Department Musculoskeletal Clinical Support Unit
Band 8a £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Hours 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you currently in an operational role and looking for your next challenge? Team Surgery are looking for a driven, self-motivated individual with aspirations of achieving Associate Director status within the next 3- 5 years
You will be joining a high achieving, fast paced team, with a can-do attitude. You, in conjunction with the Clinical Director will manage the Musculoskeletal Clinical Support Unit (CSU), consisting of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Pain Management and Rheumatology
You will be skilled with analytics along with delivering service developments to drive improvements in patient care and performance. Your interpersonal skills will need to be well developed, to ensure that collaborative and inclusive approaches are taken
You will be expected to engage with key stakeholders both at CSU level and across the wider Division to improve performance and service delivery. Whilst identifying cost improvement plans and other transformational projects that delivering quality improvements and saving benefits. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day operational elements are managed and reported effectively
For More Information Please Contact
Claire McGillycuddy – Associate Director of Operations for Surgery & Elective Care , [email protected]
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
The division of surgery is looking to recruit a driven, self-motivated individual who has aspirations of achieving divisional general manager status within the next 3- 5 years. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in service development together with illustrating the ability to lead and manage a team to maximum productivity. This successful candidate will need to demonstrate a number of interpersonal skills alongside having experience within human resources, finance, and staff management whilst also being able to develop and maintain an environment of trust, diversity, and inclusion within the division.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management of the MSK CSU at Milton Keynes University Hospital. The departments include Trauma & Orthopaedics, Pain Management & Rheumatology. The postholder will be required to lead, contribute and deliver on the development of clinical service interventions to achieve both Trust and national targets on a consistent basis. Furthermore, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the quality, performance, CIP and budgetary targets set out by the Trust. Candidates must hold a level 7 qualification (MSc, MBA, MA or equivalent) and have a minimum of 2-years’ experience within operational management.
Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital
The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical. The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.
MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery. Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.
As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.
With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.
Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYel-Y9nrU
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Mcgillycuddy Job title: Associate Director of Operations for Surgery Email address:
[email protected]Interview w/c 01 September 2025 
