Interim Divisional Manager for Medical Specialties and Infection


Company:	University College London Hospital
Salary:	£121,528 - £138,529 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Jul 2026
Closing date:	19 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Interim Divisional Manager for Medical Specialties and Infection to join Medicine Clinical Board on a nine month fixed term contract covering maternity leave, from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. This role is open to internal applicants only.

Working jointly with the Divisional Clinical Directors, you will take operational responsibility for two divisions delivering complex, specialist care spanning dermatology, rheumatology, respiratory medicine, cardiology, renal medicine, infectious diseases, microbiology, virology and infection prevention and control. You will lead performance, quality and financial delivery for services relied on by patients from across London and beyond, working closely with the Medical Director, Director of Operations and senior clinical teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operational leader to take on a senior role at one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK.

As Interim Divisional Manager, you will be jointly responsible with the Divisional Clinical Directors for all aspects of performance and delivery across Medical Specialties and Infection, including staff experience, financial delivery, activity and quality and safety.

You will provide operational leadership across multiple sites, ensuring effective implementation of national and local strategies and delivery of financial and cost improvement targets. You will lead, motivate and develop a large multidisciplinary workforce, maintain robust clinical governance and risk management, and build strong working relationships with clinicians, corporate teams and partners across UCL and the wider health system.

You will also lead on service development and business planning, identifying opportunities to improve outpatient performance, non-elective flow, length of stay and equity of access for patients.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Medicine Clinical Board is led by the Medical Director with support from the Director of Operations, Director of Nursing, Head of Finance and Head of Workforce. The Board comprises six divisions each led by a Divisional Manager and Divisional Clinical Director. Medical Specialties and Infection bring together around 500 staff across a wide range of specialist and diagnostic services and you will be joining a close-knit team committed to delivering excellent patient care.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses, specialising in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease, with world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For the full Person Specification and more informationregarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. 

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Monday 3 Aug 2026

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