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Job overview

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in West Kent and East Sussex.

We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.  Our Tunbridge Wells site in Pembury is the first NHS hospital in England to provide en-suite, single rooms for all inpatients, and is seen nationally as an example of best practice of patient-safe facilities. Maidstone Hospital is the base for the Kent Oncology Centre, one of the largest providers of specialist cancer services in the country and has the latest diagnostic facilities. 

We are proud to be recognised nationally as one of the best performing hospital trusts in the country. We are one of the few trusts in England to have no long waiting patients (reduced from almost 1,000 to zero in less than a year), are regularly in the top five for ED performance and have delivered the 62-day cancer standard every month for five years and we are now delivering all three updated standards, ie the Faster Diagnosis Standard, 31 day and 62 day standards.

Our vision, ‘exceptional people, outstanding care’, builds on our achievements so far. It connects everything and accelerates how we do things. 

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Chief Operating Officer. This is an important and exciting time in our organisation’s continuous improvement journey, and you will join an experienced Executive Team and play a key role in leading operational delivery and development. As the Chief Operating Officer, you will ensure the effective day-to-day running of the Trust’s operational and clinical services across all sites, ensuring the Trust can effectively respond to the demands placed upon it on a daily basis. 

We are looking to speak with values-based leaders who have significant experience either at board level, or just below, in a senior operational role within an acute trust. You will demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm, and be able to confidently lead and support the Trust’s development. In return, you can be part of an upward journey in which there will be full support and mentoring to help you reach your full potential

Working for our organisation

In this year's NHS staff survey, our employees voted MTW in the top 10  NHS Trusts nationwide and second in the South East of Trusts to work for.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Preferred method of application is via email at [email protected]  

For further information, please contact Finn McNulty at our search partner, Hunter Healthcare, on 07966 006091 or [email protected].

Please contact the Recruiting Manager for an informal discussion should you have any queries relating to the role for which you are applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via an email as soon as possible after the closing date. Should you receive an invitation to attend interview, please confirm or decline your attendance. Interview slots will then be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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