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Divisional Managing Director
The closing date is 14 November 2025
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking three highly motivated, visionary, and business-focused leaders to take on the newly created roles of Divisional Managing Director, leading one of our three Clinical Divisions:
* Neighbourhood Care
* Medicine and Emergency Care
* Surgery, Women's and Children's
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of care delivery across a diverse and complex population. As a senior leader, you will drive a purposeful and transformational agenda within our Divisions and will have a key focus on delivery of our performance improvement agenda including urgent and emergency care improvement, elective recovery & community integration and diagnostics, while ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-centred services.
You will work directly with our chief Operating Officer and alongside the wider Executive Team to design and execute Trust-wide strategies that deliver meaningful change and outstanding patient outcomes. This role is open to candidates from clinical, medical, or operational backgrounds who meet the criteria and share our commitment to excellence, inclusion, and innovation.
Please indicate in your application if you have a preference and experience for specific Clinical Division(s) or wish to be considered for all three.
Main duties of the job
The Divisional Managing Director will be the single accountable officer for the Division, and will lead the Divisional quadrumvirate – comprising the Divisional Director of Nursing (DDoN), Divisional Director of Operations (DDoP), and Divisional Clinical Director (DCD). You will be responsible for the strategic, operational, and clinical delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services.
As a key member of the Trust's executive team, you will provide dynamic leadership and governance across all areas of the Division, ensuring that quality, safety, patient experience, performance, financial sustainability, and workforce objectives are consistently met. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of services, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, clinical governance standards, and performance targets, in line with national requirements and Trust strategy. You will bring a deep understanding of clinical, operational, and financial priorities, and foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
As a champion for your staff and services, you will ensure equity, respect, and visibility across the Division. As a senior leader within the Trust, you will contribute to corporate leadership and may be required to take responsibility for Trust-wide issues beyond your immediate remit to support shared organisational objectives.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of over 352,000 residents and welcomes around 18 million visitors annually to the Fylde Coast. As a large teaching hospital and integrated provider of acute and community services, we operate at scale and complexity, with a workforce of over 7,500 dedicated professionals.
We are currently refreshing our Trust strategy, setting out how we will transform and improve as an organisation to drive sustainable change and deliver the NHS vision of excellent patient care. This is a pivotal stage in our transformation journey, and this role offers the chance to be part of a leadership team committed to driving sustainable change and delivering exceptional care.
At Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a positive, inclusive, and values-driven culture. We recognise that our greatest asset is our people, and we are looking for leaders who embody our core values – Caring, Safe, Respectful – and who are passionate about creating a culture of excellence, compassion, and continuous improvement.
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
For more information about the role, please contact Janet Barnsley, Chief Operating Officer.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Masters level qualification in related subject / working towards or portfolio of evidence working at that level.
* Evidence of attendance on a leadership programme
* Evidence of continues professional development
* Evidence of large scale service improvement and/or Quality Improvement qualifications such as QSIR
Experience and Knowledge
* Experience at senior management level for operational or clinical management in complex health/social care setting (service director or equivalent) of at least 5 years
* Substantial clinical and managerial knowledge and experience, relevant to this post, at minimum of divisional level with a track record of achievement of objectives.
* Demonstration of sound financial management and delivery of productivity & efficiency
* Experience and evidence of delivering high standards of performance to achieve national and local targets within a complex healthcare setting
* Knowledge and understanding of strategic context for healthcare delivery within the NHS with operational experience of leading regulatory reviews
* Experience advising Boards on strategic service delivery options
* Experience of managing and mitigating risk
* Experience of business planning in complex organisations, preferably in a healthcare setting
* Experience of complex finance and budgetary management
* Experience of managing large-scale change in a complex environment
* Experience of managing risk and governance, patient experience and supporting the quality and safety agenda
* Experience of dealing with difficult situations including the resolution of conflict and influencing others to accept demanding outcomes
* Experience of delivering efficiency and productivity targets at operational level
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing effective partnerships
* Experience of working effectively in partnership with other organisations
* Evidence of working at national or regional level
Skills and Ability
* Strategic and operational leadership skills
* Understanding of the work and priorities of an NHS foundation trust and an excellent grasp of current policy direction in respect of all its health and social care services
* Solid understanding of all governance issues
* Extensive knowledge of all aspects of patient safety and quality
* Knowledge and understanding of NHS regulatory bodies
* Highly developed operational management skills
* Highly developed operational performance improvement skills
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships across and between a variety of diverse interest groups, and the ability to communicate effectively where there may be significant barriers to acceptance
* Proven visionary leadership / ability to set out a clear vision for services, to persuade others of the benefits and requirements of the plan for the future, and overcome obstacles
* Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
* High level of work organisation, self‑motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
* Ability to anticipate and plan for change
* Demonstrate an ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
* Ability to present all work in a clear and concise manner appropriate to the target audience
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Patient focused and service orientated
* Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
* Patient and staff focussed
* Committed to the positive leadership and development of both clinical and operational staff
* Professional maturity
* Able to work collaboratively and strategically
* Car driver, or ability to travel and access all services
* Travelling between working at different locations, locally, regionally and nationally will be required
* Able to work out of hours, across seven day working as required and the willingness to work anywhere in the Trust and to travel, on occasions, within the region and nationally
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Trustwide – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary range
£100-£125k per annum - VSM
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full‑time
Reference number
382-COR38-25-A
Job locations
Trustwide – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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