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An outstanding opportunity has become available for an inspiring, strategic, and values-driven leader to join University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) as our Chief Operating Officer (COO).
UHBW is a thriving, diverse, and high-performing Trust, committed to delivering exceptional patient care across our hospitals. We are seeking a dynamic senior director to ensure the effective day-to-day operational delivery of the Trust's business, driving performance and securing the efficient flow of patients while maintaining the highest levels of safety and quality.
The successful candidate will possess strong relationship-building skills, the ability to manage risk effectively, and the vision to drive transformation in patient safety and care. Core to the role is the demonstration of leadership qualities and behaviours that promote inclusion, diversity, and collaborative working.
As COO, you will play a pivotal role in the Trust Management Team, providing leadership, management, and direction to secure the effective and clinical operation and flow of the hospital.
Key responsibilities will include:
·Make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of system-wide strategies, including playing a key part in the development of, and transition towards, the Group Model between UHBW and NBT.
·Lead and manage the clinical divisions, ensuring all services are delivered safely, efficiently, and within the agreed resource envelope, meeting all national and local performance standards.
·Develop and maintain productive strategic and operational relationships with external partners, regulators, and stakeholders within the BNSSG Integrated Care System.
·Work with the Director of Finance to deliver annual quality and cost improvement programmes and identify new commercial opportunities to secure the Trust’s financial sustainability.
·Role model inclusive leadership behaviours consistent with NHS guidelines and Trust values, fostering an environment of innovation, continuous improvement, and an exceptional, engaged workforce.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.