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Divisional Operations Director - Clinical Delivery and Family Services

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£109,179 to £125,637 a year
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 9
Deadline
18 Feb 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
11 Feb 2026

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Working in partnership with the Divisional Director and Divisional Nurse Director, you will shape the strategic direction, operational delivery, and performance of a large and complex division. This is a senior leadership position where your decisions will influence thousands of patients and staff every day.

You will

  • Lead the delivery of national and local access standards, ensuring safe, effective and high quality clinical services.
  • Drive transformational change, performance improvement and innovation across the division.
  • Oversee the delivery of all financial, operational and workforce objectives.
  • Champion a culture of collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide visible leadership, motivating teams and empowering colleagues at every level.
  • Represent the division externally and play a key role in Trust wide corporate initiatives.

Job responsibilities

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust