Job summary
- Main area
- VSM
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-COR-BA-5981
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £180,000 - £200,000 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Chief Executive
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Mid and South Essex are seeking to recruit a Deputy Chief Executive to join our Trust, providing strong strategic leadership and support to the Chief Executive and Board in delivering high-quality, safe, and compassionate care, while helping to drive the Trust’s vision, values, and long-term transformation agenda.
The Trust Deputy Chief Executive will be a member of the Executive Director Team working directly to the Trust Chief Executive, supporting them in maintaining oversight of the Trust’s agenda, including strategy, partnerships, and delivery, within agreed strategic parameters. This includes leadership and delivery of major programmes and their benefits, acting as the SRO as agreed with the Chief Executive.
Please note there is a potential interview date of Monday 27th April.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer will sit at the centre of the Trust’s leadership architecture, providing executive leadership across a portfolio of strategic and enabling functions that support the delivery of safe, effective and sustainable services across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will hold direct accountability for the leadership and performance of a number of corporate teams and will ensure that these functions operate as coherent, high-performing services that enable delivery across the Trust.
The Deputy Chief Executive will act as a principal adviser to the Chief Executive and will play a central role in supporting the Chief Executive to coordinate delivery across the executive team and site leadership structures.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Deputy Chief Executive will have a a wide range of responsibilities within their role, including
- Deputising for the Chief Executive Officer as required, acting with defined delegated authority to provide leadership to the organisation and representing the Trust at local, regional and national levels.
- Supporting the Chief Executive in maintaining oversight of organisational priorities, risk and delivery across the Trust.
- Provide executive leadership for major strategic programmes and system-level initiatives.
- Oversee the trust’s programme delivery functions, ensuring robust programme governance, delivery management and benefits realisation.
- Work closely with the Chief Digital Information Officer to ensure alignment between data quality, reporting and analytical capability across the organisation.
- Provide strong visible leadership across Trust services, and within the divisions, in partnership with the Clinical and Corporate Directors and their teams.
Please refer to the attached job description for more detail.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development and management education to Masters’ Level and/or phd level or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience which includes working at executive level within the NHS
- Significant Director level experience of working in a large and complex NHS Trust
- Substantial experience of budget management
- Experience of representing services at a senior level and with external stakeholders
- Track record in the successful management and leadership of an extensive team, within a performance management culture
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- The skills to evaluate and learn from outcomes, with a clear commitment to innovation, learning and improvement.
- A credible Leader to all within the team - effective leadership influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adam Sewell-Jones
- Job title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 443 2031
- Additional information
Please note there is a potential interview date of Monday 27th April.
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