Associate Chief Operating Officer

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: York
Contract type: Full time
Are you a leader who values inspiring others, creating a culture of compassion, kindness and continuous improvement?

Do you enjoy being responsible for business , financial and strategic planning and delivery?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic senior operational leader, who has a passion for excellence, patient-centred care and a desire to make a difference.

We are recruiting to the role of Associate Chief Operating Officer to lead our Medicine Care Group, which is one of our large and complex groupings of clinical services. The Medicine portfolio includes acute medicine, frailty medicine and a number of medical specialties, including gastroenterology, respiratory medicine and cardiology. The Care Group provides services across the two main hospital sites and multiple community sites.

You will have the ability to engage and motivate teams, be a multi-tasker with problem-solving skills, you will have the ability to manage numerous projects running simultaneously, as well as juggling the priorities of internal and external stakeholders.

You will be able to demonstrate your ability to quickly and effectively manage and resolve challenging operational issues in a pressurised and time-critical environment, whilst driving our strategic agenda forward. Engagement with clinical teams and stakeholders will be vital to identify transformation opportunities and to deliver improvements in quality, operational and financial performance standards.

Reporting to the Care Group Director, and working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide key strategic and operational leadership within the Care Group, working to develop a culture that enables clinical colleagues to flourish and provide the highest standards of care for patients.

We are looking for a leader who is values-based, forward-thinking, has vision and can inspire teams. You will have a proven track record in operational and service management; service delivery and improvement; with well-developed leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.

You will also have joint responsibility with the other Associate Chief Operating Officers and Executive Team, for driving forward corporate and programmes of work cross-cutting the whole Trust.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Hansen Job title: Chief Operating Officer Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904 726000

How to apply

To apply for this job you need to authorize on our website. If you don't have an account yet, please register.

Post a resume

Similar jobs

Commis Waiter

RHR, York
6 days ago
Do you love meeting new people on a daily basis? Are you looking for a role where you can let your personality shine?We’re looking for a Commis Waiter to come and join our team. We look for people who are comfortable in bringing themselves to work, me mean the real you – not work you, as we want you to...

Payroll Administrator

Onebright, York
6 days ago
Are you a proactive and solutions focussed professional seeking an opportunity in Payroll ? Do you have the ability to undertake an in-depth post implementation review of the ADP implementation processes?About The OpportunityAs the Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for all payroll queries and changes for Onebright employees . You will lead all ongoing payroll processes ensuring the outsourced...

Product Owner - 29678

Environment Agency, York
2 weeks ago
Job DescriptionWe are committed to having an inclusive workforce and welcome applications from candidates that would enhance our diversity.Do you have experience of leading the design, build and delivery of complex products and services? We are looking for a product owner to lead a programme of Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) products to support the Environment Agency’s aim that HSW...