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Hospital of St John & Elizabeth
The Client
The Position
Interim Head of Surgical Services
Introduction
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth is one of the UK’s leading independent charitable hospitals, providing a broad range of elective surgical and medical services. With an established reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care, the hospital works closely with leading consultants across multiple specialties, delivering high-quality care within a modern, patient-centred environment.
They partnered with Rinnova to appoint an Interim Head of Surgical Services during a critical period for the organisation. The assignment required an experienced healthcare leader capable of providing operational oversight across perioperative services, maintaining high standards of clinical governance and supporting the continued delivery of exceptional patient care.
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The context
The hospital required an experienced interim leader to oversee its surgical services, providing stability, leadership and operational oversight across a complex perioperative environment.
The successful individual needed to bring significant experience of leading theatres, recovery and associated surgical services, alongside a collaborative leadership style that would enable them to build strong relationships with consultants, clinicians and executive stakeholders. Maintaining patient safety, supporting operational performance and ensuring robust clinical governance were central to the brief.
Given the specialist nature of the assignment, the hospital required access to a highly targeted network of experienced interim healthcare leaders capable of delivering immediate impact.
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The solution
Rinnova conducted a focused executive search, leveraging our extensive network of senior interim healthcare leaders with proven experience across independent healthcare and complex acute hospital environments.
Our assessment process evaluated candidates against the technical leadership requirements of the role, including operational management of perioperative services, clinical governance, workforce leadership, service improvement and stakeholder engagement.
Working closely with the executive team throughout the assignment, we presented a carefully curated shortlist of experienced leaders, each capable of operating effectively within a consultant-led environment and delivering immediate value from day one.
The successful candidate brought significant experience leading surgical services within independent healthcare, combining operational expertise with a collaborative leadership approach and a strong track record of delivering high-quality patient outcomes.
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The impact
- Successfully appointed an experienced Interim Head of Surgical Services within an accelerated timeframe.
- Delivered access to specialist interim leadership through Rinnova’s established healthcare executive network.
- Ensured continuity of operational leadership across perioperative services during a key period for the organisation.
- Supported the hospital’s continued focus on clinical excellence, patient safety and high-quality service delivery.
- Reinforced Rinnova’s expertise in delivering specialist interim healthcare leadership appointments across complex and highly regulated clinical environments.
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