Chief Operating Officer

Corporate Role Support the Chief Executive in identifying new opportunities for individual services within the Trust, arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation. Additionally, identify any potential threats along with appropriate responses. Contribute to the development, communication and delivery of Trust strategy, priorities, values and behaviours. Contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust. At all times work to ensure optimum patient safety.

Act as an advocate for the Trust and its contribution to the local health system by creating and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Support the CEO in ensuring that all statutory obligations are met and for ensuring regulatory and statutory compliance. Develop and support the Trust culture of integration, collaboration and commitment to delivering high quality services and outcomes.

Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues facing those working to deliver care to the local population. Participate in the Executive Directors on call rota. Operational Delivery Maintain an overview of service delivery across the Trust, partly through direct line management of the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and General Managers/Heads of Department. Ensure the effective operational management of the Trust on a day-to-day basis and, in turn, maintain achievement of the Trust's key performance indicators.

Develop effective working relationships, including formal and informal networks, to ensure effective communication and escalation mechanisms are in place at all times. Accountable for writing and delivering the Trusts operational plans to deliver an operational performance plan that meets NHS England constitutional standards over the medium term. Work with colleagues across the Trust and in the wider health community to ensure that any barriers to effective patient flow are removed.

Provide effective operational management systems and processes for clinical and other staff to deliver high quality clinical care, teaching and research within available budgets. Accountable Officer for all aspects of emergency planning on behalf of the Trust. Performance Management Exercise delegated authority on behalf of the Chief Executive to resolve day-to-day management issues within the Trust. Develop a culture of performance management, improvement and appraisal as a foundation for excellent organisational performance.

Working with the Director of Finance to develop robust business intelligence and internal performance management systems which enable the Trust to adhere to or exceed plans, standards and targets. Ensure appropriate management capacity at all levels operating within an organisational structure which delivers responsive, safe and reliable patient services. Ensure sufficient and appropriate data availability and analytic capability to monitor and track performance and to satisfy reporting requirements.

Provide appropriate input and challenge to clinical and business plans, where necessary. Support the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, General Managers, Heads of Nursing and Clinical Directors to ensure the delivery of all key national and local operational performance targets. Identify key reasons for deviation from expected profiles, advise on the potential impact of these and work with the Clinical Service Lines to ensure the development and implementation of appropriate solutions.

Support the Clinical Service Lines to develop plans that address performance in relation to access to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, patient focused services. Integration and Transformation Lead on the integration agenda across health and social care across the hospital sites to ensure the patient pathway delivers the best patient experience possible. Lead on the continued development and implementation of clinical service re-designs to ensure that the Trust can continue to develop in line with changes to the external environment, whilst remaining at the forefront of clinical service innovation and service delivery.

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