Job summary
The Site Medical Director leads on the provision of guidance and advice to site leadership team on all medical issues pertaining to the Queen's Hospital site, with the aim of improving quality and safety in our services.
The Site Medical Director will determine the key clinical and quality (in conjunction with the Site Director of Nursing) priorities and ensure that these are incorporated into the Trust's clinical and business strategies as well as being built into our performance management processes. The principle responsibility will be to maintain flow through the hospital through closer working with the clinical groups and community teams.
The Site Medical Director will lead on all medical workforce and education issues. This will include the on-going development of our medical leadership, as well as providing leadership and guidance to all clinical staff within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- The principle responsibility will be to maintain flow through the hospital through closer working with the clinical groups and community teams.
- To take a leading role in the development of partnership working across patient pathways with other NHS organisations and partners. To represent the Trust externally and to work where appropriate with stakeholders to establish good working relationships with the local CCG/ICS and local clinical leaders
- Work closely with the senior site management team of Chief Executive, Director of Operations and Chief Nurse, the Divisional leadership teams to ensure delivery of high quality, safe and responsive care across all services. For example, assessing and reviewing the medical workforce needs across the hospital against the operational and strategic demands.
- Provide strategic advice and direction to the Chief Executive and Divisional Directors on the deployment of staffing and safe levels of medical staffing.
About us
Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.
As we recover from Covid-19, we're proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in the promotion of the Trusts services to key stakeholders and act as a key ambassador for the Trust.
With the Site Director of Nursing, the post holder will take responsibility for all patient safety and quality within the hospital.
In collaboration with the Site Director of Nursing, the Site Medical Director will establish and agree the standards and processes for clinical practice required to deliver the quality agenda, including outcome and service measures, and they will determine and implement the audit requirements to ensure all the key standards are met.
The Site Medical Director will take the Executive lead on ensuring the delivery of our Quality Improvement Plan.
The Site Medical Director will have responsibility for leading the implementation and delivery of the Clinical Transformation Programme as part of the North East London ICBICB, within the framework of the Trust Strategy and other supporting strategies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in the promotion of the Trusts services to key stakeholders and act as a key ambassador for the Trust.
With the Site Director of Nursing, the post holder will take responsibility for all patient safety and quality within the hospital.
In collaboration with the Site Director of Nursing, the Site Medical Director will establish and agree the standards and processes for clinical practice required to deliver the quality agenda, including outcome and service measures, and they will determine and implement the audit requirements to ensure all the key standards are met.
The Site Medical Director will take the Executive lead on ensuring the delivery of our Quality Improvement Plan.
The Site Medical Director will have responsibility for leading the implementation and delivery of the Clinical Transformation Programme as part of the North East London ICBICB, within the framework of the Trust Strategy and other supporting strategies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with licence to practice
- Demonstrates relevant experience and skills of continuous improvement techniques which have led to sustained service improvement in patient quality
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Extensive experience of leading and directing change in clinical practice with evidence of successful outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with licence to practice
- Demonstrates relevant experience and skills of continuous improvement techniques which have led to sustained service improvement in patient quality
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Extensive experience of leading and directing change in clinical practice with evidence of successful outcomes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
