Executive Chief Operating Officer, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Exceptional Care Together

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is a large integrated acute and community provider and a major teaching hospital which is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of our communities. Playing an influential and critical role in two integrated care systems, we are an organisation of considerable scale, complexity and potential, and we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. We have over 14,000 staff working across five hospitals and many other sites and are rated Good by the CQC, however we recognise the challenges we face and are committed to implementing the significant improvements required in our maternity services, highlighted by the recent inspection.

Pivotal to delivering these improvements and fostering a culture of exceptional care will be the appointment of an accomplished and visionary Executive Chief Operating Officer to join our Board. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this key role presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare delivery through the implementation of sustainable, financially viable services, aligning with our Exceptional Care Together strategy.

As an instrumental member of our Trust Board, you will spearhead transformative service initiatives, ensuring long-term clinical and financial sustainability. Your leadership will extend externally, representing us in influential forums within Derbyshire and Staffordshire Integrated Care Systems, fostering vital relationships with regulatory bodies and healthcare providers, leveraging best practices for the benefit of our patients and staff.

You will be an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership behaviours that uphold our values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence, providing strategic vision, challenge and support to all colleagues in the Trust.

In this appointment process we are actively seeking candidates from a range of diverse and inclusive backgrounds who offer the executive skills required to take our Trust forward, and your values and ability to inspire and harness the talents of others is critical for us.

We're seeking a proven leader with a track record of driving organisational change within a complex healthcare environment. If you share our values and ambition, and are ready to lead our Trust into the future, we invite you to apply.

Dear Candidate
Thank you for your interest in the role of Executive Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB). This is an exciting time to join our Trust and play a key strategic role in the development of outstanding services to the large and diverse community we serve.
UHDB is a large integrated acute and community provider and a major teaching hospital which is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of our communities. We have over 14,000 staff working across five hospitals and many other sites across Derbyshire and Staffordshire. We have a diverse and talented unitary Board and an outstanding opportunity for a talented Executive Chief Operating Officer to join our Executive Team and Trust Board.
Playing an influential and critical role in two integrated care systems, we are an organisation of considerable scale, complexity and potential, and we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
As Executive Chief Operating Officer, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the clinical divisions, ensuring robust quality, operational, and financial plans. Your leadership will spearhead service transformation for long-term sustainability, representing us at regional Integrated Care System forums.
We are looking for an experienced operational leader who can evidence success in healthcare provider organisations of similar scale and complexity. You will be an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership behaviours that uphold our values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence, providing innovative strategic vision, challenge and support to all colleagues in the Trust.
We have many fantastic people working at UHDB, and there is a strong desire to build on the good work that has happened in our journey so far; we are refreshing our Trust strategy and focusing on developing our open and compassionate culture to make UHDB an inclusive and progressive place to work for all. Alongside this, we will need to continue to address the challenges facing the NHS and make sure we deliver exceptional care, together, to the patients who need us.
Our Board members are our ambassadors; we need talented individuals to join our leadership team who can make a positive difference and who are role models for our values of excellence, compassion, and openness.
In turn, you will be welcomed into an excellent team, where you are encouraged to use your expertise and experience to challenge, support and provide independent judgement and advice.
I am delighted that you are considering the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in one of the largest employers in our area, during a time of change and challenge.
Please contact our advisors at Alumni Global to discuss your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Stephen Posey
Chief Executive
Please click here to view the Role Description
All applications must include:
• A full curriculum vitae/resume
• Quoting the relevant role reference number: A039075
• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and UHDB that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
• Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and UHDB’s objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Thomas Patterson, Managing Director or Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research, on +44 77 1905 59 71.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Key Milestones:
Closing date: 3rd May 2024
Final Interviews: w/c 3rd June 2024
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