Chief Executive Officer - North Middlesex Hospital

Job summary

We believe this role of Chief Executive at North Middlesex University Hospital and community services is a special role offering a generational opportunity to impact health care for our communities. Providing both acute and community services, North Mid is an anchor organisation, embedded in its community and committed to delivering the highest standards of care. It is a progressive organisation with three local clinical priorities: start well, live well, and age well, whilst playing a key part within the wider Royal Free London group.

The new Chief Executive will galvanise the workforce, partners and the community to drive the development of services. North Mid is the identified Integrator in partnership with the GP Federation for the development of neighbourhood services in the borough of Enfield. The successful candidate will also lead the delivery of children's services across the entirety of the group, working in collaboration with our partners to deliver the best start in life for children and young people.

For more information on this opportunity, please visitwww.odgers.com/95442 or review the attached Candidate Brief

Closing date for applications ison Friday 27 February 2026.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities of the Role

Lead the strategic and operational day to day activities of North Mid and its services, ensuring they are run effectively and to budget;

Develop and mentor a cohesive site leadership team, who are visible across North Mid, driving a supportive and inclusive culture of accountability and improvement;

Take a Place based leadership role in developing and nurturing external stakeholder relationships with local healthcare and social care providers, local authorities and the ICS strengthening collaborative working to improve patient outcomes and experience;

Ensure the North Mid site complies with all quality, governance and statutory requirements;

Meaningfully contribute at group Board to drive improvements and efficiency and deliver on the group's strategic objectives.

Please refer to the attached candidate brief for full details about the role.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/