The incumbent will be responsible for the administration, direction and control of the operations of the North-Central Regional Health Authority.

 VACANCY 

Applications are invited for suitably qualified persons to fill the following position at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA). 

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

The incumbent will be responsible for the administration, direction and control of the operations of the North-Central Regional Health Authority.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop and implement strategy for operational management and development in order to meet agreed organisational performance plans within agreed budgets and timescales in the core functional departments.
• Provide direction for disaster preparedness and emergency services.
• Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of operational management and development.
• Monitor, measure and report on operational issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements.
• Manage and control departmental expenditure within approved budgets.
• Provide leadership and guidance in operational programme planning and implementation, budgetary, utilisation and impact analysis and productivity reporting.
• Ensure that accreditation standards are maintained in all functional areas.
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of contemporary operational development theory and methods and provide suitable interpretation to directors, manager and staff within the organisation.
• Assess and determine staffing needs and assist in policy formulation in the area of manpower planning and development.
• Monitor and ensure the observance of standards, policies and procedure that have been laid down with respect to recruitment, training, discipline and conditions of service of all categories of staff.
• Ensure that all activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care.
• Establish partnerships with public organisations and private enterprises.
• Perform any other related duties as directed by the organisational relationship.

Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• Postgraduate Degree in one (1) of the following disciplines or related disciplines
  • Business Administration
  • Hospital Administration
• Minimum of ten (10) years of post-qualification experience in a related job function; five (5) of which at the middle or senior management level.
• Experience in a healthcare or related environment will be an asset.

* Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed program is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago.

All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials by January 04, 2026 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter).

To:

Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building #39, Third Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.