Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
Chief Operating Officer- Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
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Lead Operational Excellence. Drive Transformation. Improve Lives.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional operational leader to join our Group Executive and Board as Chief Operating Officer.
This is a rare opportunity to make a lasting difference for the people Sandwell and West Birmingham, leading a large and diverse portfolio of acute, community and specialist services at a time of significant opportunity and transformation.
As a voting member of the Trust Board and Executive Leadership Team, you will provide strategic and visible leadership across the organisation, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, responsive and financially sustainable services. You will be responsible for operational performance, service transformation, patient flow, urgent and emergency care, productivity, workforce effectiveness and delivery of our strategic ambitions.
Working closely with the Chief Executive, Executive colleagues, clinical leaders and system partners, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of services for our population whilst contributing to the development of our wider NHS Group model.
About You
You will be an experienced executive leader with a strong track record of delivering operational excellence within a large and complex healthcare organisation. You will have successfully led transformational change, delivered performance improvement, developed high-performing teams and built strong relationships with clinicians, staff and external partners.
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You Will Bring
- Significant senior leadership experience within the NHS.
- A proven track record of delivering sustainable operational and performance improvement.
- Experience of leading large-scale transformation and service redesign.
- Strong financial and workforce leadership credentials.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- A commitment to compassionate, inclusive and visible leadership.
Most importantly, you will be a leader who inspires confidence, builds trust and creates an environment where people can thrive and deliver their very best for patients.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated care organisations in the Midlands, serving a diverse population of more than 530,000 people across Sandwell and West Birmingham.
We provide services from the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell and City Health Campuses, Rowley Regis Hospital and a wide range of community settings. We are recognised for our commitment to high-quality care, teaching, education, research and innovation, with a strong track record of working in partnership to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.
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Furthermore, through working closely with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, as part of the Group arrangements, we are committed to working together to improve outcomes for our patients, strengthen our communities and create an outstanding place to work for our people. These ambitions are set out in our new strategy, Fit for the Future, which places partnerships, inclusion, excellence and continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do.
Our strategy is built around delivering outstanding care, reducing health inequalities, strengthening partnerships and creating a sustainable future for local healthcare. We are seeking a leader who shares our ambition and values and who can help us achieve the next phase of our journey.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Diane Wake
- Job title: Chief Executive
- Email address: alison.fisher6@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07812 771 204
Please contact Diane Wake via Alison Fisher - 01384 321 012 ext 1012
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