Job summary
This post is Band 9 subject to AfC job matching
The Divisional Director will work with the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) and Divisional Head of Nursing (DHoN) to lead the division. Although the Divisional Director is the lead for the Division, the other senior staff are expected to take joint accountability for the Division, including the delivery of agreed local and national quality and performance standards within budgetary and resource availability.The Divisional Director will also have responsibility for the strategic development of clinical services within the division and, with colleagues, the delivery of that strategy. The Divisional Director will ensure that services adopt a continuous improvement approach and that the CARES+ methodology is embedded within the Division.
Together with the DDO and DHoN, the DD will provide clinical leadership to the division, ensuring that all clinical staff are aligned with the Division's and Trust's objectives and are working in effective multidisciplinary and multiprofessional teams.The divisional director will ensure that robust systems for clinical governance are implemented and maintained for all services.
Main duties of the job
1. Responsibilities and key result areas to include:
Clinical Leadership
- Take responsibility for clinical leadership within the division at all levels and within all services.
- Embedding effective systems of job planning, objective setting, and appraisals.
- Support the Development of other clinical leads in the division, including clinical directors and service leads.
Strategy and Service Planning
- In partnership with colleagues:
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- Ensure there is a strategic plan for the Division and each service/specialty therein.
- Ensure that there is robust annual business planning as part of the Trust annual business planning cycle.
- Agree on objectives for the Division that support the achievement of the division's plans and strategy.
- Ensure the embedding of an improvement culture within the division, with improvement plans underpinning service change.
- Represent the Trust at relevant external strategic meetings, as agreed with the Chief Medical Officer and COO.
Operational Management
- In partnership with the triumvirate.
- Ensure that appropriate systems are in place for the effective delivery of patient care within the division.
- Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to support research, innovation, and education.
- Ensure the effective implementation of the Trust policies, procedures, and standards.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Corporate and Clinical Governance
- Ensure that the Division has robust structures that enable good corporate and clinical governance.
- Chair the Divisional Management Board and be a key participant in the Divisional Governance meeting.
- Ensure Divisional compliance with national requirements, including the Care Quality Commission registration.
- Work within the provisions of the Trusts standing financial instructions and ensure that the highest standards of probity are maintained.
- Ensure that complaints and incidents are appropriately managed and responded to.
- Ensure that the Division has an ethos of learning with robust processes in place to learn from incidents, complaints, mortality, and claims.
- Ensure that the voice of the patient is heard in all forums and work.
- Ensure that the Division has a robust mechanism for the identification and management of risk in line with Trust policy.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities attached on Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
Corporate and Clinical Governance
- Ensure that the Division has robust structures that enable good corporate and clinical governance.
- Chair the Divisional Management Board and be a key participant in the Divisional Governance meeting.
- Ensure Divisional compliance with national requirements, including the Care Quality Commission registration.
- Work within the provisions of the Trusts standing financial instructions and ensure that the highest standards of probity are maintained.
- Ensure that complaints and incidents are appropriately managed and responded to.
- Ensure that the Division has an ethos of learning with robust processes in place to learn from incidents, complaints, mortality, and claims.
- Ensure that the voice of the patient is heard in all forums and work.
- Ensure that the Division has a robust mechanism for the identification and management of risk in line with Trust policy.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities attached on Trac
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Consultant with licence to practice in good standing with or Senior Clinical Professional in good standing with their Professional Body
- Experience of working within the NHS, preferably in an acute Trust
- Experience of managing clinical services
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent postgraduate experience or development
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies
- Have a good knowledge of quality assurance
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Consultant with licence to practice in good standing with or Senior Clinical Professional in good standing with their Professional Body
- Experience of working within the NHS, preferably in an acute Trust
- Experience of managing clinical services
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent postgraduate experience or development
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies
- Have a good knowledge of quality assurance
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
