Interview Schedule
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: Monday 20th July 2026
Job Summary
The Deputy Chief Operating Officer will have specific responsibilities and accountabilities across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) ensuring supportive and responsive operational management leadership of our hospitals to ensure a high quality of service to patients, visitors, and colleagues. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Deputy Chief Operating Officer will work collaboratively with all professions and the CSU Management Teams across LTHT, to identify and implement opportunities for improved productivity, efficiency, and clinical quality ensuring that we deliver efficient services and effective patient care.
The postholder will play a key role in ensuring the Trust delivers on the full range of performance targets, business planning, business continuity, service development and delivery and will help lead the development of a high performing compassionate and inclusive culture across LTHT.
Responsibilities
- Ensure supportive and responsive operational management leadership of our hospitals to deliver a high quality of service to patients, visitors, and colleagues.
- Work collaboratively with all professions and the CSU Management Teams across LTHT to identify and implement opportunities for improved productivity, efficiency and clinical quality.
- Play a key role in ensuring the Trust delivers on the full range of performance targets, business planning, business continuity and service development and delivery.
- Help lead the development of a high performing compassionate and inclusive culture across LTHT.
Qualifications
- Education to master’s degree level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
- Significant senior leadership experience at Director level in a large and complex organisation.
- Experience of successfully leading operational functions within a large healthcare setting at a senior level, delivering across Quality and Safety metrics, improving productivity levels, and delivering core standards within financial constraints.
- Demonstrable experience of sound financial management and delivery in a senior management position.
Values and Inclusion
We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging.
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