Senior Operations Manager
Up to £65,000
Full Time | Permanent
Location: Mid & South Essex
Are you an experienced healthcare operations leader ready to take accountability for a brand new and UK first, system-wide MSK service? Join Cora Health as a Senior Operations Manager and play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective, and financially sustainable services across a large ICS footprint.
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity, combining strategic oversight, performance management, stakeholder partnership, and transformational improvement — all focused on delivering exceptional care and outcomes.
Applications will close 22nd February, shortlisting for the role by the 25th February with view to interview in person in London week commencing 9th March
Join Our Team
As Senior Operations Manager, you'll hold accountability for operational delivery across a large, integrated portfolio within Mid and South Essex.
You'll lead system-wide operations across multiple places, ensuring contractual, clinical quality, and financial targets are achieved while driving productivity, service transformation, and continuous improvement.
Here's a snapshot of what you'll be doing:
Lead end-to-end operational delivery across multiple services and locations
Own system-level KPIs, diagnosing variation and implementing recovery strategies
Deliver revenue, margin, and financial performance targets
Optimise demand and capacity planning to maintain access and quality standards
Lead and develop Operations Managers and wider teams
Build trusted partnerships with commissioners and system stakeholders
Sponsor improvement and transformation programmes across the system
Ensure compliance with regulatory, governance, and safety frameworks
Assure business continuity, risk management, and incident preparedness
Translate operational and financial data into decisive, measurable action
You'll play a key role in implementing Cora Health's operational strategy while fostering a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement.
About You
We're looking for an accomplished and confident system-level leader with strong experience in healthcare operations.
You'll be able to demonstrate:
Proven leadership experience within large-scale, complex healthcare environments
Strong track record of delivering operational and financial performance
Experience leading leaders and developing high-performing teams
Advanced demand and capacity planning expertise
Strong stakeholder partnership and negotiation skills
High data literacy and analytical capability
Experience driving impactful service improvement and transformation
Essential
Leadership & Management qualification
5+ years' management/leadership experience (ideally within healthcare)
Desirable
Experience leading multi-site or system-wide healthcare operations
Leadership/Management qualification Level 5 or above
Key Skills & Knowledge
You will bring:
Advanced demand and capacity planning capability
Strong financial and commercial management skills
Expertise in improvement methods and change leadership
Excellent people leadership skills across large, distributed teams
Deep understanding of healthcare regulatory and governance frameworks
Ability to interpret complex performance and financial data
What We Can Offer You
At Cora Health, we invest in leaders who shape the future of healthcare delivery.
You'll benefit from:
Generous Holiday Entitlement
Health & Wellbeing Support
Leadership Development Opportunities
Flexible & Supportive Working Culture
Blue Light Card & Colleague Benefits
This is a role where your leadership truly makes a difference.
We Are Cora Health
Cora Health is one of the UK's leading providers of community healthcare services, delivering MSK, diagnostics, rehabilitation, pain management, and more on behalf of the NHS.
We help people help themselves — to get back to their best, or to find a new way forward.
Apply Today
If you're ready to lead complex, system-wide healthcare operations and deliver measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact for an informal conversation.