Job overview
We are offering two challenging and exciting opportunities for medical leaders following the Divisional consultation and re-structure undertaken over the summer. From 1 January, the Royal London & Mile End Hospital Executive will include 4 Divisions as:
1. Surgery
2. Medicine
3. (Children's & Maternity) - a new name TBC
4. ECAT (now including Imaging)
The Integrated Care Services Division has been disestablished, and Women's & Outpatients aligned to new reporting structures. We have Divisional Directors in role for Medicine (Raj Thuraisingham) & [Children's & Maternity] (Vadivelam Murthy, after a selection process arising from the consultation).
Main duties of the job
We will move to a new model of Divisional leadership, where we appoint equivalent triumvirate roles as the Divisional Associate Medical Director, the Divisional Associate Director of Nursing and the Divisional Director of Operations. We will then manage a process where the Divisional Director, a Hospital Board role, is selected from these three roles. All Divisional Director roles will move towards this over time.
Today, we are seeking two Divisional Associate Medical Directors, one for Surgery and one for ECAT (following Nick Bunker & Mark Blunden completing their terms). Please find the job description attached. If you are interested, please reach out to Neil Ashman () or Malik Ramadhan () for a conversation.
Applications/Expressions of Interest for the posts will close on Wednesday 3rd December 2025.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
Please view the attachment below.
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Working at a Consultant level for a significant number of years
6. Experience of leadership and management
7. Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
8. A record of partnership working
9. Track record of innovation
10. Track record of managing and developing staff
11. Track record of addressing poor performance
12. Track record of achieving financial targets
Desirable criteria
13. Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
14. Whilst experience of Hospital management is desirable, this role offers an opportunity to build on and develop this skill if required
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Demonstrable leadership skills
16. Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
17. Ability to define and implement policy development at directorate level
18. Communication skills, verbal and written Interpersonal skills, able to influence and motivate
19. Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
20. Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies with a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
21. Medical graduate
22. Post graduate medical qualifications
23. Unblemished registration with GMC
24. Postgraduate qualifications in either medical education or clinical governance
25. Employed substantively in clinical practice within Barts Health NHS Trust
26. Evidence of continuing professional development
27. A good understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
28. An understanding of the healthcare issues in East London
29. A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning
30. Knowledge of the Trust priorities
Attitudes and Values
Essential criteria
31. Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust
32. Acts as a role model for senior as well as more junior colleagues
33. Team player, able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem solving and decision making
34. Motived for the role
35. Provide a role model for clinical leaders