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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking an ambitious and dynamic Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join our Board and Senior Leadership Team. This is a unique opportunity to lead operations across our organisation and drive high standards of patient care, operational performance, and service improvements.

About the Role

As COO , you will provide visible, Trust-wide leadership and ensure that our Clinical Collaboratives are delivering on performance, financial, and governance requirements. You'll be part of the Executive Team, working closely with the Chief Nurse and Medical Director to provide executiveoversight and accountability for operational delivery, safety and quality. You'll also be responsible for reporting on performance to the Trust Board as an executive member of the Trust's Senior Leadership Team.

You will lead the implementation of our new Performance and Assurance Framework, ensuring our eight Clinical Collaboratives are aligned with strategic objectives, delivering high-quality care and operating efficiently and effectively for our patients.

We are looking for a forward-thinking leader who can innovate and adapt, especially as we continue to evolve our partnership within the Great North Health Alliance. The role will also involve engaging with local authorities, Integrated Care Boards , and other healthcare partners at a senior level.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day operational leadership of the Trust's eight Clinical Collaboratives.
• Effective implementation of the Trust's new Performance and Assurance Framework.
• Lead regular demand and capacity modelling to ensure safe, effective, and efficient care.
• Act as a dynamic, innovative leader to ensure hospital and out of hospital services run effectively to budget.
• Provide expert operational advice to the Trust Board, senior clinical, and managerial colleagues.
• Act as the Accountable Officer for Emergency Planning, Resilience, and Response (EPRR).

About You

We're looking for a highly motivated individual with significant operational experience in a large, complex NHS organisation. You should have:

• Proven operational leadership experience within patient-focused healthcare settings.
• Strong influencing, negotiating, and motivational skills, and the ability to work effectively across clinical and operational environments.
• A master's level qualification or equivalent experience.

You must have the ability to lead within a multi-professional team, demonstrate high energy levels, and bring an innovative approach to problem-solving. Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels are essential.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of health services in the region and be part of an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for the Cumbrian population.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oEducated to masters level or equivalent experience
• oFurther professional qualification.
• oManagement Qualification and on-going development
• oEvidence of continuous personal and professional development.

Desirable

• oNHS leadership and management qualifications.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• oExperience of working at a Board level of large/complex NHS organisations in a COO or equivalent position.
• oSignificant operational experience gained in a patient-focused healthcare provider, with responsibility for meeting a wide range of service and business performance targets
• oExperience of increasing staff engagement and motivation to improve performance.
• oExperience of working closely with service users and carers to bring about service improvements.
• oExperience of managing complex problems.
• oConsiderable experience working autonomously within defined parameters to meet strategic goals.

Desirable

• oExperience in both Acute and Community NHS settings.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• oSound knowledge, problem solving and improvement methodologies.
• oAbility to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues.
• oAbility to operate effectively in clinical academic operational environment with multiple stakeholders.
• oMotivational skills to lead staff to deliver operational objectives and standards.
• oHighly developed communication and interpersonal skills both verbal, written and presentation together with excellent listening skills including facilitation.

Desirable

• oExperience of representing an NHS organisation to external stakeholders and partners.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oAbility to enable and influence multi-professional team working and problem solving.
• oAbility to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively.
• oHigh energy levels, an innovative approach and ability to inspire others.
• oThe intellect and interpersonal skills to command the respect of clinicians and managers as well as external stakeholders.
• oEvidence of holding to a clear strategy and set of values while responding appropriately to short-term challenges and priorities.
• oProactive, versatile and problem solving approach.

Desirable

• oDemonstrate effective system working and excellent collaboration skills.

Other requirements

Essential

• oEquality and Diversity
• oAct in ways that support equality and value diversity
• oSupport equality and value diversity
• oFor all with managerial responsibilities: -Promote equality and value diversity -Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity
• oAbility to travel to various sites across North East and North Cumbria when necessary.

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Infirmary Street

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

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