# Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director (VSM) **Company**: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust **Location**: Harrow **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: executive **Salary**: Depending on experience **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9337-26-0824?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_a6b62048-762 ## Description We are seeking an exceptional operational leader to join Team LNWH as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director for Central Middlesex Hospital and the North West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead the Trust's elective care, performance and improvement agenda, supporting delivery of strategic priorities and providing assurance to the Board, regulators and system partners. You will oversee operational performance, finance and digital services, ensuring data-driven decision-making that improves patient outcomes, access and experience. As Managing Director, you will provide visible leadership for Central Middlesex Hospital and the North West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, working with clinical and professional leaders to enhance patient care, staff experience and service development. The role includes responsibility for elective recovery, cancer performance improvement and Trust-wide digital operations, including digital transformation and optimisation of the electronic patient record. You will also contribute to the North West London Acute Provider Group, supporting collaboration and service improvement across organisational boundaries. **Main duties of the job** - Lead the Trust's performance agenda, ensuring delivery of NHS Constitutional Standards and providing assurance to the Board and regulators on performance improvement plans and outcomes. - Oversee performance reporting, data quality, governance, and the delivery of accurate, timely and consistent information for internal and external stakeholders. - Work across operational, finance, performance and digital teams to ensure a single, reliable source of information to support decision-making and strategic improvement programmes. - Deliver operational and strategic priorities, contribute to Trust governance arrangements, and promote the Trust's vision, values and commitment to high-quality patient care and staff experience. - Lead the Trust's elective recovery programme and annual activity planning process, working collaboratively with clinical and operational teams and partners across North West London. - Act as Managing Director for Central Middlesex Hospital, providing site leadership, overseeing the Elective Orthopaedic Centre, and leading regulatory activity, including CQC inspections and improvement plans where required. **Benefits** - Competitive salary depending on experience - Permanent, full-time position **Requirements** - Master's Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience preferably with an information or analytical focus - Significant post qualification experience working at a senior level, with a strong professional reputation built on a track record of career development through delivery - Evidence of continuing professional development - Significant experience of working at a senior level within a large complex NHS organisation - Experience of working with Executive Directors, very senior managers and leaders - Proven ability to build enduring and effective stakeholder relationships - Demonstrate evidence of sound financial management / building strong and productive teams - Experience of strategic thinking at a senior level - Information specialist with strong analytical skills with an up-to-date knowledge of all NHS information and data requirements - Excellent collaborative working skills and ability to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups - Effective and strategic influencing skills at all levels within and outside of the organisation - Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate highly complex and sensitive information to large groups ## Skills ### Required - NHS Constitutional Standards - Performance Improvement Plans - Operational Performance - Finance - Digital Services - Elective Recovery - Cancer Performance Improvement - Digital Transformation - Electronic Patient Record - Strategic Priorities - Data-Driven Decision-Making - Stakeholder Relationships - Financial Management - Team Building - Strategic Thinking - Analytical Skills - Communication Skills - Influencing Skills --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9337-26-0824?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)