Deputy Chief Operating Officer

4 weeks ago


Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

On behalf of the Chief Operating Officer, the Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) for Elective and Cancer Care will directly oversee and manage the daily operational management of our hospitals and clinical services, ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. Working alongside other senior clinical and non-clinical leaders the DCOO will lead improvements in services and processes ensuring the patients are at the heart of everything we do.

UHCW NHS Trust is committed to delivering operational performance through quality improvement using our UHCWi methodology with our commitment of Better Never Stops. Central to success will be the delivery of local and national targets and a focus on patient and staff experience through compassionate and inclusive leadership.

You will be an inspiring and credible leader with significant senior operational experience at divisional level within a large complex organisation. Specifically, you will have a proven track record of delivering complex cancer and elective pathways. You will have the ability to influence both internally and externally working across organisational boundaries with partners in our health economy.

In return we will offer a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative forward-thinking organisation that strives to Care, Achieve and Innovate. We will support you to develop in your career and welcome you to a team who will support you to develop your full potential in the role.

Lead on all aspects of safe, effective and responsive operations at UHCW, with a priority focus on achievement of key access and performance standards at all times.

Ensure that the operational delivery of services complies fully with the NHSI expectations, CQC standards, key national guidance and requirements as determined by other / external regulatory bodies.

Play a key role in the Corporate Directors Group and Trust Delivery Group.

Take a lead on addressing day to day patient flow issues across both hospital sites,

Ensure that operational and assurance processes are in place for the delivery of clinical services and the management of clinical risk and health care governance within and across the site.

Ensure that policies and procedures are developed and implemented for the successful delivery of operational services.

Establish, lead, maintain and develop effective working relationships with all professional groups working in the group management teams and across the wider Trust.

Daily presence at bed capacity meetings, daily presence within acute footprint and regular presence on every ward and clinical department.

Deputise for the Chief Operating Officer (COO), assuming overall responsibility for senior operational management of the organisation, during absence of the COO.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

At UHCW NHS Trust we actively encourage and support all staff to be COVID19 vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence to protect patients, colleagues, friends and family members.

On behalf of the Chief Operating Officer, the Deputy Chief Operating Officer will directly oversee and manage the daily operational management of our hospitals and clinical services, ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care.

For further details of the job role please see attached job description.



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