Job Description
Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Healthcare Sector
Location: London Area - Hybrid
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
We are seeking a commercially astute Chief Operating Officer to take full ownership of operational performance and financial discipline across a growing service-based healthcare organisation.
This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strong financial management, hands-on operational leadership, and the ability to lift team performance through clarity, accountability and pace.
You will lead a small but critical operational leadership team responsible for 3 direct reports, each with their own service cluster. Your remit will be to stabilise, strengthen and scale operational delivery - ensuring services run smoothly day to day, costs are tightly controlled, and performance continues to improve as the organisation grows and evolves.
Key Responsibilities:
* Operational & Financial Leadership
* Leadership & Team Performance
* Operational Excellence
* Strategy & Change Partnership
What We're Looking For:
* Significant senior operational leadership experience in complex or regulated environments
* Strong financial experience, including cost control, budget management and operational P&L drivers
* Proven ability to improve team performance and lead managers through change
* Experience working alongside transformation or change programmes while maintaining delivery
* Confident decision-maker with strong judgement and stakeholder credibility