Divisional Director in Surgery

Posting date:	05 March 2026
Salary:	£109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£109725.00 - £145478.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	29 March 2026
Location:	London, E11 1NR
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9259-26-0380

Summary

You will take day-to-day responsibility and accountability for the Division and with the triumvirate management team performance manage the Divisional teams. You will need significant experience in both emergency and elective care as you will lead the delivery of national and local targets to ensure they are achieved across a wide range of services. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record, leadership skills and expertise with a strong values based approach. Also highly developed interpersonal skills, the ability to establish strong links with the wider health and social care community by securing their involvement in the effective delivery of services and a strong knowledge of service improvement methodologies and keep these at the forefront of service developments. This is an exciting time to join the team at Whipps Cross University. The hospital is currently being planned for redevelopment of a new Whipps Cross Hospital. The redevelopment plans aim to transform the local area, creating a new, state-of-the-art NHS hospital, with improved access to the site and new green spaces, re-establishing its connection to the surrounding forest. The post-holder will have an opportunity, alongside wider divisional stakeholders to play an important role in the planning and operationalising of these plans of the coming five years. Strategically, the Divisional Director will have a key enabling role in aligning site operational priorities with the ambition and vision of the Clinical Boards and Networks. The Divisional Director will be responsible for a divisional management team and will demonstrate the Trusts WeCare Values, whilst embedding them within their division.