Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Elective Care

The Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Director of Elective Care deputises for the Chief Operating Officer (COO) across the operations portfolio and provides leadership of Trust operations on a daily basis working closely with their fellow DCOO, Divisional triumvirate teams, corporate teams and executives. They will lead on delivery of the Trust's core performance and quality standards related to all performance standards with a particular focus on Planned Care., The post holder is responsible for supporting Divisions with the delivery of key performance and quality standards, specifically including RTT, DM01 Performance and Cancer Standards. They will also support services in Planned Care to deliver non elective demand. The post holder, in collaboration with DDOs, will lead improvement in these areas through engaging with clinical teams and implementing service changes and improvement underpinned by clear trajectories and national delivery requirements.

The postholder provides leadership and direction for the directorate leadership teams, ensuring that the division delivers the trust's strategy. They ensure that effective management and delivery underpin the leadership of the directorates; and that the Divisional Medical Directors and Divisional Directors of Nursing/AHPs are supported to ensure that leadership decisions are translated into transformation and effective delivery of services.

The Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Director of Elective Care is expected to lead on designated trust wide developments which cut across the organisation, integrating and streamlining services., At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.