Deputy Director of Elective Care | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional senior operational leader to join us as Deputy Director of Elective Care. This is a pivotal Trust-wide role with responsibility for leading elective care improvement workstreams and driving sustained delivery against local, national and contractual performance standards, including Referral to Treatment, Cancer and Diagnostics.

The Deputy Director of Elective Care is a pivotal member of the COO leadership team. Working at the heart of a complex and high-profile operational environment, you will build robust collaborative relationships with clinical and divisional teams while maintaining an objective, constructive focus on performance, productivity and pathway improvements. You will act with autonomy in interpreting NHS policy and strategy, shaping goals and standards across the Trust and influencing the elective care agenda across the wider care system.

Key responsibilities of the role are:

- Leadership and Management
- Lead delivery of key elective care improvement programmes across the Trust.
- Strategic Development
- Business Planning/Service Development
- Operational Performance
- Leadership and Management
- Corporate Leadership
- Lead delivery of key elective care improvement programmes across the Trust.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.



It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more details on the post.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026

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Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £112,782 - £129,783 Per Annum / Pro Rata Hours: Full-time Location: Oxford, OX3 9DU Job type: Permanent Posting date: 7 Oct 2026 Closing date: 6 Nov 2026

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