Chief Operating Officer

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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Job summary

The role of Chief Operating Officer is a crucial one for the Trust. The successful candidate will work closely with health and care partners across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire acting as Senior Responsible Officer for Urgent Care transformation programmes.

We are also developing the acute services partnership between Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust to help tackle the long-standing challenges of delivering high quality, safe, and sustainable healthcare services to our populations. Penny Emerit, Chief Executive at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive at Isle of Wight NHS Trust and will now oversee both Trusts, supported by experienced site leaders in Portsmouth and on the Island.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior operational leader to join Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and have a big impact at a time of change and development at the Trust. If you are excited by this challenge and think you have the skills and expertise to succeed, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For a conversation in confidence, please contact:

Carmel Gibbons- carmel.gibbons@odgersberndtson.com

Ruth Lewis - ruth.lewis@odgersberndtson.com

Main duties of the job

As an Executive Director, and member of the Trust Board, you will contribute to the collective decision-making of the Board and take shared responsibility for the overall success and future direction of the Trust.

You will provide strong and effective leadership and advice to ensure all Trust staff deliver consistently safe, effective and high-quality care to patients.

Lead the development and delivery of the Trusts principal integrated clinical, operational and financial service objectives and targets, by ensuring the efficient and effective management of all operational services.

Ensure the Trust has effective relationships and partnerships that participate in all appropriate aspects of healthcare development within the local health economy, and beyond.

Leadership of all divisions, ensuring the structure is fit for purpose; with effective and consistent performance monitoring processes implemented and maintained, against which the contribution and effectiveness of all services are measured and reported appropriately.

Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for urgent care across the sustainability and transformation partnership (STP).

About us

The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Date posted

16 May 2023

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C8192-CS-23-0528

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED CANDIDATE BRIEF FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Job description

Job responsibilities

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED CANDIDATE BRIEF FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Person Specification

Other

Essential

High level of political and strategic awareness.
Able to win hearts and minds, lead and motivate clinicians, managers and staff and to harness and nurture local talent.
High levels of tenacity, enthusiasm and resilience, to achieve goals and to see things through.
Exceptional influencing and negotiating skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with system partners to deliver agreed objectives.

Experience

Essential

Experience of operating as Chief Operating Officer in a complex organisation, or Director of Operations with Board experience.
Strategic thinker with demonstrable grip and authority.
Developed and delivered comprehensive service strategy in a large organisation, including transforming vision into real action.
Proven record of establishing productive working relationships and effective partnership working across internal and external networks.
Track record of delivery.

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters Level or equivalent.
Postgraduate management qualification.
Evidence of continued learning and professional development.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

High level of political and strategic awareness.
Able to win hearts and minds, lead and motivate clinicians, managers and staff and to harness and nurture local talent.
High levels of tenacity, enthusiasm and resilience, to achieve goals and to see things through.
Exceptional influencing and negotiating skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with system partners to deliver agreed objectives.

Experience

Essential

Experience of operating as Chief Operating Officer in a complex organisation, or Director of Operations with Board experience.
Strategic thinker with demonstrable grip and authority.
Developed and delivered comprehensive service strategy in a large organisation, including transforming vision into real action.
Proven record of establishing productive working relationships and effective partnership working across internal and external networks.
Track record of delivery.

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters Level or equivalent.
Postgraduate management qualification.
Evidence of continued learning and professional development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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