme management capabilities, with a strong emphasis on enabling change across complex systems.
The role will also support the development of an aligned Group-wide transformation plan and ensure effective integration with annual planning cycles.
Main duties of the job
Transformation Programme Leadership: Lead the design and delivery of transformation programmes aligned with strategic objectives across the organisation.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support change initiatives.
Leadership and Team Development: Provide strategic leadership and direction to the transformation team, supporting development and performance.
Governance and Delivery Assurance: Oversee programme governance, ensuring delivery against agreed milestones, financial controls, and risk management.
Values and Continuous Improvement: Promote organisational values and embed a culture of continuous improvement throughout the transformation function.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Transformation Programme Leadership
· Lead and manage transformation programmes that support Group-wide strategic priorities.
· Partner with clinical and corporate leaders to identify, scope, and deliver sustainable service improvements.
· Oversee mobilisation of project teams and ensure alignment with PMO governance and KPIs.
· Lead integration of transformation plans into annual business planning processes.
· Present complex data and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
· Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
· Work with Communications teams to promote transformation initiatives internally and externally.
· Represent the organisation at system and regional forums, championing the transformation agenda.
Leadership and Team Development
· Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Group Transformation function.
· Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and support career development within the team.
· Provide cross-cover leadership for Associate Director colleagues within the Directorate.
Governance and Delivery Assurance
· Monitor programme delivery, risks and resources, ensuring value for money and alignment to financial controls.
· Produce high-quality documentation, including business cases and assurance reports.
· Deputise for the Group Director of Performance and PMO as required.
Values and Continuous Improvement
· Uphold the Group’s values and lead by example in modelling public service behaviours.
· Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning across the transformation function.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Master’s level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Senior-level transformation or programme management experience in the NHS
- Track record of stakeholder engagement at senior level
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Harris
- Job title
- Executive Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 2204
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