Associate Director of Operations
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£79,504 to £91,609
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
This is a pivotal senior leadership role within Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver high-quality, ...
The Associate Director of Operations will work closely with the Associate Director(s) of Nursing and Associate Medical Director(s) to ensure that high quality care is delivered within the Locality services and providing professional leadership to operational colleagues across the locality.
You will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to deliver evidence based care and embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient experience.
You will be an experienced senior operational leader with a strong track record of delivering improvement within complex NHS environments. You will be comfortable working in ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and leading through periods of change.
- Proven experience of delivering operational performance and service improvement at scale
- Strong system leadership and partnership working across health and care
- The ability to lead, influence and motivate multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of delivering transformation and embedding new ways of working
- A values-driven approach, with a clear focus on quality, safety and outcomes
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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We are looking to appoint an individual who has a passion for our work and a track record of achievement in influencing colleagues and partners to deliver high quality care. We are seeking an inspirational and compassionate leader who will develop their teams to provide outstanding care. Previous experience working in a mental health operations setting is essential.
If you have a reputation for leadership, people development, quality and improvement alongside a passion for improving outcomes with a focus on equity and inclusion to ensure that mental health provision has parity across our partners, then please do consider applying for this role.
We are determined to create a safer, kinder and better organisation.
Qualifications
Essential: - Degree level education supplemented by postgraduate study and management or clinical experience to master's degree level or equivalent.
Desirable: - Other professional qualifications relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- Significant budgetary and staff management experience.
- Demonstrable experience of business planning, and the production of comprehensive and complex business cases
Desirable: - Engaging with appropriate stakeholders to shape delivery of healthcare services
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of current emerging health issues, commissioning systems and performance standards.
- In depth knowledge of the NHS, recent reforms including Health and Social Care Act 2012.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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