Chief Operating Officer - Acute Services

About the role

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking an exceptional, values-led executive leader for the role of Chief Operating Officer – Acute Services.

This is a significant opportunity to lead one of the largest and most complex acute services portfolios in Scotland, with responsibility for the delivery of safe, effective, person-centred and sustainable care across multiple acute sites and specialist services.

The Chief Operating Officer will provide visible strategic and operational leadership across Acute Services, ensuring delivery against Board priorities, national standards and the needs of the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the wider West of Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for the strategic development, operational delivery and performance of Acute Services across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
• Lead major service change, reform and modernisation programmes, ensuring services are safe, sustainable, person centred and aligned to local, regional and national priorities.
• Deliver key scheduled care, unscheduled care, cancer, access, and quality and performance standards across acute sites and services.
• Ensure effective clinical, care, staff, financial and corporate governance arrangements are in place, with clear systems for scrutiny, assurance and risk management.
• Work collaboratively with Executive Directors, Acute Directors, clinical leaders, Health and Social Care Partnership Chief Officers, staff-side colleagues and external partners.
• Promote a positive, inclusive and values-led culture focused on quality improvement, staff wellbeing, patient experience and the effective use of public resources.

Requirements

We are looking for an accomplished senior leader with significant experience at Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Director or equivalent level within a large, complex organisation, preferably within the NHS or wider public sector.

You will bring a demonstrable track record of success in operational leadership, strategic decision-making, performance improvement, major service change and partnership working.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with post-graduate or equivalent qualification desirable, and will demonstrate the interpersonal, strategic and technical skills required to lead at scale.

Qualifications

Your leadership style will be visible, credible, compassionate and inclusive, with the ability to earn the confidence and respect of colleagues, partners and stakeholders while delivering complex change in a demanding public service environment.

Benefits

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.