Chief Operating Officer, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Thank you for your interest in the Chief Operating Officer opportunity at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.

With a vision to improve the mental, physical and social wellbeing of the people in our communities, we provide a range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services to the people of Sheffield with some of the specialist services we provide supporting people from across the region, and our gender identity clinic receives referrals from across the country.

This microsite contains further information about our Trust, the role and details on how to apply.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your interest in our Chief Operating Officer role
Situated at the heart of the UK, it boasts strong connections and linkages across the country and a rich history. With around 600,000 residents, it is one of the largest cities in the UK and counts among the greenest cities in Europe.
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC) are looking for an exceptional, forward-thinking, and values-driven leader to guide us through the next phase of our growth. An experienced leader who is dedicated to the well-being of our staff and delivering excellence to service users, capable of inspiring innovation, delivering excellence, and driving value, and contributing to our journey of change, delivery, and celebration.
At SHSC, our passion lies in delivering outstanding care, collaborating with and advocating for our local community while continuously enhancing the quality of our services. As one of our Board Directors you will value and celebrate this diversity while demonstrating unwavering dedication to the populations we serve.
This is a pivotal moment for the Trust and its ambitions to nurture a community powered approach as well as developing a sustainable future, implementing changes that develop our commitment to providing high quality, inclusive, responsive services and fostering a great place to train, learn and work. The new Chief Operating Officer will play a pivotal role in these transformative efforts, helping shape and develop our strategy and leading the development and delivery of high-quality services, building partnerships and collaboration across our system, and cultivating an environment of innovation and improvement.
Directors at SHSC embody and role model the ethos of compassionate and inclusive leadership, active engagement with service users and staff, collaboration, and partnership. They serve as exemplars of our core values:
- Working together for our service users
- Respect and kindness
- Everyone counts
- Commitment to quality
- Improving lives.
As a multifaceted and complex NHS provider, we have close relationships with a wide array partners, including the NHS, Voluntary and Community Sector, Sheffield City Council, and our academic collaborators at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, and other universities across the region and nationally. We are partnering with colleagues throughout the health and social care systems of South Yorkshire to bring positive change for our diverse communities. The ability to cultivate positive and productive partnerships is integral to our future success, enabling improved health outcomes and diminished health inequalities.
This role presents an extraordinary opportunity for a determined, inclusive, and values-oriented leader who possesses a proven track record of delivery and a deep enthusiasm for people, collaborative ventures, and teamwork, with a leadership style characterized by inspiration and empathy, and a keen understanding of the challenges and prospects inherent in NHS providers and the broader health and care system.
We actively encourage you to engage in a confidential conversation with Simon Green or Beth Stickney at Alumni Global, to explore the role in more detail and understand how they can support you in the application process.
Salma Yasmeen
Chief Executive Officer
To help us deliver the very best care to the people we support, we’ve outlined a vision of what that looks like, and how we’re going to achieve it.
Our vision and strategy ensure that we always know what direction we’re moving in and how we’re going to measure success.
Our vision
Our vision is to improve the mental, physical and social wellbeing of the people in our communities.
We will do this by:
- Working with and advocating for the local population
- Refocusing our services towards prevention and early intervention
- Continuous improvement of our services
- Locating services as close to peoples’ homes as we can
- Developing a confident and skilled workforce
- Ensuring excellent and sustainable services
Our values
Our values are a series of behaviours that everyone at the Trust is expected to live and breathe.
We are proud to live our values each and every day. They outline how we will act to ensure we provide the very best care to the people we support.
Our values are:
- Working together for our service users
- Respect and kindness
- Everyone counts
- Commitment to quality
- Improving lives
In 2021 we worked with our staff to review and relaunch our values to ensure they reflected the behaviours we expect from everyone at Team SHSC.
Click here to view the Job Description
All applications must include:
- A full curriculum vitae/resume
- Quoting the relevant role reference number: A040389
- A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and SHSC that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
- Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
- A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Right to work checks
If you are successfully shortlisted, our partner, Yoti, will contact you to complete an online right to work check. This is a quick and secure process, ensuring that all necessary legal requirements are met before proceeding further in the recruitment process.
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and SHSC’s objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Simon Green, Director or Beth Stickney, Principal Researcher, on +44 7703 821 996.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Closing date: 4th April 2025 - TBC
Stakeholder Sessions: 23rd or 24th April 2025 - TBC
Final Interviews: 25th April 2025 - TBC
Please ensure you have made a note of the final interview date(s). We recommend that you bookmark this microsite, as any potential updates regarding the role will be posted online.