Deputy Chief Executive | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £180,000 - £200,000 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Basildon, SS16 5NL |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7934420/390-COR-BA-5981 |
Summary
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.
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.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026