Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Deputy Chief Operating Officer to lead service improvement and operational support. This pivotal role involves driving performance strategies, enhancing patient care, and overseeing daily operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive NHS management experience and a postgraduate management qualification. Join a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to high-quality healthcare and career development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Extensive training

Qualifications

• Extensive professional knowledge across disciplines like Clinical, HR, Finance, Governance.
• Senior-level experience in a large, complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Health Board meets all performance targets.
• Manage operational delivery across services.
• Lead service improvement projects.

Skills

Teamwork

Accountability

Prioritization

Education

Postgraduate management qualification

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 reflecting the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

This vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

The Deputy Chief Operating Officer is a pivotal senior leadership role at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB). Working with the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Executive Committee, and divisional triumvirates, the Deputy COO will drive improvement through open and visible leadership, embedding our ethos of go, look, and learn as part of our Quality Improvement journey.

The role involves developing, directing, and leading service improvement, performance strategies, and operational support to enhance patient care. As Deputy COO, you will oversee daily operations, develop strategies to improve efficiency, and deputise for the COO as needed.

Interview date: 8th July 2025. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the Health Board meets all performance targets and works with Divisional teams to support standards and corrective actions.
• Liaise with regulators to provide assurance on performance recovery and transformational plans.
• Manage operational delivery across services, identify opportunities for value improvement, and support Divisions in achieving performance and financial targets.
• Lead service improvement projects, engage clinical staff, and participate in performance meetings with the Executive Team.
• Deputise for the COO as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We offer opportunities for career development, flexible working, and extensive training. Our strategy promotes care closer to home and high-quality hospital care, aiming to deliver a world-class healthcare service.

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria

• Postgraduate management qualification
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in senior NHS management roles
• Extensive professional knowledge across disciplines like Clinical, research, HR, Finance, Governance, obtained through senior management experience within NHS

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Senior-level experience in a large, complex organisation
• Proven success in service improvement and managing organizational change
• Experience within NHS Wales or wider NHS

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritize and manage complex demands
• Teamwork skills and accountability

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification