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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a visionary Group Deputy Chief Executive to lead transformative healthcare delivery. This role focuses on driving strategic performance, championing innovation, and inspiring a workforce of 17,000, ensuring sustainable organizational growth and operational excellence.
Qualifications
- Experience of setting a compelling vision and shaping long-term strategy.
- Demonstrated success in leading large-scale transformation programmes.
Responsibilities
- Drive strategic alignment across improvement, performance, and digital services.
- Lead a Group-wide portfolio of transformation programmes.
Skills
Leadership
Organisational transformation
Education
Master's level education in health management
Continuing professional development relevant to executive leadership
Job description
Job Summary
We are seeking an outstanding and visionary leader to join our Executive team as Group Deputy Chief Executive (GDCEO)--a unique opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare delivery across our Group. In this pivotal role, you will drive strategic alignment across improvement, performance, programme delivery, and digital services, creating the synergy required to lead radical transformation at pace and scale.
The GDCEO is not only central to the success of our organisation today, but is also designed to equip you with the breadth of experience, leadership insight, and strategic perspective needed to become a Chief Executive in the future.
As GDCEO, you will be at the forefront of reimagining how our Group operates--working alongside the Chief Executive, Managing Directors, and system partners to deliver a step-change in clinical outcomes, financial sustainability, and organisational efficiency. You will lead a Group-wide portfolio of transformation programmes, champion the digital evolution of our services, embed a culture of continuous improvement among our 17,000 staff, and ensure performance insight directly informs operational excellence. From driving our financial recovery agenda to shaping a compelling long-term strategy, your leadership will be critical in turning vision into tangible results.
Main duties of the job
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
About Us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group 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.
Details
Date posted
02 June 2025
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£180,000 to £215,000 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-7215961-DE
Job locations
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
We are seeking an outstanding and visionary leader to join our Executive team as Group Deputy Chief Executive (GDCEO)--a unique opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare delivery across our Group. In this pivotal role, you will drive strategic alignment across improvement, performance, programme delivery, and digital services, creating the synergy required to lead radical transformation at pace and scale.
The GDCEO is not only central to the success of our organisation today, but is also designed to equip you with the breadth of experience, leadership insight, and strategic perspective needed to become a Chief Executive in the future.
As GDCEO, you will be at the forefront of reimagining how our Group operates--working alongside the Chief Executive, Managing Directors, and system partners to deliver a step-change in clinical outcomes, financial sustainability, and organisational efficiency. You will lead a Group-wide portfolio of transformation programmes, champion the digital evolution of our services, embed a culture of continuous improvement among our 17,000 staff, and ensure performance insight directly informs operational excellence. From driving our financial recovery agenda to shaping a compelling long-term strategy, your leadership will be critical in turning vision into tangible results.
Main duties of the job
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
About Us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group 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.
Details
Date posted
02 June 2025
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£180,000 to £215,000 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-7215961-DE
Job locations
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the candidate information pack attached for full information on the main duties of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of setting a compelling vision and shaping long-term strategy to drive sustainability, organisational transformation, and long-term success
- Demonstrated success in leading large-scale transformation programmes, delivering measurable clinical and financial outcomes
Essential
- Ability to operate in a matrixed, multi-site organisational structure
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience in health management
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to executive leadership
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience in health management
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to executive leadership
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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