Head of CMO Operations | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to take on a pivotal leadership role within the organisation. As the Principal Business Manager to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), you will be at the centre of clinical governance, quality, patient safety, medical workforce, research, and education activity across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity to shape how a major clinical executive function operates, ensuring the CMO Office runs efficiently, communicates effectively, and delivers against key strategic priorities. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, complex environment and is motivated by work that directly impacts patient care and organisational performance. The post holder will serve as the principal business manager for the CMO Office, leading the effective operation of the office and coordinating delivery of the CMO portfolio across clinical governance, quality, patient safety, medical workforce, medical research, and education. You will act as a key representative of the CMO, providing high‑quality business, performance, governance, and project management support. Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to . We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as "outstanding" for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only "outstanding" NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands. Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here #J-18808-Ljbffr