Strategic Clinical Transformation Director - BSW Hospitals Group

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in Salisbury is seeking a Strategic Clinical Transformation Director to lead the development of a unified clinical strategy. This role involves fostering collaboration among clinical leaders and addressing clinical service challenges across the BSW Hospitals Group. Candidates should have extensive senior clinical leadership experience and a proven track record in clinical transformation. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays

Access to a health and wellbeing program

Exclusive discounts on everyday purchases

Opportunities for ongoing learning

Qualifications

• Must have extensive knowledge of specialist areas.
• Demonstrable track record in leading strategic clinical transformation.
• Experience in complex NHS environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a cohesive Group-wide clinical strategy.
• Lead efforts for service stabilization across the Group.
• Foster collaboration among clinical leaders to establish shared priorities.

Skills

Senior clinical leadership experience

Expertise in clinical governance

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Education

Masters level education or equivalent

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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

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12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Strategic Clinical Transformation Director - BSW Hospitals Group

* please note by submitting your application you are in agreement to transfer your application to The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for management once the advert has closed.

BSW Hospitals Group is seeking to appoint an experienced and forward-thinking senior clinical leader to the role of Strategic Clinical Transformation Director, supporting the successful transition of the BSW Hospitals Group into a unified clinical model.

The role will lead on the development of a unified clinical strategy for the Group and will lead the development and delivery of service reconfiguration as well as to address fragile clinical services across the Group. The role will play a critical role in convening clinical leaders across the Group to drive consensus and alignment. Acting as the senior-most clinical strategist, the postholder will drive consistency, alignment, and innovation across sites, fostering a joined-up approach to clinical excellence while strengthening system-wide collaboration.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the BSW Hospitals Group, and working in close collaboration with executive and clinical colleagues, the Strategic Clinical Transformation Director will play an instrumental role in enabling clinical transformation and fostering cross-organisational learning across:

• Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
• Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a cohesive Group-wide clinical strategy that promotes consistency, innovation, and excellence in care delivery.
• Service Stabilisation: Lead efforts to address and support fragile clinical services, ensuring sustainability and resilience across the Group.
• Clinical Engagement and Alignment: Convene clinical leaders across all sites to build consensus, foster collaboration, and establish shared priorities.
• Transformation and Learning: Champion system-wide transformation by enabling cross-organisational learning and best-practice sharing.
• Service Redesign – Lead the development of clinical service redesign and service reconfiguration

Working for our organisation

Applicants should bring:

• Extensive senior clinical leadership experience within complex NHS environments such as previous experience operating at Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) or equivalent roles.
• A demonstrable track record of leading strategic clinical transformation at scale across multidisciplinary teams.
• Expertise in clinical governance, service design, and change management.
• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to unify diverse teams and stakeholders behind a shared vision

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Strategic Clinical Transformation Director, BSW Hospitals Group (“the Group”), will provide senior clinical leadership across the Group, supporting the development and delivery of a Group Clinical Strategy that drives transformation in line with the 10-Year Plan, improves patient outcomes and supports high-quality patient care.

Please see attached job description

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Clinical registration and experience across a wide range of services
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Member of relevant professional body

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
• Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care, Regional and National teams and individual provider and commissioning organisations

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.