Employer: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £88,168 - £101,677 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/06/2025 23:59
Associate Director Cancer & Diagnostics and Elective Access
NHS AfC: Band 8d
Job overview
Are you a dynamic and experienced healthcare leader ready to make a significant impact? Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional, outcome-focused operational leader with good knowledge of acute healthcare services. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership skills within Cancer & Diagnostics and deliver improvements in elective care performance to support better patient outcomes and experience.
This pivotal role involves working closely with the Divisional Director for Cancer & Diagnostics, leading the operational delivery of elective and cancer care standards, diagnostics, and outpatient services. You will deputise for the Divisional Director and represent the Trust at internal and external forums, including ICS and national meetings.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities and outcomes include:
1. Lead and manage the Trust’s Referral to Treatment (RTT), Cancer Elective Access, and Outpatient Booking teams.
2. Drive Trust-wide performance improvement across elective and cancer pathways.
3. Support strategic planning and transformation aligned with Trust objectives.
4. Oversee delivery of national access standards and performance frameworks.
5. Collaborate with clinical and corporate teams to enhance service quality and efficiency.
6. Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and patient-centred care.
The successful candidate will possess and be able to demonstrate:
* Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
* Proven leadership in RTT and non-RTT pathways.
* Strong financial, operational, and performance management skills.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Working for our organisation
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon residents, including major towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill, serving over 535,000 people. Our services include acute, complex, outpatient, and diagnostic services. In 2019, the Care Quality Commission rated us ‘Outstanding’. We are one of the best-performing Trusts in England, with numerous awards and recognitions including:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the Year 2021
* National Patient Safety Awards winner
* Top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
* Highest staff engagement scores among comparable acute trusts
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please read the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Criteria
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification
Additional information
Our NHS Trust operates 24/7, 365 days a year. Roles may involve working on a shift basis. We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We support applicants throughout the process and can make reasonable adjustments.
Successful candidates will start at the first pay step within the band, with progression according to NHS AfC terms. Part-time roles are paid pro-rata.
Note: High application volumes may lead to early closing. Apply promptly.
We are committed to environmental sustainability, with initiatives like recycled uniforms, renewable electricity, and tree planting. Read our Green Plan here.
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This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
Name: Daniel Camp
Job title: Divisional Director - C&D and WACH
Email: daniel.camp1@nhs.net
Telephone: 01737 768511
Additional info via: Mary Parsonage, Divisional Co-ordinator, 01737 768511 Ext 6684
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