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Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine & Emergency Care

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

West Bromwich, B71 4HJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

9 October 2026

10 days left

Job description

Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine & Emergency Care Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Shape the future of urgent, emergency, and medica...

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide visible and inspirational leadership across the Division, with responsibility for:

  • Delivering high-quality, patient-centred services that achieve national, regional, and local performance standards.
  • Leading operational performance, service transformation, and continuous improvement programmes.
  • Ensuring robust financial stewardship and delivery of agreed financial plans.
  • Driving improvements in productivity, patient flow, quality, and patient experience.
  • Developing strong clinical and operational partnerships across the Trust and wider health and care system.
  • Leading and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams through a culture of inclusion, innovation, and accountability.
  • Contributing to corporate leadership and the achievement of Trust-wide objectives.

At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, we are proud of our people, our communities, and our ambition. Following the opening of the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and our ongoing programme of service transformation, there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on services that care for thousands of patients every day, while helping shape the future of healthcare delivery across our organisation and wider system.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant recent experience of Divisional management at a senior level in the NHS with, responsibility for operational matters, including clinical quality staff management, budgetary responsibility, performance targets, waiting list management, discharge arrangements.

Desirable: - A relevant clinical background

Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to degree level or equivalent.; - Management qualification, MBA or equivalent.

Desirable: - ECDL or equivalent Microsoft Office training/ expertise

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

18 September 2026

Last checked

22 September 2026

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About the employer

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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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