The Programme Director will provide overall leadership to the Trust Major Programme which includes but is not limited to, the build of the new Guys Surgical Hub, the rolling refurbishment of all existing theatres, the ventilation strategy, other theatre expansion proposals, Endourology, the Hybrid Theatres and capacity / demand management for the future. The role will also take a lead role in the Robotic Surgery strategy, planning and implementation.
GSTT has a large estate of >50 existing theatres across the Trust's five hospital sites . The theatres are in varying stages of repair and upkeep with some more modern theatres and some ageing estate.
Modelling suggests that due to rising demand, GSTT urgently needs to add additional theatre capacity as well as maintaining and updating the existing theatre estate. The Trust is committing £100m of capital to build a new state of the art theatre block (the 'Guys Surgical Hub') on the Guys site which will add significant new Theatre Capacity for South East London.
Please see detailed job description attached for main responsibilities.
The Programme Director will provide overall leadership to this programme, working closely with the SRO, to design and deliver this Trust Major Programme which will have a significant impact on Theatre capacity and surgical treatment in Guys and St Thomass and across southeast London.
The programme director role will include responsibility for owning the plan, building the team and the establishing the governance structure for the programme. The post holder will work closely with clinical group colleagues to identify priorities and requirements, liaising with Essentia and other corporate colleagues and ensuring that all requirements for the programme are being delivered on schedule and within budget. The programme director will be expected to deputise for the SRO as required.