(**) Director of Operations - Basildon and Broomfield
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustBasildon, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust based in Basildon. The advertised salary is £112,782 to £129,783. Applications close on 29 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are seeking an exceptional Director of Operations to join our Senior Leadership Team, We have a vacancy available at each of our sites, Basildon an...
If successful, some of your duties will include:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across a large and complex healthcare portfolio.
- Lead, inspire, and develop high-performing operational and clinical teams to deliver exceptional patient care.
- Foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Drive delivery of key organisational objectives, performance targets, and transformation programmes.
- Champion quality, patient safety, and patient experience in all aspects of service delivery.
- Work in partnership with Clinical Directors and multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes and operational effectiveness.
- Lead major service improvement and productivity initiatives to enhance efficiency and patient access.
- Build strong relationships with system partners, commissioners, local authorities, and external stakeholders.
- Ensure robust governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance across operational services.
- Use performance data and insight to drive informed decision-making and continuous service improvement.
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust's values, vision, and long-term strategic objectives.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Essential: - Educated to Degree standard (or equivalent); - Educated to Doctorate Level or advanced theoretical or practical knowledge; - Evidence of continuing professional development
Essential: - Experience of working at a senior managerial level within the NHS; - Experience of applying national best practice standards for UEC; - Broad experience of leading large teams of professional staff within a performance management culture; - Evidential success of leading teams within an acute hospital to high performing clinical services; - Experience of working with other statutory and voluntary organisations and the development of joint projects; - A record of achievement in leading and managing the delivery and improvement of clinical services - an acute hospital; - Experience with conflict resolution and management
How this role compares
We hold 893 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays more than about 90% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,295 of them in East of England.
You have 8 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has 133 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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