Deputy Chief Operating Officer

The Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) supports the COO in delivery of the Trust's operational plan, with delegated responsibility for managing delivery of services across the organisation.

Working with Divisional and Corporate teams, the DCOO has day to day oversight of operations and is responsible for ensuring services are fit for purpose and compliant with standards. This includes ensuring that robust service planning is in place across the organisation. The DCOO will be expected to work with divisions to ensure services are coordinated and Trust-wide issues resolved, with responsibility to make decisions on whether to escalate issues to COO and other Execs.

The DCOO will work with the COO, wider Executive team and partners within Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) to implement improvement and transformation at Trust and system-levels, ensuring that NBT can realise the opportunities which come from working across the wider health system.

The DCOO will deputise for the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Trust, system national levels., The Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) is a core member of Chief Operating Officers team and the role is to deliver against the performance portfolio.

Working in partnership with Divisional and Corporate teams, the DCOO has day to day oversight of operations and is responsible for ensuring services are safe, fit for purpose and compliant with standards.

The DCOO is accountable to the COO for the delivery of national access standards related to:

Urgent and Emergency Care Standards.

Planned care (i.e. Referral to Treatment Times, Cancer Waiting Times, Diagnostic Waiting Times standards).

Efficiency/and productivity improvements in theatres and outpatients.

Performance reporting and assurance.

Trust-wide capacity planning to support delivery of timely care.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.