General Manager - South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division

A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Are you currently in a senior role and looking for a new challenge? Do you have a 'Can do' attitude, excellent leadership skills and want to progress?

If you answered yes to the above then you could be making a positive difference to our patients and staff in a worthwhile, valued and rewarding role with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division based at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust where you will be responsible for the management, performance and oversight of the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division.

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functional management of the South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division across the service's geography. The postholder is to support the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) on both an operational and strategic basis, delivering service improvement, integration, project implementation and will be expected to have a working knowledge of all services within the service, the associated performance metrics and key issues that are affecting the division.

The post holder is expected to function as part of the senior management team for South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division and will participate on the Trust’s Senior Management on call rota as well as deputising for the DDO for South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division.

The key focus of this post will ensure

• Delivery of operational and quality, performance, and finance standards
• Optimisation of the patient pathway, ensuring that patients are streamed to the most appropriate pathway for their care needs
• Identification and development of new pathways of care in conjunction with clinical leads
• Development of strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to further enhance the patient pathway
• Supporting both sites to ensure optimal staffing levels are reached, particularly in relation to medical staffing

For further information you may also contact Hazel Gleed, Divisional Director of Operations, South West Thames Renal and Transplant Division in hazel.gleed@nhs.net or 07885 417647.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

The SW Thames Renal & Transplantation service based at St Helier Hospital is a tertiary renal referral centre. Currently, Renal Services are offered to most of Surrey, parts of Southwest London, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Middlesex. There is also a network of out-reach renal clinics in eight district general and other hospitals in the region. There is also a network of eight local satellite dialysis units in Epsom, Sutton, Kingston, Croydon, Coulsdon, Crawley, Farnborough, and West Byfleet.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2026