Head of Operations
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull/Scunthorpe/Grimsby, HU16 5JQ
Salary
£79,504 to £91,609
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished operational leader to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery across Humb...
- Lead major operational improvement and transformation programmesdelivering measurable improvements in performance, quality, productivity, and patient experience.
- Support the Chief Delivery Officer in delivering organisational objectives, ensuring operational priorities and performance standards are achieved.
- Drive performance improvement initiativesacross clinical and corporate services, monitoring delivery against key performance indicators and milestones.
- Provide assurance on programme delivery and benefits realisation, identifying risks and implementing mitigating actions.
- Lead complex service redesign programmesand support the development of future operating models and innovative models of care.
- Establish and maintain governance and risk management arrangements, ensuring compliance with NHS regulatory and organisational requirements.
- Develop Board and Executive-level reports and assurance documentation, providing insight into programme performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Lead financially sustainable improvement initiatives, supporting productivity, efficiency, Cost Improvement Programmes, and business cases.
- Build strong partnerships with clinical, operational, corporate, and external stakeholders, promoting collaborative working across organisational and system boundaries.
- Provide visible and inspirational leadership, leading multidisciplinary teams and fostering operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
This role requires an inspirational and visible leader who can create engagement, build trust and deliver results.
You will
- Demonstrate values-based leadership.
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Coach and develop senior operational leaders.
- Inspire teams through periods of change.
- Lead complex negotiations with confidence and credibility.
- Support organisational learning and innovation.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion.
You will have the resilience, adaptability and professional judgement required to manage competing priorities whilst maintaining focus on organisational objectives.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Master's degree or equivalent senior leadership experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Formal management or leadership qualification
Desirable
- MBA, MSc or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent programme management qualification.
- Quality improvement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior operational leadership experience within the NHS.
- Experience of leading large-scale transformational change.
- Experience of delivering complex operational improvement programmes.
- Experience of performance and governance management
- Experience of service redesign and pathway transformation.
- Significant financial and business planning experience
- Experience of influencing senior clinicians and executives.
- Experience of leading teams through organisational change.
Desirable
- Experience working across provider collaboratives or group organisations.
- Experience supporting major organisational transformation programmes.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Detailed understanding of NHS operational performance frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of programme and change management methodologies.
- Excellent strategic planning abilities. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret complex operational and performance data.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Proven ability to influence at Executive and Board level.
- Strong leadership and people management capability.
Desirable
- Understanding of large-scale organisational integration and partnership working.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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