Job overview

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) was formed in 2021 from Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital. We employ 11,000 people who deliver high quality services to the population of Northamptonshire and beyond and our combined income is £1 billion.

We are on an exciting journey of transformation and there are a number of roles within the Group Medical Directors Office that have recently been developed to support with enhancing and developing the Medical Leadership across UHN.  Our Senior Medical Team will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare at UHN.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for providing operational and 
strategic business planning and leadership to ensure that the Division provides high quality patient care, achieves its performance objectives, and has a positive and empowering culture.

The post holder will be working in an Acute Teaching Hospital and must be able to demonstrate significant experience in Medical Management; a track record of dynamic and innovative leadership; be comfortable working with complexity; and have experience of working across service boundaries.

You will be accountable to the Medical Director for providing senior operational and strategic leadership and will:

• Be accountable for the operational performance and strategic development of the services within the Division. 
•  Lead across multi-professional colleagues in Division.
   Have joint responsibility with the other Divisional Clinical Directors and Executive Team for driving forward  programs of work and service direction.
• Work closely with the Executive Directors as part of the UHN Executive board to shape and implement the corporate objectives for UHN.
• Lead on and ensure strategic alignment across sites, working in partnership with other Divisional Clinical Directors and the wider health and social care system.
• Have an external focus to facilitate greater working across the Health & Social Care Community.

You will be expected to embody UHN’s values and be a visible role model in your leadership behaviours and actions.

Working for our organisation

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.