Group Director of Urgent Care | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	22 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Salary is dependant on experience
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 February 2026
Location:	London, NW3 2QG
Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7739640/391-RFL-7739640

Summary

Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, the Group Director for Urgent Care will be responsible for operational and strategic leadership of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) across the RFL Group, as the most senior lead for emergency access standards and flow across multiple Health Units.

The Group Director of Urgent Care holds a senior position in the Trust’s operational team and will operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment, proactively engaging with stakeholders to support the Chief Delivery Officer in the delivery of operational improvement to achieve the Trust strategy. The postholder will be expected maintain thorough oversight of specific programmes of work and lead on Trust-wide and system-wide projects equivalent responsibility to that of a current Director of Operations.

The Group Director of Urgent Care will be responsible for directly developing and supporting delivery of all Trust UEC operational delivery and transformation plans as well as managing interfaces with regulators and local system stakeholders/partners, and joining up the key programmes that feed into the wider system UEC agenda including finance, productivity, transformation, ambulance demand, community and social care, primary care and workforce.

The postholder will have an in-depth and extensive knowledge of operational management in an acute hospital and experience of working within a complex healthcare system, including expertise in best practice urgent and emergency care provision, with the ability to influence and ensure completion of actions across different professional groups.

As a direct report to the Chief Delivery Officer, the Group Director of Urgent Care will be required to act autonomously, provide comprehensive and expert advice and make clear decisions based on the challenges presented to them which will vary on a programme specific basis. The postholder will take a strategic and operational lead role where required in the implementation of the corporate agenda.

Working for your organisation –
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026