Chief Operating Officer (COO)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Worcester, WR5 1DD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Trusts operational plan and performance, delivering against the targets set within the NHS oversight framework whilst providing Executive leadership to our clinical Care Groups. The post holder leads the delivery of high-quality clinical services coordinated through our divisions, emergency, elective, cancer, diagnostic, and outpatient services, and performance management across the Trust. The COO will lead the delivery of high quality of care in line with our vision, strategic objectives and commitment to our shared Values. This means ensuring that services are continuously improved to meet the needs of our patients, ensuring that services are financially sustainable in the long term and optimise the benefits of digital innovation. The post holder will develop a professional culture that supports, attracts, nurtures, develops and retains a compassionate, skilled and flexible workforce. This includes promoting diversity and inclusion in all its forms, role modelling our values through their actions and actively leading continuous clinical and quality improvement. The post holder will be an executive, non- voting, member of the Board of Directors and report to the Managing Director. Please view a full Job Description document uploaded to this advert in Supporting Information and use the link to the Trust's Working for Us pages for more information Recruitment Timeline: Interview Day for those then selected is planned for Friday 2nd October

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