Band 9 Deputy Chief Operating Officer - Bath NHS House

Job overview

Deputy Chief Operating Officer Opportunity at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Are you a seasoned healthcare leader with a passion for mental health and learning disability care? Do you thrive on driving transformative change and achieving clinical excellence? If so, we invite you to consider applying for the role of Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Deputy COO) at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP).

Challenges Ahead:

Despite our successes, challenges remain. We’re actively seeking innovative approaches to address issues such as the volume of ADHD assessments.

Why AWP?

• Positive Momentum: AWP is currently experiencing a positive moment in its history. We’ve successfully reduced out-of-area placements and significantly minimised reliance on agency nursing and support worker staff.
• High Performance: Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as a high-performing organisation.
• Transformational Progress: Our large-scale transformation programme has made significant strides in service access, specialist pathways, and integration with system partners.

Main duties of the job

Your Role:

As Deputy COO, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring integrated mental health and learning disability services across two Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) — Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), and Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) and the South West Provider Collaborative. You will work with the clinical directors who oversee our three operational divisions.

You will bring:

• Passion: Your commitment to mental health and learning disability care drives your work.
• Proven Leadership: You have a track record of transforming care, focusing on clinical outcomes, and achieving high performance and efficiency.
• Experience: You’re an experienced healthcare leader who thrives in complex environments.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re ready to make a difference and contribute to our mission, we encourage you to contact Mathew Page for an initial discussion.