Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer

The closing date is 21 May 2026

We are now seeking an outstanding operational leader who can build on the progress to date while bringing insight, ambition, and strategic clarity to the organisation. This is a challenging role at a challenging time, but one which offers genuine purpose, scale of impact and influence at Board level. It is an unparalleled opportunity for an experienced operational leader to help shape the future of one of the country's largest and most complex NHS trusts.

Main duties of the job

As our Chief Operating Officer, you will:

Provide executive leadership across clinical operations, performance, workforce delivery and service transformation, ensuring the Trust delivers safe and effective care with a good patient experience. Lead delivery of the Trust's operational strategy, translating our new 10-year organisational strategy into measurable improvement and sustainable performance. Navigate an NHS landscape defined by rising demand, constrained resources, workforce challenges and evolving national priorities. Work closely with system partners across our Integrated Care System to deliver integrated, place-based services and maximise population health outcomes. Play a central role in enabling service redesign, recovery and improvement, capital investment, digital transformation and productivity, ensuring patient care continues to improve.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Knowledge

• Senior board level experience in a large, complex and dynamic organisation
• Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
• A demonstrable commitment to partnership working and organisational development
• Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives

Personal Circumstances

• Be able to participate in the 'Strategic on Call Rota'
• Able to secure and retain the trust and confidence of colleagues by behaving in an open, ethical and professional manner
• Has the ability both to focus on priority issues and strategic goals by balancing short term needs within a long-term strategic framework
• A high level of personal resilience and be able to work with considerable pressures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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