Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£83,362 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients nationally and internationally. Evelina London Children’s Hospital, part of the Trust, delivers specialist paediatric services including cardiac, renal and critical care across south east England. The Trust is renowned for clinical excellence, research, and teaching, and is part of King’s Health Partners academic health sciences centre.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Head of International and Private Patients to lead Evelina London’s private paediatric and international services, a key strategic priority supporting innovation and reinvestment into NHS care. These services have grown rapidly over the last five years and have ambitious plans for further expansion, including integration of Royal Brompton paediatrics, transfer of children’s cancer services from The Royal Marsden, and development of the Evelina Children’s Hospital programme.

The postholder will provide senior operational leadership, working closely with clinical, operational and commercial colleagues to enhance the quality, access and experience of private and international care. They will lead operational and administrative teams, drive service improvement, transformation and business development programmes, and ensure services operate efficiently alongside NHS pathways while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

Key locations for private and international services include Evelina London Children’s Hospital, the Westminster Private Maternity Suite at St Thomas’ Hospital, the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy’s Hospital, and private outpatient and diagnostic facilities across the Trust including Royal Brompton Hospital and the Harley Street medical district.

This role is suited to leaders with strong operational experience, a strategic mindset, commercial awareness and a passion for outstanding patient experience. It offers opportunities for progression within NHS commercial services, international healthcare and the independent sector.

Experience
- Commercial healthcare experience in public or private sector.
- Budget management and HR team management.
- Proven success in strategic and commercial performance management, including business case preparation, service initiation, contract negotiation, and development and monitoring of outcome measures.

Skills
- Sound financial management skills with effective budget oversight.
- Adaptable with ability to develop innovative commercial offerings.
- Problem solver with a flexible and pragmatic approach within established working practices.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to work with all staff levels.
- Consultative approach with exceptional influencing skills.
- Strong organisational, resource and staff management skills including forecasting, planning and capability development.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to foster successful partnerships.

Knowledge
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance through management teams by engaging them in strategic direction and delivery plans.
- Desirable: Understanding of the changing NHS environment and challenges.
- Desirable: In-depth understanding of the private patients market and its challenges.

Qualifications
- Essential: MBA level education or equivalent relevant management experience.
- Desirable: Postgraduate marketing or management qualification.