Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Healthcare Sector Location: London Area - Hybrid Contract: Full-time, Permanent We are seeking a commercially astute Chief Operating Officer to take full ownership of operational performance and financial discipline across a growing service-based healthcare organisation. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strong financial management, hands-on operational leadership, and the ability to lift team performance through clarity, accountability and pace. You will lead a small but critical operational leadership team responsible for 3 direct reports, each with their own service cluster. Your remit will be to stabilise, strengthen and scale operational delivery - ensuring services run smoothly day to day, costs are tightly controlled, and performance continues to improve as the organisation grows and evolves. Key Responsibilities: Operational andamp; Financial Leadership Leadership andamp; Team Performance Operational Excellence Strategy andamp; Change Partnership What We''re Looking For: Significant senior operational leadership experience in complex or regulated environments Strong financial experience, including cost control, budget management and operational Pandamp;L drivers Proven ability to improve team performance and lead managers through change Experience working alongside transformation or change programmes while maintaining delivery Confident decision-maker with strong judgement and stakeholder credibility