Chief Operating Officer

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for the role of Chief Operating Officer, offering an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and ambitious leader to join a high-performing NHS organisation at a pivotal moment in its development. As an integrated provider of acute and community services, the Trust serves a population of over half a million people and employs more than 7,000 colleagues, delivering care across hospital sites, community settings and patients' homes.

Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation:

This is an organisation with a strong sense of purpose and momentum. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has achieved significant improvements in performance in recent years, including reducing long waiting times and being recognised nationally for emergency care and frailty services. At the same time, it has maintained a deep commitment to staff wellbeing, ranking highly in national staff survey results and demonstrating a culture where people are supported to thrive. The Trust leads the Buckinghamshire Neighbourhood Programme, as well a forward thinking approach to embedding digital and AI in its services, whilst construction has begun on the new Wycombe Hospital building.

Main duties of the job

The Trust is looking for a Chief Operating Officer who shares their ambitions, and who is motivated to lead meaningful change for patients, staff and communities. You will bring a strong track record of delivering transformational change, building high-performing teams and driving sustainable improvement to performance. Just as importantly, you will be values driven, politically astute and resilient, with the strength of character to make difficult decisions in the best interests of their patients and our staff.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of healthcare delivery in Buckinghamshire, to lead meaningful change at scale, and to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities.

Qualifications

• Experience at Chief Operation Officer or other executive role operating at Executive Board level in a large, complex healthcare environment, preferably with experience of working in both acute and community settings across a multiple site environment.
• Well-developed strategic vision and direction, with a record of contribution to the development of and delivering long-term strategic plans.
• Ability to develop and build high performing senior teams.
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent professional qualifications.
• A postgraduate qualification in leadership or management related subject and/or significant experience of leadership in a complex health care environment (desirable).

Benefits

• Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme as part of NHS benefits.
• Access to NHS discount schemes.
• A range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Equal opportunities statement

We are proud to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community. We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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.

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital based but Trust wide

Contract

Permanent

Reference number

434-C

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital based but Trust wide