(1) Each Health Service has a Chief Operating Officer (the COO ).
(2) The COO of a Service is appointed by the CEO with the agreement of the Board for the Service.
(3) The COO of a Service is a public sector employee and is employed on the terms and conditions specified in his or her Executive Contract of Employment.
(4) The performance of the COO of a Service is to be reviewed annually by the CEO in consultation with the Board for the Service.