Interim Divisional Director – Medicine

First Clinical Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a leader for the Medicine Division to manage services, achieve operational targets, and ensure compliance with healthcare standards. The ideal candidate will empower staff, oversee financial performance, and drive strategic changes for operational excellence. This role is critical for improving patient care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership with full managerial responsibility for the Medicine Division.
• Ensure the delivery of operational and performance targets.
• Work closely with Divisional teams for service integration.
• Deliver all clinical and technical services per relevant standards.
• Empower staff to deliver excellent patient-centred care.
• Accountable for financial performance within budget constraints.
• Drive operational excellence and effective change management.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and have full managerial responsibility for the Medicine Division, developing a culture which ensures the safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient/client care.
• Delivery of the Division’s operational and performance targets, the achievement of local and national standards, human resources, quality and governance targets.
• Along with the Divisional Clinical Director and Director of Nursing will work closely with other Divisional teams to ensure optimum performance, service integration and contribute to the development of services within the local health economy.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of all clinical and technical services within the Medicine Division, in line with relevant standards including but not limited to CQC, NHSLA and other DoH standards.
• Provide leadership to, and in conjunction with the triumvirate relations with DCD and DDN have full managerial responsibility for the Division, including day-to-day management of the Divisional Management Team and line management of the Directorate teams, empowering and inspiring staff to deliver excellent patient centred care.
• Accountable for the financial performance of the Division, ensuring required activity is delivered within budgetary constraints and cost improvement plans.
• Develop the leadership, managerial and business capability at all management levels to bring about effective sustained change and drive operational excellence, supporting the delivery of a High Performing Management System.