Non Clinical - Deputy Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine and Emergency Care - Internal Only

  • Department Unscheduled Care Management Team (RSH)
  • Salary £79,504.00 – £91,609 per annum
  • Closing Date 09/06/2026
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c
  • Job ref 223-DDD-454
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5

Job overview

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Medicine and Emergency Care Division as we continue our journey of transformation and innovation. Working in partnership with our existing Deputy Divisional Director you will provide senior leadership to the Medicine side of the Division and will be responsible for leading and delivering transformational change across the medicine portfolio.

We are a friendly, innovative and delivery focussed team working across the two main sites within the Trust at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

You will work with our internal and system partners utilising your extensive collaborative and influencing skills to deliver the business as usual and lead the implementation of major projects and improvement programmes. This will include delivering a comprehensive transformational change programme across our outpatient services.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the MEC leadership team, the post holder will play a key role in decision making within the Division. You will work with internal and system partners to support the implementation of major transformation projects and provide support for projects by creating business cases, plans and assurance as required.   

Leading the MEC Medicine Centre Leadership Teams and working with SaTH Divisional Colleagues,  Corporate Services, Executive Team and STW System partners you will play a crucial role in developing the maturity and visibility of the progress of MEC transformation programmes.   

Working for your organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales.  

This is a fantastic time to be joining our team and helping shape the future success of MEC. The successful candidate will contribute to key strategic developments for the benefit of the residents of Shropshire and mid-Wales; they will have an innovative and persuasive approach, experienced in creating the business case and project plans for approved schemes.

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team —  clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising  individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a  meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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