About this role
Job summary
Closing date for application: Thursday 18 June at midnight
Shortlisting: Friday 19 June
Interviews: Friday 26 June
This is an important moment to join Gateshead Health. With a new five-year corporate strategy, a strong alliance of regional partners and a clear focus on delivering safe, high-quality care, our next Chief Operating Officer will play a central role in shaping how our services are delivered for our communities.
This role provides the opportunity to influence at organisational, system and regional levels, working as part of a clinically led, values-driven organisation with a committed, compassionate and talented workforce.
If you share our commitment to safe, compassionate and high-quality care, and want to help shape the future of Gateshead Health, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Chief Operating Officer who can:
provide visible, credible and compassionate operational leadership across hospital, community and diagnostic services lead delivery of safe, high-quality and effective services, with a strong focus on patient experience and timely access to care drive operational performance, improvement and transformation across urgent and emergency care, elective care and community pathways work with clinical and corporate teams to support productivity, financial sustainability and the best use of our resources build strong relationships with staff, patients, partners and system colleagues to improve services and reduce health inequalities contribute as a key member of the executive team, bringing sound judgement, operational expertise and thoughtful challenge be ambitious for Gateshead, our people and the communities we serve
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached recruitment pack which contains the job description and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Knowldge and Qualifications Essential
oHigh level of education to Master's level qualification in a related subject or equivalent/proven ability and experience. oRecent track record of continuous personal and professional development
Desirable
oDoctorate level qualification
Experience Essential
oDemonstrable and successful recent experience and achievement at Executive Director level or equivalent in a similarly complex organisation or system oExperienced, compassionate and inclusive leader with significant operational experience and responsibility for meeting a wide range of service and business performance targets.
Desirable
oRecent Executive level experience in an Acute Provider organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)