About this role
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust invites you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the management team within Barts Heart & Thorax Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The post will support the delivery and development of specialist cardiovascular services for patients across Barts Health, north east London and beyond, working closely with clinical, nursing and operational leaders across the Centre.
Barts Heart Centre is one of the country's leading specialist cardiac centres and is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London. It provides care for a wide range of complex cardiovascular conditions, bringing together specialist cardiology, cardiac surgery, advanced cardiac imaging, electrophysiology and associated services. The Centre serves patients from north east London and receives specialist referrals from across the UK.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that the relevant services within Barts Heart & Thorax Centre are run safely, efficiently and effectively at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The postholder will provide senior operational leadership, including responsibility for service performance, workforce and financial management, delivery of improvement programmes and the performance and development of directly reporting staff. They will work in partnership with clinical and nursing leaders to support high-quality patient care, operational delivery and the continued development of specialist cardiovascular services.
For any further information about this post please contact the Divisional Manager for the Barts Heart and Thorax Centre, Alicia Housego-Clarke [email protected] (Alicia will be starting maternity leave on 26th October 2026) or Aaron Horner Interim Divisional Manager for Barts Heart and Thorax Centre [email protected]
Proposed interview date: 26/10/2026
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethniccandidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Experience Essential
CPD evidence, operational management experience, and leading change. Large team management and budget responsibility.
Skills Essential
Data analysis and reporting/presentation, managing competing priorities and pressure, effectively leading meetings, task groups, problem solving, business case authorship/delivery
Desirable
Clinical governance expertise. Cost Improvement Programme expertise
Knowledge Essential
Ability to understand and solve complex problems, how to evaluate and improve service quality, leadership theory
Desirable
Healthcare system and networks
Qualifications Essential
Recognised management qualification, degree (completed or working towards)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address St Bartholomew's Hospital
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)