Head of Diagnostics

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced operational leader to become Head of Diagnostics, overseeing Diagnostic Physiology and Medical Photography across Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex University Hospital. This senior role drives transformation and service improvement across complex healthcare science services.

The successful candidate will bring strong financial acumen, strategic vision, and a compassionate leadership style, while balancing

Qualifications

• Visible and credible senior leadership.
• Strong operational management and grip.
• Detailed understanding of NHS performance and diagnostic pathways.
• Ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary healthcare science services.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness.
• Confidence managing significant performance, workforce and clinical risks.
• Evidence of delivering transformation and service improvement.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use demand and capacity information to drive decisions.
• Experience of workforce redesign and organisational change.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• A compassionate and inclusive leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Lead diagnostic physiology and medical photography services across two hospital sites.
• Shape and transform a diverse portfolio of healthcare science services.
• Operate strategically while overseeing day-to-day operations.
• Manage performance, workforce and clinical risks with a focus on safety and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

NHS performance understanding

Healthcare science leadership

Financial and commercial awareness

Risk management

Transformation and service improvement

Analytical and problem solving

Demand and capacity management

Workforce redesign and change

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Modalities expertise

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced operational leader to join the Clinical Support Services Division of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the role of Head of Diagnostics. This role will be cross-site, with time to be spent at both of the Trust's hospitals.

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and compassionate senior operational leader to lead our Diagnostic Physiology and Medical Photography services across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital. This is a key leadership position within Diagnostic physiology and medical photography, providing the opportunity to shape and transform a diverse portfolio of healthcare science services at a time of significant development, increasing demand and service transformation.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected To Demonstrate

• Visible and credible senior leadership
• Strong operational management and grip
• A detailed understanding of NHS performance and diagnostic pathways
• Ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary healthcare science services
• Strong financial and commercial awareness
• Confidence managing significant performance, workforce and clinical risks
• Evidence of delivering transformation and service improvement
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to use demand and capacity information to drive decisions
• Experience of workforce redesign and organisational change
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills
• A compassionate and inclusive leadership style
• Ability to operate strategically while retaining oversight of operational delivery
• Understand the complexity and challenges of physiological sciences modalities:
  • Cardiology diagnostics including echocardiography/ECG
  • Medical photography
  • Neurophysiology
  • Respiratory physiology including ung function
  • DM01 PTL management

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lara Lopes Job title: General Manager - Imaging & Diagnostics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07876283737