Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced senior leader to drive the specialised delegation agenda and partnership working across the two South London integrated care boards (South East London and South West London ICBs) and four specialist provider trusts (Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospitals, St George’s and the Royal Marsden) as Director of the South London Office of Specialised Services (SLOSS) programme. Main duties of the job The SLOSS Director will work across partner organisations to help ensure safe and sustainable delegation to South London ICBs. The post holder will also operate across London and the South-East regions, further developing system working across multi ICB footprints (including pan-London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex). The Director will identify and progress opportunities that address the NHS triple aim, whilst also shaping the SLOSS team to provide the necessary support to ICBs, both now and in future. The SLOSS Director post is an opportunity for an individual with strong skills and knowledge of delegation, integration, transformation, strategic planning, productivity and efficiency. The post holder will be a credible and experienced senior leader and will work closely with system leaders at executive level to drive forward the delivery of the key priorities for South London. Working for our organisation Since April 2023, ICBs have been working alongside NHS England to jointly commission specialised services through formal joint working arrangements as a precursor to full delegation of specialised services to ICBs in London from April 2025. The South London partners have developed a shared programme of work to undertake both the delegation governance and embedding of specialised services into end-to-end pathway management for the populations going forwards. SLOSS, a small dedicated programme team, has been in place since March 2021 to take forward the detailed design and mobilisation of the proposed approach. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The ideal candidate will have experience operating at board level in a complex healthcare system, with an extensive track record of leadership and achievement. They will have demonstrable evidence of delivering transformational change across organisational boundaries, resulting in better outcomes, improved population health and / or value for money. They will have the skill set to ensure rigour in the planning, prioritisation and delivery of South London delegation and transformation agendas, keeping patients at the centre of the future healthcare system. The post is hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, but is funded by, and will work on behalf of, the South London specialised services partner organisations, with broader engagement in neighbouring regions. Whilst the role is a combination of remote and site-based working, the post holder will need the ability to work flexibly across South London sites including South East London ICB, South West London ICB and all provider network hosts and members. The role is available on a fixed term basis through October 2025 (18 months) in the first instance. Person specification Experience Essential criteria Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact. Experience of leading highly complex and contentious change and at significant scale. Board level experience of leading complex negotiations to a successful outcome Knowledge Essential criteria Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the specialised/delegation agenda Skills Essential criteria Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels. Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of Improvements to equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Lucie Waters Job title Director, SLOSS Email address [email protected]