# Chief Operating Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Spectrum Community Health CIC. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-operating-officer/ec4aa93c-ac7a-4c57-86ea-f6b84785224a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-operating-officer/ec4aa93c-ac7a-4c57-86ea-f6b84785224a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Spectrum Community Health CIC - **Location:** Spectrum Community Health CIC Head Office - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Chief operating officer - **Salary:** £128,000 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (happy to consider part time and job share applications) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:52:12.627Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Wakefield/Spectrum_Community_Health_CIC/Senior_Leader/Senior_Leader-v8343618 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8343618?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Chief Operating Officer Spectrum Community Health CIC Remuneration: c£128,000 Location: Northern coverage with HQ in Wakefield - Hybrid working This is an exceptional opportunity to join Spectrum Community Health CIC as Chief Operating Officer and help shape the next phase of our development as a values-led social enterprise delivering specialist healthcare services across the North of England. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a pivotal executive role, with Board-level accountability for the day-to-day delivery, performance and continuous improvement of Spectrum’s operational services. You will hold executive accountability for operational delivery, contractual performance, CQC assurance, service improvement and implementation of the Integrated Management System. A distinctive feature of the role is its responsibility for providing visible, credible professional leadership to our nursing and allied health professional workforce. Current NMC registration is therefore an essential requirement. ### Main duties of the job Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the COO will be a key member of the Executive Team, collectively responsible for delivering Spectrum’s Business Strategy. The role will help strengthen our specialist services across health and justice, secure settings, substance misuse, sexual health and other areas supporting people and communities experiencing health inequalities. You will be central to sustaining high performance, strong assurance and effective partnerships, while developing models of care that improve outcomes where they matter most. We are seeking an inclusive, credible and experienced operational leader who combines strategic insight with a strong record of improving complex healthcare services. If you share our commitment to improving lives, believe in the potential of social enterprise to deliver outstanding care and are ready to lead at scale in a purpose-driven organisation, we would be delighted to hear from you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Recruitment Timetable: - Stage | Date - Closing date for applications | Sunday 8 November 2026 - Preliminary interviews | Week commencing 16 November 2026 - Stakeholder group sessions | Thursday 10 December 2026 - Interview date | Monday 14 December 2026 Spectrum is being supported in this appointment by Starfish Search. For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Joe Joyce, Partner – Health Practice at joe.joyce@starfishsearch.com. To download the Candidate Information Pack and apply, please visit the recruitment page https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/chief-operating-officer/ ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - To see more information on essential criteria and desirable criteria, please download the candidate brief from: https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/chief-operating-officer/ ## Documents - [recruitment faq's (pdf, 325.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3014) - [spectrum's benefits (jpg, 188.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2774) - [spectrum staff benefits (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2180) - [job information: chief operating officer (pdf, 165.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10668064) ## 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.