Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Band 9

As Deputy Chief Operating Officer, you will be the principal deputy to the Chief Operating Officer and a senior operational leader within the Trust.

Your primary responsibility will be to work through our four Clinical Divisions to ensure consistent delivery of operational activity, trajectories and performance, providing professional leadership to the Trust's Directors of Operations.

You will ensure that Divisions have the information, expertise, infrastructure and corporate support required to deliver, intervening early to remove barriers and mobilise additional support where performance is off trajectory.

You will lead and oversee the corporate teams supporting delivery of:

Extensive planned and unplanned care experience is essential

A defining requirement of this appointment is extensive, current senior-level experience across both planned and unplanned care.

Candidates must demonstrate a strong and evidenced record of delivering statutory, constitutional and national performance requirements across both portfolios, including:

The successful candidate will need to be equally credible across planned and unplanned care and able to demonstrate that they have personally led the delivery and improvement of operational performance at scale.

Professional leadership

A core part of the role will be providing professional leadership to the Directors of Operations across our four Clinical Divisions, creating a strong and consistent operational leadership community.

You will work alongside Divisional teams to identify emerging risks early, ensure the right expertise and support is available, and establish consistent Trust-wide approaches to operational planning, performance and recovery.

As the principal deputy to the Chief Operating Officer, you will also represent the COO internally and externally and provide senior operational leadership during periods of significant operational pressure.

The person

We are looking for an outstanding operational leader who brings:-

Above all, we are looking for someone who understands how to translate plans and trajectories into consistent operational delivery and who can ensure that our Clinical Divisions have the leadership, infrastructure and support they need to succeed.

For an experienced senior operational leader with proven delivery across both planned and unplanned care, this is an opportunity to have a significant impact on the performance and development of Gloucestershire Hospitals and the wider Gloucestershire health and care system.

Interested in finding out more?

If you would like to learn more about the role, the opportunities ahead and what we are looking for in our next Deputy Chief Operating Officer, I would be very happy to have an informal and confidential conversation.

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Qualifications

Essential: - Master's degree or equivalent senior-level knowledge and experience; - Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable: - Formal qualification in improvement, programme management or project delivery

Knowledge

Experience

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