Divisional Director of Operations - Planned Care
The closing date is 23 February 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Divisional Director of Operations - Planned Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Divisional Operations Director will work closely with Divisional Director of Nursing, and the Divisional Medical Director, you will be responsible for ensuring effective day-to-day operational management of the division.
The post holder will operate independently, taking responsibility for the daily senior management of operations, patient flow and the division's performance including the delivery of performance standards, activity and CIPs. You will ensure that operational performance is optimised, and our services are engaged in continuous quality improvement, innovation and transformation.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced individual, with a demonstrate track record in operational delivery. You will have the ability to push the boundaries or innovation and quality of care, working in partnership with colleagues across the Trust and in our partner organisations.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide senior, strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership for operations across the Division.
Be accountable for delivering high quality, high performing services, within budget.
Provide clinical leadership that inspires motivates and empowers within the Division,
Ensure the development and effective implementation of both national and local strategies and the achievement of service objectives within available resources.
To promote quality, innovation, productivity and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models to improve value for money.
Ensure the Trust's objectives and patient safety requirements are fulfilled within the division.
To manage teams of staff within the division andparticipate in the on-call rota.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
28 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 9
Salary
£109,179 to £125,637 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-7742332
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


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