Job summary
- Main area
- Executive Management
- Grade
- VSM
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month secondment initially)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 177-CORP-7457168
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £100,000 - £200,000 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Delivery Officer
VSM
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
Open to existing NHS staff only
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) to join the senior leadership team at James Paget University Hospital. This pivotal role works in close partnership with the Executive Managing Director (EMD) to drive the delivery of strategic and operational objectives across the Trust.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the CDO will provide expert leadership across clinical and operational strategy, financial performance, and organisational development. The successful candidate will be a skilled problem solver, planner and relationship-builder, capable of influencing at all levels, leading complex programmes of change.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Work alongside the Executive Managing Director (EMD) to support and enable the delivery of Trust objectives including effective organisational leadership, clinical and operational strategy, finance and operational performance.
- Act for the EMD in internal and external meetings, including decision making in accordance with agreed strategy and policy.
- Lead major programmes and portfolios as directed by the EMD, including corporate and operational functions.
- Oversee the performance of centralised (Group) functions at the Trust level as the Group model evolves.
- Manage risk in line with the Group risk-based assurance framework, ensuring effective governance and escalation of risks.
- Provide high-quality policy advice, synthesising intelligence from multiple sources to support executive decision-making.
- Coach and support SLT colleagues to delivery agreed plans and improve performance.
- Produce high-impact written materials including reports, presentations, and strategic communications.
- Manage sensitive and confidential issues on behalf of the EMD, including complaints, incidents, and escalations.
Working for our organisation
About You
You will bring:
- Proven leadership experience in a complex healthcare or public sector environment.
- Strong skills in strategic planning, programme delivery, and change management.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across boundaries.
- A commitment to improving outcomes for patients and communities through effective delivery and assurance.
About Us
James Paget University Hospital is a 500-bed general hospital serving one of the most deprived populations in England. With over 3,700 staff, we provide emergency, maternity, and planned care services to a catchment population of 240,000. We are proud to be part of the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG), serving over 1 million residents.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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If you are an experienced NHS leader ready to take on a strategic executive role, we welcome your application.
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience working as a Director or equivalent role that demonstrates wide senior influence.
- Experience of working in an NHS Acute Trust at a senior level.
- Experience of NHS Operations management and delivery of performance standards at a senior level.
- Experience of NHS risk management policy and practice.
Desirable criteria
- Programme management experience in complex environments.
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop productive working relationships.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deal with competing demands and high workloads.
- Excellent communication skills - both orally and written.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues of all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to identify development needs for self and the Team.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Computer literate and fully familiar with Microsoft Office packages.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Isobel LeGrice
- Job title
- Deputy Director of People & Culture
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452660
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