Overview
In this role you will provide strategic operational leadership to deliver safe, high-quality patient care across multi-site services. You will work closely with the Executive Chief Operating Officer and colleagues to drive performance, governance and financial discipline in a constrained environment. You will lead transformation through digital innovation and pathway redesign, partnering with ICBs and primary care to deliver system-wide improvements. This role offers scope to shape service delivery within a rural and remote NHS setting and influence cross-organisational collaboration. You will be a visible leader, inspiring teams to achieve ambitious objectives and sustain service excellence
Pay / Benefits
- 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
- Flexible working
- NHS Discounts
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Development opportunities
- NHS Pension scheme
Responsibilities
- Lead general managers and clinical teams to deliver safe, effective, and timely patient care
- Manage capacity, demand, clinical risks, and key national performance standards
- Oversee large departmental budgets, drive efficiency and ensure financial discipline
- Lead digital innovation, pathway redesign, and service standardisation across multi-site operations
- Collaborate with executive leads, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and primary or private care partners
- Provide leadership and management for all Clinical Services
- Develop and maintain an operational leadership structure aligned with the integrated care model
- Support governance, risk management and quality assurance across services
Key requirements
- Masters Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Track record of managing complex multi-disciplinary services with significant resources
- Strong business orientation and budget management experience
- Experience analysing the business environment and shaping strategies
- Experience with quality, risk management and governance systems
- Knowledge of clinical governance and NICE guidelines
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with negotiation and influencing abilities
- Ability to engage staff across levels and deliver transformational change
- IT literate with advanced spreadsheet and project software skills
- leadership
- negotiation and influencing
- communication
- IT literate
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Spreadsheet manipulation
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