Head of CMO Operations

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to take on a pivotal leadership role within the organisation. As the Principal Business Manager to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), you will be at the centre of clinical governance, quality, patient safety, medical workforce, research, and education activity across the Trust.

This is a rare opportunity to shape how a major clinical executive function operates, ensuring the CMO Office runs efficiently, communicates effectively, and delivers against key strategic priorities. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment and is motivated by work that directly impacts patient care and organisational performance.

The post holder will serve as the principal business manager for the CMO Office, leading the effective operation of the office and coordinating delivery of the CMO portfolio across clinical governance, quality, patient safety, medical workforce, medical research, and education. You will act as a key representative of the CMO, providing high-quality business, performance, governance, and project management support.

This is a unique opportunity to join King's Mill Hospital in a role that directly supports the Trust's clinical leadership and contributes to the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Apply now to join our team!

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as "outstanding" for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only "outstanding" NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

• Significant experience operating at management level in the NHS or comparable complex public service environment
• Demonstrable experience of business and performance management, including development and use of KPIs, dashboards and performance reports
• Proven experience of governance and risk management (e.g. risk registers, incidents, complaints, audits, external reviews)
• Track record of leading and delivering complex change or service improvement projects across multiple stakeholders
• Experience of line managing and developing staff, including handling complex HR issues (e.g. capability, conduct, sickness)
• Experience of budget management, financial planning and delivering efficiency or savings plans
• Experience of working with, and influencing, senior clinicians, executives and external partners on complex and sometimes contentious issues
• Knowledge of current NHS strategy, regulatory frameworks and priorities relevant to medical leadership, clinical quality and medical workforce
• Experience of working directly with or…