Deputy Chief Operating Officer

2 days ago


Chesterfield, United Kingdom Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an exceptional Deputy Chief Operating Officer so if you are that exceptional leader, somebody who drives home change, delivers results, focuses on performance and keeps patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

We have over 4,500 dedicated people in our team, working to serve a community of over 400,000. To be successful here you need to be passionate about our people, our patients, their families and the public service we provide 24/7. You’ll want the challenge and grow the organisation - taking us from good to great; your tenacity will be second-to-none. You’ll know when to act, when to develop and how.

You will deputise for the Chief Operating Officer to ensure the safe, effective and efficient operations are maintained and that services are performing and delivery high quality care and experiences. You’ll be integral to the Trust - prepared to go from getting your hands dirty to developing strategic direction in a heartbeat.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful Foundation Trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards across the board.

You will have responsibility for specific programmes of work, contributing to the delivery of the Trust and System strategy, providing visible and authentic leadership. You will ensure the smooth operating and continuous improvement of clinical and operational services across the Trust and make a positive contribution to the provision of health services across the local health and social care system. You will be the go-to-person for all operational issues and you will thrive of the pace and dynamism of this challenge.

This is an essential and senior leadership role. You will work with an extensive range of stakeholders, including system partners and external regulators.

We provide a full range of acute hospital services including urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery. We also offer primary care through a number of GP practices through Royal Primary Care, along with a wholly owned subsidiary for soft and hard facilities management and an active charity. Our vision is to deliver exceptional care, provided by exceptional people. Our mission is to bring our people, communities and partners together
- providing patient care we can all be proud of. Your energy and direction will be critical to our success.

We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this by “Leading the Chesterfield Way” and with our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us - if you would like the opportunity to future proof urgent and emergency care for everyone, providing much needed sustainability, we would like to hear from you

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.


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