Chief Operating Officer

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff.

We are looking for a new Chief Operating Officer, a central role underpinning our capability to deliver our vision and ambition as we enter this next phase in the development of our Trust. This is a rare opportunity to run the operations of one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. The post-holder is responsible for providing visible and transformational leadership across the Trust, having a direct influence on all 19,000 staff in the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work closely with the Medical Director and Chief Nurse in forming a central triumvirate of leadership, inspiring a culture of collaboration in developing, promoting, and delivering the Trust's strategic vision. This includes enabling diversity in all its forms, promoting staff wellbeing, and creating a just culture of learning and improvement.

We seek an inclusive and inspirational leader who demonstrates our Trust values and who can build, lead, motivate and develop our multidisciplinary teams to improve performance and deliver excellent care and experience to patients.

Working for our organisation

NUH is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. With over 19,000 staff and a budget of around £1.7bn, we deliver a range of emergency, planned and specialist services to more than two and a half million residents of Nottinghamshire, its surrounding communities as well as those that access our specialised services from across the country.

We are an ambitious organisation with a deep commitment to the continuous improvement of our services to deliver safe, high quality and effective care that is sustainable for the future health and wellbeing of our populations. We are the third biggest teaching hospital in the country and are proud of our strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for our students.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

'Tomorrow's NUH' is one of the 'full adopter' schemes in the Government's New Hospital Programme, set to receive funding towards the end of the decade. We have a unique and exciting opportunity to significantly invest in our buildings, our people, and the technology we use in ways that will make a real difference to the health and lives of the people in our local community over the longer term. In the short term, we have a substantial capital programme which will secure improvements in the short term. In addition, we are in the construction phase of the first National Rehabilitation Centre, which will open to patients in early 2025.

Person specification Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Demonstrable and successful experience at Board Director level or equivalent in a complex organisation, ideally within an acute provider.
• Significant operational experience and responsibility for meeting a range of service and performance targets
• Demonstrate experience of building relationships with stakeholders and partners as well as delivering across organisational boundaries
• Performance management of others, ensuring organisational delivery and success, including extensive experience of managing people and resources
• Experience of leading successful change programmes

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard).

For more information about our organisation and the career opportunities available, please visit our website.