Interim Divisional Manager (covering maternity leave)

We are looking for a motivated and experienced leader who can bring energy and focus to the Bart's Heart Centre. The post will be for 12 months for a fixed term maternity leave cover starting from mid October 2026.

The successful candidate will form part of the senior leadership team, alongside the Divisional Director and Associate Directors' of Nursing, responsible for ensuring the safe, high quality and efficient delivery of services across:

o Electrophysiology and Interventiono Specialised Cardiologyo Respiratory Medicine (inc RLH and MEH)o Networked Cardiology (inc RLH, WXH and NUH)o Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeryo Peri-operative Medicineo Theatreso Cath Labso North of London Cardiology Operational Delivery Network

The DM will provide strategic leadership for services (as identified) in the Heart Centre, ensuring that there are appropriate systems and processes within the Centre to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care and drive forward the service improvement agenda to achieve efficiency gains and improve the operational effectiveness of the Centre., Specifically the Divisional Manager for the Bart's Heart Centre will:

o Take day to day responsibility and accountability for the operational running of the Heart Centre, including NHS Recovery, key operational targets, Governance, People and Finance etc.o Achieve both NHS and any identified Private Targets.o With the Director of the Heart Centre and Associate Directors' of Nursing lead and performance manage the Directorate Teamso Lead the Centre to ensure national and local targets are achieved and that they meet the needs of the local community and the wider NHS and fulfil commissioner agreements.o Develop and implement plans to deliver the relevant Trust objectives as required.o Monitor and manage performance to ensure that patient-centred services are of a consistently high standard.o Provide leadership and management to both direct and indirect reports.o Establish strong links with the wider health and social care community by securing their involvement in the effective delivery of services e.g. ICS, Cardiology Operational Delivery Network

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.