Job summary
We have an extremely exciting opportunity to
join our Trust as Executive Chief Operating Officer. We are seeking an
exceptional Executive Chief Operating Officer who has the energy and passion to
make a sustainable and lasting difference to the large and diverse communities
we serve.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS
Foundation Trust (UHDB) is a large integrated acute and community provider and
a major teaching hospital which is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of
our communities. We have over 14,000 staff working across five hospitals and
many other sites across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
The Trust offers a wide range of services,
including emergency care, maternity services, cancer treatment, and specialist
services. We are proud to be the third largest elective care provider in the
NHS and are in the top ten nationally for number of births as well as being in
the top ten for urgent and emergency care attendances.
Our Board members are our ambassadors; we
need talented individuals to join our leadership team who can make a positive
difference. In turn, you will be welcomed into an excellent team, we have a
diverse and talented unitary Board, and this is an outstanding opportunity for
a talented Executive Chief Operating Officer to join our Executive Team and
Trust Board.
Main duties of the job
As the Executive Chief Operating Officer,
you will play a pivotal role in fulfilling all statutory responsibilities as a
member of the Board of Directors and an Executive Director of the Trust. Your
responsibilities will include responsibility for the Trusts clinical
divisions, ensuring that they develop and deliver strong quality, operational
and financial plans and performance.
We are looking for an experienced leader who
will bring a strong understanding of operational management, an excellent track
record of delivery in leading clinical services and can evidence success in a
healthcare provider organisation of similar scale and complexity. You will be
an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership
behaviours that uphold our values of compassion, openness and excellence,
providing innovative strategic vision, challenge, and support to all colleagues
in the Trust.
About us
Our Trust recognises the importance of
promoting equality and eliminating discrimination in all aspects of our
operations, from recruitment and employment practices to patient care and
service delivery. We especially welcome applications from candidates from the global
majority, LGBTQ+ community, or those with lived experience of a disability, to
strengthen the diversity of our Board so that it is representative of our team
and the local population we serve.
For a confidential conversation about this
opportunity, please contact Finn McNulty at Hunter Healthcare, by emailing fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com or by calling 07966 006091.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
one of the largest Trusts in the country, with over 14,000 staff working
across five hospitals and many more sites, we have much to offer and a
responsibility to contribute fully as a healthcare provider in the Integrated
Care Systems (ICS) in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. We will also continue to
work towards the aims that brought together the hospital trusts in Derbyshire
and Staffordshire:
To
provide excellent quality of care for the populations we serve.
Work
with our partners in the wider Staffordshire and Derbyshire health and care
economies to deliver more integrated services and in particular to strengthen
the role of our community hospitals as part of this.
Work
with Provider Leadership Collaboratives to identify opportunities to bring
together services and support functions to deliver efficiencies, increase
sustainability and improving quality of care.
Generate
economies of scale and efficiencies in our spending of taxpayers money.
Use
the scale of the Trust to develop our role as a University Hospital Trust as a
leader in education and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
one of the largest Trusts in the country, with over 14,000 staff working
across five hospitals and many more sites, we have much to offer and a
responsibility to contribute fully as a healthcare provider in the Integrated
Care Systems (ICS) in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. We will also continue to
work towards the aims that brought together the hospital trusts in Derbyshire
and Staffordshire:
To
provide excellent quality of care for the populations we serve.
Work
with our partners in the wider Staffordshire and Derbyshire health and care
economies to deliver more integrated services and in particular to strengthen
the role of our community hospitals as part of this.
Work
with Provider Leadership Collaboratives to identify opportunities to bring
together services and support functions to deliver efficiencies, increase
sustainability and improving quality of care.
Generate
economies of scale and efficiencies in our spending of taxpayers money.
Use
the scale of the Trust to develop our role as a University Hospital Trust as a
leader in education and research.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership experience at Director level in a large and complex organization.
- Experience of working as a senior leader within a complex health and social care system with demonstrable examples of positive impact.
- Extensive experience of successfully leading operational functions within a large NHS acute provider at a senior level
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a very senior operational leadership role in a large complex healthcare organisation.
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Management qualification.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Educated to masters degree level.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership experience at Director level in a large and complex organization.
- Experience of working as a senior leader within a complex health and social care system with demonstrable examples of positive impact.
- Extensive experience of successfully leading operational functions within a large NHS acute provider at a senior level
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a very senior operational leadership role in a large complex healthcare organisation.
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Management qualification.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Educated to masters degree level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
