UHN Chief Operating Officer

at  Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join us at the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. If you are a dynamic, collaborative, innovative and experienced COO we hope this role will be of interest to you.
The UHN Group includes Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust with a combined turnover of circa £900M and 11,000 employees. Working together KGH and NGH serve the healthcare needs of a population of 2 million people . As a university teaching hospital, teaching and research are important, with a focus on developing strong wide ranging academic partnerships leading to improved patient outcomes and exciting opportunities for colleagues.
The UHN COO is a new role required now we have aligned to a single executive team at UHN. The role reports to the UHN Chief Executive Officer, is a voting Executive Director of both NGH and KGH Boards and is a pivotal role in the leadership of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN).
The COO is responsible for daily and ongoing operational delivery according to the Trusts’ operational plans and strategic intent. They will lead the delivery of high-quality clinical services and co-ordinate effective day to day performance management across all UHN Divisions.
Working as part of the Integrated Leadership Team (ILT), the COO will provide expert advice to colleagues on all operational issues, ensuring the achievement of NHS constitutional standards, whilst ensuring the safe provision of high-quality, patient focused services. Accountable for the delivery of key national standards, the COO will deliver high quality services, waiting time standards for A&E, elective services, outpatients and cancer services. Our new COO will play a pivotal role in the integration of NGH and KGH, for the benefits of patients, colleagues and the future sustainability of the two hospitals as well as working closely with colleagues at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) to deliver the benefits of working together at scale.
We are looking for a leader with impact, ambition and courage to lead our operational teams through the next challenging, but exciting stages of our integration.
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

OUR EXCELLENCE VALUES:

Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
For a full list of roles and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specifications.
Applications should be made by submitting a CV and supporting statement by 9am Tuesday 18th June.
Stakeholder panel is scheduled to take place on Monday 5th August 2024 with a face to face interview scheduled for Tuesday 6th August 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be able to attend both

Please refer the Job description for details