Overview
Are you an inspirational and dynamic operational leader ready to make a significant impact across a busy acute Trust? We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) to join our Corporate Operations Team on a 12 month fixed term basis to provide maternity leave cover. This is a high profile, influential role at the heart of our organisation; driving improvement, shaping services, and supporting the delivery of our Trust RISE strategy. As our Deputy Chief Operating Officer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the Trusts operational plan and ensuring high quality, efficient clinical services across the organisation. With delegated responsibility from the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will provide day to day leadership and oversight of operational performance, working closely with Divisional and Corporate teams. During this fixed term period, your key focus will be the recovery of elective, diagnostic and cancer services, supporting the Trust to restore performance and deliver sustainable improvements for our patients.
You Will
* Lead operational delivery across multiple divisions, ensuring services are safe, effective, compliant and fit for purpose.
* Oversee robust operational service planning and work collaboratively to resolve Trust wide issues, escalating where appropriate.
* Drive transformation and improvement programmes across the Trust and wider integrated care system, working closely with the COO, Executive Team, and external partners.
* Take responsibility for a defined portfolio of services within our devolved structureimproving quality, efficiency, patient experience and financial sustainability.
* Deputise for the COO at Trust, system and regional forums, representing the organisation with confidence and credibility.
* Provide leadership resilience across all aspects of COO responsibilities, while bringing focus and momentum to elective and cancer recovery pathways.
* Support organisational priorities with flexibility, including stepping into urgent and emergency care pathways if required.
Qualifications and Attributes
* Significant operational leadership experience in acute healthcare.
* A strong track record of delivering performance improvement and transformation.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across organisational boundaries.
* A commitment to delivering high quality, patient centred care.
* The resilience, ambition and creativity to help drive our clinical and operational priorities forward.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape services at a time of significant transformation, supporting the Trust to deliver high quality care and meet the needs of our local population. You will join a supportive, forward thinking Executive and Operational team where your leadership will make a tangible difference every day.
For any questions or an informal chat about the role please contact the current Chief Operating Officer, Anna Jebb on or via her PA Caroline Jones on
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