NHS England - London Region is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to join the Regional Executive Team. This role provides strategic leadership for our work to improve performance standards and services across the health and care system in London, in line with national standards.
Our ambition is to improve access, experience, and outcomes for all Londoners. We are committed to achieving our shared vision to make London the healthiest global city in the world in which to receive health and care services, and deliver on the ambitions of the 10 Year Plan.
To achieve this the post holder will need to work in partnership with systems and providers to support them to improve performance across a range of standards through coordination of both general and targeted improvement resources.
This will require the development of strong working relationships across NHS providers, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and other partners in London, as well with national teams in NHS England and the Department for Health and Social Care.
The postholder will lead a change process internally to implement the Model Region blueprint (once published) for their areas of responsibility, including an increased regional role in performance management and oversight.
Externally, they will play a lead role in our Joint Transition Programme for London with ICBs, lead the implementation of the new National Oversight Framework in London, and help re-model our approach to oversight to enable the three shifts set out in the 10 Year Plan.
In addition, the postholder will play a key role in coordinating the regional response to Industrial Action and other operational issues that arise in London.
The successful candidate will lead a large Operations directorate, dedicated to continually improving services across London.
This is an exciting, demanding and high-profile role that needs to be filled by an exceptional candidate with a high level of experience and credibility in this field. For further information contact
[email protected]The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Luke McCartney Job title: Chief of Staff Email address:
[email protected]
