Overview
Two Hospital Site Managing Directors - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. Humber Health Partnership is seeking to strengthen leadership to drive improvement across its five hospitals. The Trust wishes to appoint two Hospital Site Managing Directors, one for Hull University Teaching Hospitals and one for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals. These posts report to the Group Chief Delivery Officer and are part of Humber Health Partnership's senior leadership team.
The roles will have responsibility for the day-to-day running of the hospitals, ensuring the delivery of high quality care for patients and the communities served. Successful applicants will currently be working at Board level in a large acute provider or at regional or national level. Interviews week commencing: 30 March 2026.
Main duties of the job
The Hospital Site Managing Directors will be responsible for leadership and management of their respective hospitals, including patient safety, clinical and operational performance, financial management and workforce. The position will play a key role in implementing the organisation’s improvement plan, harnessing clinical staff skills to drive it forward and ensuring patient safety and care are at the heart of all services delivered.
Through excellent leadership, the Hospital Site Managing Directors will enable delivery of high quality care in line with the organisation’s values and behaviours. This includes providing a safe patient experience and the best possible outcomes within available resources. The postholders and their senior leadership teams will work closely with primary care colleagues and local councils, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning and leading service innovation and transformation in collaboration with clinical teams.
About Us
Our Group is one of the largest in the NHS, with a budget of over £1.6 billion and 19,000 staff. It comprises Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG). We serve around 1,500,000 people and operate five main hospital sites: Castle Hill Hospital; Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital; Goole and District Hospital; Hull Royal Infirmary and Scunthorpe General Hospital. Community services include district nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry and specialist dental services. We see well over a million patients each year, with approximately 356,700 ED attendances, 155,000 hospital admissions and over 1.3 million outpatient appointments. We deliver around 8,100 babies annually and provide community care to patients at home.
Details
Date posted: 19 February 2026
Pay scheme: Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary: £122,832 to £150,749 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 356-26-7821193
Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary / Diana Princess of Wales Hospital; Hull / Scunthorpe; HU3 2JZ
Job Description and Responsibilities
Job responsibilities: There is an attached job description and person specification detailing the role. To apply, please send a covering letter outlining suitability for the role and a CV to Melanie Bunyan, Group Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment.
Person Specification
Essential – Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Currently working at Board level within an acute provider or at a regional or national level
* Experience of increasing staff engagement and motivation to improve performance
* Proven outcomes in leading services and/or transformational change, including system redesign to reduce clinical risk and assure high standards of delivery
* Experience of managing complex problems to successful solutions in fast-moving environments
* Demonstrable track record of sound financial and operational performance improvement
* Demonstrable experience of working between Board and Ward with credibility at all levels
Essential – Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Ability to foster multi-professional teamwork and problem solving
* Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to engage others in the vision
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written
Other Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years; adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer details
Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Hull Royal Infirmary / Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Hull / Scunthorpe, HU3 2JZ
Employer's website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/
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