# Chief Operating Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-operating-officer/a342ead2-b77b-4f3d-9309-299d2400beb0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-operating-officer/a342ead2-b77b-4f3d-9309-299d2400beb0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Aylesbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T15:33:30.321Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Chief_Operating_Officer/Chief_Operating_Officer-v8056114 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056114?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for the role of Chief Operating Officer, offering an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and ambitious leader to join a high-performing NHS organisation at a pivotal moment in its development. As an integrated provider of acute and community services, the Trust serves a population of over half a million people and employs more than 7,000 colleagues, delivering care across hospital sites, community settings and patients’ homes. Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation:  https://canva.link/ebe16ycafegxk51 This is an organisation with a strong sense of purpose and momentum. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has achieved significant improvements in performance in recent years, including reducing long waiting times and being recognised nationally for emergency care and frailty services. At the same time, it has maintained a deep commitment to staff wellbeing, ranking highly in national staff survey results and demonstrating a culture where people are supported to thrive. The Trust leads the Buckinghamshire Neighbourhood Programme, as well a forward thinking approach to embedding digital and AI in its services, whilst construction has begun on the new Wycombe Hospital building. ### Main duties of the job The Trust is looking for a Chief Operating Officer who shares their ambitions, and who is motivated to lead meaningful change for patients, staff and communities.  You will bring a strong track record of delivering transformational change, building high-performing teams and driving sustainable improvement to performance. Just as importantly, you will be values driven, politically astute and resilient, with the strength of character to make difficult decisions in the best interests of their patients and our staff. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of healthcare delivery in Buckinghamshire, to lead meaningful change at scale, and to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities. For further information and to apply, please go through the GatenbySanderson website here: https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe132881 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation:  https://canva.link/ebe16ycafegxk51 For further information on how to apply, please go through the GatenbySanderson website here: https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe132881 ## Job Details Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for the role of Chief Operating Officer, offering an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and ambitious leader to join a high-performing NHS organisation at a pivotal moment in its development. As an integrated provider of acute and community services, the Trust serves a population of over half a million people and employs more than 7,000 colleagues, delivering care across hospital sites, community settings and patients’ homes. Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation: https://canva.link/ebe16ycafegxk51 This is an organisation with a strong sense of purpose and momentum. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has achieved significant improvements in performance in recent years, including reducing long waiting times and being recognised nationally for emergency care and frailty services. At the same time, it has maintained a deep commitment to staff wellbeing, ranking highly in national staff survey results and demonstrating a culture where people are supported to thrive. The Trust leads the Buckinghamshire Neighbourhood Programme, as well a forward thinking approach to embedding digital and AI in its services, whilst construction has begun on the new Wycombe Hospital building. ## Job Description The Trust is looking for a Chief Operating Officer who shares their ambitions, and who is motivated to lead meaningful change for patients, staff and communities. You will bring a strong track record of delivering transformational change, building high-performing teams and driving sustainable improvement to performance. Just as importantly, you will be values driven, politically astute and resilient, with the strength of character to make difficult decisions in the best interests of their patients and our staff. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of healthcare delivery in Buckinghamshire, to lead meaningful change at scale, and to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities. For further information and to apply, please go through the GatenbySanderson website here: https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe132881 ## Responsibilities Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation: https://canva.link/ebe16ycafegxk51 For further information on how to apply, please go through the GatenbySanderson website here: https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe132881 ## Person Specification ### Test **Essential** - Test 1 - Test 2 **Desirable** - Test 1 ### Test Test **Essential** - Test 4 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience at Chief Operation Officer or other executive role operating at Executive Board level in a large, complex healthcare environment, preferably with experience of working in both acute and community settings across a multiple site environment. - Well-developed strategic vision and direction, with a record of contribution to the development of and delivering long-term strategic plans. - Ability to develop and build high performing senior teams. - Educated to degree level or with equivalent professional qualifications. - A postgraduate qualification in leadership or management related subject and/or significant experience of leadership in a complex health care environment (desirable). ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10349214) - [coo job impact statement june 2026 (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347026) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.