Job summary
- Main area
- Chief Operating Officer
- Grade
- ESM 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-NEY-6751275-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington Place
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £131,301 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Regional Chief Operating Officer
ESM 2
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
A rare opportunity has arisen in the North East and Yorkshire Regional team within NHS England for a Chief Operating Officer. This is a key leadership role in the regional health system, with responsibility, in conjunction with other leaders from across the professional spectrum, to lead teams to support systems to deliver improved quality, productivity and performance for the region’s population, in line with NHS and other governmental priorities.
Main duties of the job
The Chief Operating Officer will lead on monitoring performance against annual operating plans and constitutional standards; supporting ICBs, providers and systems to optimise their overall performance, to reduce unwarranted clinical variation and to ensure the most effective and efficient use of resources across the health service. This will require high calibre, credible and trusted leadership to support commissioners, providers and systems to deliver and commission high quality care in line with the requirements of Long Term Plan.
The post holder, as a member of the regional executive team, will support the Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England and provide professional support to the Regional Director. They may lead or support initiatives set out by the Chief Operating Officer for England in relation to commissioning or the national frameworks for performance, intervention and oversight.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant management and leadership experience at senior level in the NHS or other healthcare related industry
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
- Senior leadership of delivery of health and care transformation
Skills and Capabilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to build trusted relationships and wide support networks in a political context, influencing senior stakeholders including local organisations, councils and MPs.
- An experienced practical problem solver, able to dissect both strategic and operational challenges and extract lessons for other areas.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of creating a new team and motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robert Cornall
- Job title
- Regional Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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