INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your interest in the Programme Director role for the Evelina London Children’s Hospital Expansion Programme.
Guy’s & St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 17,000 staff, an annual turnover of more than £1.6 billion, and over 2.6 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence. Evelina London Children’s Hospital, which opened in 2005, is located alongside St. Thomas’ Hospital in a purpose-built dedicated children’s facility. One of 11 major children’s hospitals nationally, it has grown rapidly to become the second largest provider of specialist children’s services in London. Evelina London operates as a distinct entity within the Trust, with devolved accountability and its own Board and Executive Team. It has a turnover in excess of £300m per annum, and over 3000 staff working across hospital and community settings. Demand for Evelina London’s specialist children’s services has grown rapidly since its opening, as has the complexity and acuity of patients referred, in line with national trends. In 2012 the Trust embarked on a staged programme of strategic development to enable Evelina London to become a world-class fully comprehensive specialist children’s hospital at the hub of a network for South London and the South East England. The expansion of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (ELCH) and its services is one of the Trust’s major programmes of change, contributing to realising the Trust’s vision. We are now progressing into the second phase of the programme with a major capital development (estimated at c. £400m and to be delivered over the next 6 years) to expand our footprint outside of our current estate portfolio, and associated clinical, academic and workforce developments. This phase of development is also expected to enable the transfer and integration of children’s services from the Royal Brompton Hospital, subject to public consultation.
1 Programme Director
Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker