Deputy Director of Transformation and Improvement in Southampton inSouthampton PUBLISHED THU 12 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT

We are looking for a Deputy Director to join our team to provide strategic and operational leadership to deliver the Trust's clinical transformation and improvement priorities in the new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Trust.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Transformation and Improvement, this post holder will provide strong, professional and empowering leadership, supporting the co-design, implementation and delivery of a resilient and impactful Trust-wide Clinical Transformation and Improvement programme, ensuring effective collaborative working with Research and Improvement and Lived Experience and Engagement functions of the Quality Improvement and Engagement Directorate.

The post-holder will work with Improvement Directors, Programme Directors, and with the Divisions to establish a programme of transformation and improvement within Divisions and across the Trust and wider system.

The post holder will play an active role in achieving sustained improvements in the quality of care for people using our services, high organisation performance and on-going development of the Trust with respect to establishing a culture of learning and improvement. They will take a lead role as required in the planning, development and implementation of the Trust's strategies, improvement and performance metrics, key objectives and efficient use of resources, working closely with executive and senior clinical and management personnel staff.

As this role has been created at the launch of a new organisation a key responsibility will be to lead the co-design of the new organisation's approach to transformation and improvement, and the implementation and delivery of the agreed approach.

The post holder will work closely with ICB partners to ensure the Trust and ICB are aligned in their prioritisation and approach to transformation and improvement. They will promote partnerships at all levels with people who are using our services, their families and carers, communities and partner organisations (including acute trusts, local authorities, primary care and VCSEs).

The post holder will represent the Trust locally and nationally, linking it with best evidence and practice. They will represent the Deputy Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer on specified meetings committees and deputise as and when required.

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Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.