Deputy Director - Cancer Services | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £103,102 - £117,560 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2026 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7982995/282-C1475 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Divisional Director post in Cancer Services. Cover is required for 18 months which can be via a fixed term contract or secondment. This role will work in conjunction with the Divisional Management teams to collectively ensure delivery of the organisational strategy, operational planning and financial performance of the Divisions.
We are looking for a credible and influential leader. You will demonstrate strong, consistent and effective leadership, enabling delivery of high-quality patient care within available resources. You should possess a proven track record of achievement in all areas of leadership and experience of significant staff and budgetary management. You should be results-driven, have led complex change initiatives and have a record of helping services and staff excel in their levels of performance.
Central to these roles is the ongoing engagement of clinical managers in a complex, specialist environment to collaboratively deliver annual business planning, ensuring sufficient capacity and capability to deliver both local and national priorities in addition to supporting the Trust to deliver the research and private care agendas. The post holder will also play a pivotal and proactive role in exploration of new strategic opportunities and alternative models of service delivery across both the Chelsea and Sutton sites and our wider network.
The post holder will support the Director of Operations, Divisional Medical Director and Divisional Nurse Directors with the strategic and operational management of the Cancer Services Division. The post holder will lead on financial and performance improvement initiatives as well as take a lead on project development and service improvement within the Division. The Cancer Services Division in structured into three Clinical Business Units each supported by a General Manager, Deputy Medical Director and Matrons:
Cancer Services is organised across 3 Clinical Business Units (CBUs):
• CBU1: Breast, Plastics, Lung, Acute Oncology Service (AOS), Kingston Partnership, Joint Thoracic Service (JTS) and also leads on all Resident Doctors, Medical Secretaries, Medical Day units and Home Care
• CBU2: Haematology, Head & Neck and Thyroid, Neuro-oncology, Children & Young People, Sarcoma and Renal Melanoma and also leads on the ambulatory and ward areas for Children and Young People and Haematology
• CBU3: GI, Gynaecology and Urology and also leads on all solid tumour ward across both sites
The post holder will deputise for the Director of Operations, Cancer Services. The post holder will have responsibility with key stakeholders for the development and implementation of service provision, research and education programmes.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Sepcification
The Deputy Divisional Director posts will deputise for the Director of Operations when required.
Strategic and Operational Management
• Ensure that effective operational management arrangements are in place, ensuring:
- Delivery of efficient and productive work processes and systems to meet/exceed local /national targets
- Ensuring cohesive working practices within the division and in collaboration with the other Divisions of the Trust.
• Ensure business objectives are met, including those derived from local SLAs and Trust Business Plan
• Ensure Cancer Services is able to meet all national and local performance standards taking corrective action where necessary.
Service Planning and Finance
• Plan specialist service bids and business cases in conjunction with multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and Finance and submit in line with the Trust/external requirements
• To work with finance, the Clinical Business Units and other providers to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are effectively implemented and managed
Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Provide service lead for clinical records management and ensure that statutory and Trust requirements for record keeping are met.
• Lead on complaints with the General Managers who will, co-ordinate and or draft responses and devise remedial action plans where appropriate
• Ensure SUIs are investigated, oversee the implementation of corrective action plans and carry out statutory reporting of radiation and other incidents
Education and development
• Undertake annual appraisals of direct line reports within Cancer Services and ensure that a cascade system is implemented for other staff and teams
• Ensure that all staff have objectives and personal development plans linked to the needs of the Trust, the department and the individual.
• Maintain mandatory/ non mandatory training and continuing professional development to meet the requirements of the Trust and Health Professions Council
Education and development
• Undertake annual appraisals of direct line reports within Cancer Services and ensure that a cascade system is implemented for other staff and teams
• Ensure that all staff have objectives and personal development plans linked to the needs of the Trust, the department and the individual
• Maintain mandatory/ non mandatory training and continuing professional development to meet the requirements of the Trust and Health Professions Council
This advert closes on Friday 22 May 2026
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