Job Description

Divisional Managing Director

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool FY3 8NR

Salary: 100,000 to 200,000 a year Closing date: 14 November 2025
Zoe Wilson: 01253952460

Divisional Managing Director

The closing date is 14 November 2025

Job summary

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:

1. Neighbourhood Care

2. Medicine and Emergency Care

3. 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 bethe 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 description

Job responsibilities

Please see and Person Specification for full details .

For more information about the role, please contact Janet Barnsley , Chief Operating

Officer.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

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
Desirable

Additional Postgraduate management qualification Evidence of large scale service improvement and/or Quality Improvement
qualifications such as QSIR

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

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

Essential

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

Influencing/negotiating skills Excellent interpersonal skills Patient focused and service orientated Advances IT skills 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

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 100,000.00-200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Sick pay
Education:

Master's (preferred)
Work Location: In person

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