Chief Operating Officer

NHS; Redhill; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to lead operational delivery across the Trust. The successful candidate should demonstrate leadership through complexity and a commitment to patient care, with a focus on integrity, compassion, and inclusive management. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary range of £100,000 to £200,000 a year. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and learn more about this impactful opportunity.

Benefits

Flexible working

Staff engagement networks

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Evidence of good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Evidence of essential experience for the role.
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of services across the Trust.
• Ensure patients are at the centre of every decision.
• Inspire confidence through inclusive and engaging leadership style.

Skills

Leadership through complexity

Integrity and compassion

Inclusive leadership style

Education

Mandatory professional/clinical registration

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint our new Chief Operating Officer to lead the operational delivery of services across the Trust at this pivotal time. This is a role for someone who can lead through complexity and keep patients at the centre of every decision. The successful candidate will bring energy, vision and a commitment to excellence in patient care. They will demonstrate integrity and compassion in every interaction and inspire confidence through an inclusive and engaging leadership style. If you are passionate about the challenges this opportunity offers and believe that you have the experience and ambition to play a key leadership role in delivering our strategic objectives, then we would welcome an application from you.

Thank you once again for your interest in this role. If you would like to hear more about this opportunity from Andrew Hines (Chief Executive at SASH), please email his Executive Assistant Lisa Holland, [e-mail] to arrange a meeting.

For more information on this outstanding opportunity, please visit www.odgers.com/95069

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached candidate brief for a full list of duties and responsibilities. For further information, please visit www.odgers.com/95069.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, delivering healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000.

Our Trust provides emergency and non-emergency care across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, serving key towns including Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main site, East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and complex services and is the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.

We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned services at several sites, including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

As an inclusive employer, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We offer a range of staff benefits, including flexible working, staff engagement networks, and well‑being support to ensure a positive working environment.

Details

Date posted: 17 December 2025
Pay scheme: Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary: £100,000 to £200,000 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 326-8873901-AW

Job location

East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH

Job description / responsibilities

For more information, please visit www.odgers.com/93584 or please call Donna Fendick 020 7529 6314 to arrange a further discussion in confidence about this opportunity.

Person Specification – Essential Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH
Website: https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/