Managing Director

Job Summary

We are looking to appoint a Managing Director to join our team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working in a Board level position in an NHS acute Trust with a strong track record of operational delivery.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is part of a group with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with a combined turnover over £1.4billion. The Trust employs circa 5,000 staff and has a turnover of c£435m.

This is a voting board level position accountable to the Group Chief Executive, leading the Hospital Management Team.

The successful candidate will need a passion for improvement and commitment to transformational change. In addition to a solid track record of impactful and credible leadership, you will be a natural collaborator; engaging and persuasive and you'll understand how to work well within complex environments and evolving political agendas.

We value diversity and understand the strength in leveraging diverse backgrounds and experiences to create teams that are representative of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a fair and inclusive culture, where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our senior leadership team.

For further information, contact Gayle Nightingale, Directorate Manager for the Group Chief Executive via gayle.nightingale@nhs.net

Interviews will take place on 23rd May 2025.

Main duties of the job

The Managing Director will be responsible for the daily and operational delivery of the Trust's annual operating plan and will be accountable for leading the Trust's transformation journey as we look to deliver our strategic objectives. Leading the Hospital Management Team (HMT), the role will ensure the delivery of exceptional patient care that is tailored to the needs of our local populations by enabling our teams and leaders to:

• Feel empowered to make the right decisions for their populations, giving staff and people a sense of connection and belonging to their local hospital.
• Have the operational control of service delivery, so that teams own the end-to-patient pathway, working with clinical groups within the hospital and across the Group to resolve issues and create opportunities for excellent patient care.
• Work effectively with local stakeholders to enable care reforms at a neighborhood and locality level.

The Managing Director will ensure the HMT has a presence within the hospital and is known as being a strong positive representation of the Group's vision and values by creating a culture which fosters accountability, teamwork, lifelong learning, service improvement and equality, diversity and inclusion, demonstrating this through personal example.

The post holder will work with local stakeholders in and outside the hospital, including Clinicians, Advisory Boards, Primary Care Networks, Community Services, Group Support Services and Group Clinical Support Services.

About Us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience, the salary for this post will be negotiable.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-51438583-CORP

Job locations

Manor

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed overview of the role, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for your reference.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to master's degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Training or qualification in improvement methodology (e.g., Lean), or equivalent professional experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant senior leadership experience in an NHS acute Trust
• Experience of increasing staff engagement and motivation to improve performance
• Proven outcomes in successfully leading services and/or transformational change, including system redesign to reduce clinical risk and assure the highest standards of delivery

Desirable

• Experience of working in a matrix management model

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to foster multi-professional team working and problem solving
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to engage others in the vision
• Highly developed stakeholder management, communication and interpersonal skills both verbal, written and presentation, together with excellent listening skills including facilitation and conflict resolution

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Manor

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS

Employer's website

https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk