Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for the daily and ongoing operational delivery of our operational plans. This is a highly influential role at the heart of our organisation and a key member of both the Executive Team and Trust Board. The role reports directly to the Trusts Chief Executive and you will work alongside executive colleagues to lead large-scale operational services, advise on clinical service improvements and ensure our services are fit for the future. You will lead five clinical divisions and the Division of Infrastructure. We are now entering a new chapter, guided by a clear set of Trust priorities focused on what matters most: delivering outstanding patient care, supporting and developing our people, and creating a sustainable future for our services. If you are an inspiring leader, who shares our values and can engage people at every level, we would be delighted to hear from you., You will be the executive lead for:

• The delivery of safe and sustainable clinical services and operational performance
• Operational delivery of non-clinical support services within the Division of Infrastructure
• Business continuity and emergency preparedness
• Workforce and service development related to the role
• Operational management of designated team/services, Ensuring excellence in the delivery of the operational services for our patients
• Provide clear leadership and guidance to clinical divisions
• Act a role model and ambassador Promote effective professional leadership by coaching individuals to take appropriate decisions and support a teamwork approach
• Work in collaboration with partners across the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System and local Places to ensure high quality, sustainable and effective services for our patients
• Ensuring the day-to-day delivery of clinical operations across the organisation
• Act as the Trusts lead for community services ensuring hospital services are aligned with community services
• Professional and line management clinical and non-clinical directors
• Input into the strategic developments to enhance the Trust and its position within the Place
• In conjunction with divisional teams and external partners, identify options for innovation in care models that support effective use of skills, develop person centered care and improve outcomes for patients
  
  Educated to Master's degree level in management and leadership or equivalent post graduate
• Evidence of ongoing management and leadership development
• Evidence of ongoing professional development, Significant director level experience in a complex NHS trust.
• Recognised leader with influence and personal credibility that extends across the public sector.
• Significant and recent acute hospital experience as a Director on the Board or deputising for the Director and with demonstrable experience of leading teams across a variety of clinical disciplines.
Knowledge and awareness
• Knowledge of polices and best practice within relevant areas of responsibility and accountability
• A strong understanding of governance frameworks
• Understanding the political agenda for Health and Social Care
Skills and abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capacity to think strategically and take a whole system approach
• Change management skills
• Ability to analyse and solve complex problems including options appraisals
Personal attributes
• Leads with compassion and integrity
• Strives to do things right first time
• Understands and respects cultural needs and differences
• Inclusive leader
  
  We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics
schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.