Operational Lead Theatres and Critical Care | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare trust in Greater London is seeking an Operational Lead to manage clinical services across various hospital and community sites. The role requires a skilled manager with experience in surgery, capable of ensuring high-quality patient care while driving service efficiency and financial performance. This opportunity also involves teamwork and leadership across diverse clinical areas. The position is critical for maintaining and improving the delivery of health services.

Qualifications

• Skilled manager with experience in surgical services.
• Ability to lead complex teams effectively.
• Knowledge in financial management and resource deployment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective delivery of clinical services and strategic planning.
• Manage financial and quality performance across clinical services.
• Lead service development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job description

Overview

This secondment for Operational Lead is a good opportunity for a skilled manager to take a step up and gain experience in the busy world of Surgery. With services to manage across a wide range of areas including Theatres, Pre-Operative Assessment, Recovery, PACU (Post Anaesthesia Care Unit) and Critical Care, there are multiple areas for the individual stepping into this post to make a positive impact and demonstrate their ability to lead complex teams.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the operational delivery of performance and governance for a large portfolio of clinical services. The services may run across both hospital and community sites and cover services within and out of the hospital setting of care.

Lead Theatres & Critical care directorate teams to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high-quality patient centred services, strategic planning, service development and change programmes, driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of staff and patient satisfaction.

Responsible for providing a key leadership role in all the delivery of financial, quality, performance, local and national productivity, and workforce targets, as agreed through business planning, appraisal, and personal development processes.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls to assure delivery of financial management and the deployment of resources in line with the Trust’s financial plan and in accordance the Trust’s financial governance requirements. This will include delivering contracted activity levels and managing related pay and non-pay expenditure within agreed budgets, achieving required levels of cost improvement and underpinning service line profitability.

Lead the development and delivery of the business plan to ensure continuous service improvement, quality, and financial efficiency. Lead on specific divisional or cross Trust projects as required.

About LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Closing

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Sep 2025