Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Partnerships and Quality

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Chief Medical Officer's Leadership Team to strengthen trusted collaborative working particularly with Primary Care.

Are you a motivated and committed GP senior clinical leader who wishes to work in a significant leadership role for a forward-thinking and friendly organisation?

If so, Sussex Community Foundation Trust is dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality care while fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and innovation. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture and commitment to excellence in patient community care.

Main duties of the job

There are two Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) roles that are pivotal within our new structure and will function as a team to support the portfolio of the Chief Medical Officer which includes the delivery of high quality and effective care to those who use our services.

This GP role is focused on strengthening system partnership working particularly with Primary Care and offers the opportunity to co-design Integrated Community Teams across Sussex. The second DCMO role seeks a consultant and is focused on Professional Standards and developing our workforce.

The DCMO will agree on a balanced portfolio that offers exceptional experience in medical leadership across our diverse Community Trust and the wider system. They will chair Trust-wide groups and will be visible, respected, and key senior clinical leaders.

We hope this challenging but rewarding job captures your imagination and you will be inspired to apply.

If you feel this could be you, we would love to hear from you.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff