Job summary
The Trust is looking to recruit to a Divisional Medical Director (DMD) for the Surgery Division. The division comprises of three directorates: UHL Surgery, QEH Surgery, and Critical care, Theatres, Anaesthetics and Pain (CCTAP).
The Division includes the Surgical specialities of ENT, Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Surgery (including Breast, Bariatrics Lower & Upper GI surgery) and Urology alongside Audiology, Gastroenterology, Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Pain. Emergency and elective services are delivered on both the Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital sites, as well as General Surgery elective operations and ENT outpatients at the QMH at Sidcup.
The postholder will work alongside the Divisional Director of Operation and Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to deliver strategic, operational, financial and governance performance.
The Trust would value the appointment of candidates with special interests in any clinical areas within the Surgery remit, but this is not a pre-requisite of the post.
A total of four additional PAs will be offered for the DMD role.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and develop services within the remit of this post
- Lead and develop integrated care working with CCG's and community partners
- Be an advocate for the care of patients within the organisation.
- Lead, support and mentor junior medical staff within the department and ensure training requirements are met.
- Undertake clinical work within a relevant area of interest.
- Support Clinical Directors and Clinical Leads execute their responsibilities
- Lead and develop pathways for clinical support services with other clinical divisions.
- Support the delivery of Trust wide Transformation Programme, including Outpatient and Theatre Improvement programmes.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Summary of the Divisional Medical Director Role
The Divisional Medical Director will work with the Director of Operations and the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to run the Division. This will involve clinical leadership, and responsibility over a number of performance domains. These include strategic development, quality and safety, finance, appraisal and job planning, interpersonal team management, as well as adherence to corporate and trust policies, values and strategic direction.
The Divisional Medical Director will be a member of the Trust Management Executive (TME), that meets twice a month. They will also attend the monthly Divisional Management meeting and the monthly Divisional Governance meeting.
Specific Responsibilities
People and Personal Leadership
- To provide professional leadership to all clinical staff in the division.
- To manage all consultants, and non-training grade doctors in the division.
- To link professionally with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the CMOs team on safety and quality and to ensure that the division fulfils its commitments for appraisal, revalidation and job planning, and research and education.
- To create an effective, high performing divisional team, building effective working relationships with the Divisional Director of Operations and all other members of the team.
- To lead communications within the division, ensuring that staff are regularly briefed on developments and have the opportunity to contribute their views to the development of the divisions plans.
- To set a personal example in articulating, role modelling and delivering the Trusts performance management culture.
- To seek feedback on personal performance, engage in self and peer assessment and take part in Trust leadership development activities.
- To identify, encourage and develop the potential of staff in clinical leadership, research and education in the division.
Safety and Quality Leadership
- To ensure that clinical incidents are managed in a timely way and analysed to identify underlying themes and trends.
- To ensure that complaints are managed in a timely way, where necessary intervening personally to make sure patients receive adequate redress.
- To use all appropriate means to ensure that patients are actively consulted on current service delivery and future plans.
- To make sure that safety, quality and patient experience are properly reflected in the performance scorecard, performance management processes and in the review of the performance of individual members of staff.
- To take final accountability for the investigation of serious incidents and implementation of action points emerging from the reports.
Service Leadership
- To set, in line with corporate and clinical guidance, the divisions clinical strategy with external stakeholders, with local and national networks and with other divisions in areas of joint interest.
- To articulate the case for service change, motivate staff and to lead personally implementation of agreed plans.
- To ensure that the division uses service line management tools and techniques in managing its business, and that staff are properly trained and supported.
- To take accountability, with the Divisional Head of Professions and Divisional Director of Operations, for the development and delivery of plans agreed through the annual planning round and strategic reviews, including financial and operational plans and service developments.
Collaborative Leadership
- To ensure that service strategies within the division align with the Trusts vision, objectives and overarching strategic plan.
- To work collaboratively with other divisions and corporate functions, contributing as appropriate to the work of others.
- To make sure that the division is properly briefed on issues and developments within the division.
- To work with other members of the division in communicating effectively with and engaging external partners, including GPs, commissioners and patient representative groups.
- To collaborate fully, openly and honestly with all regulatory and supervisory bodies.
Interpersonal Team Management
- To provide professional leadership to all clinical staff in the division.
- To manage all Consultants, and non-training grade doctors in the division.
- To link professionally with the Deputy Medical Director for quality and safety, to ensure that the division fulfils its commitments for appraisal, revalidation, job planning, research and education.
- To create an effective directorate team
- To lead communications within the directorate, ensuring that staff are regularly briefed on developments and have the opportunity to contribute their views.
- To role model and deliver the Trusts performance management culture.
- To seek feedback on personal performance, engage in self and peer assessment and take part in Trust leadership development activities.
- To identify, encourage and develop the potential of staff in clinical leadership, research and education in the directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Summary of the Divisional Medical Director Role
The Divisional Medical Director will work with the Director of Operations and the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to run the Division. This will involve clinical leadership, and responsibility over a number of performance domains. These include strategic development, quality and safety, finance, appraisal and job planning, interpersonal team management, as well as adherence to corporate and trust policies, values and strategic direction.
The Divisional Medical Director will be a member of the Trust Management Executive (TME), that meets twice a month. They will also attend the monthly Divisional Management meeting and the monthly Divisional Governance meeting.
Specific Responsibilities
People and Personal Leadership
- To provide professional leadership to all clinical staff in the division.
- To manage all consultants, and non-training grade doctors in the division.
- To link professionally with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the CMOs team on safety and quality and to ensure that the division fulfils its commitments for appraisal, revalidation and job planning, and research and education.
- To create an effective, high performing divisional team, building effective working relationships with the Divisional Director of Operations and all other members of the team.
- To lead communications within the division, ensuring that staff are regularly briefed on developments and have the opportunity to contribute their views to the development of the divisions plans.
- To set a personal example in articulating, role modelling and delivering the Trusts performance management culture.
- To seek feedback on personal performance, engage in self and peer assessment and take part in Trust leadership development activities.
- To identify, encourage and develop the potential of staff in clinical leadership, research and education in the division.
Safety and Quality Leadership
- To ensure that clinical incidents are managed in a timely way and analysed to identify underlying themes and trends.
- To ensure that complaints are managed in a timely way, where necessary intervening personally to make sure patients receive adequate redress.
- To use all appropriate means to ensure that patients are actively consulted on current service delivery and future plans.
- To make sure that safety, quality and patient experience are properly reflected in the performance scorecard, performance management processes and in the review of the performance of individual members of staff.
- To take final accountability for the investigation of serious incidents and implementation of action points emerging from the reports.
Service Leadership
- To set, in line with corporate and clinical guidance, the divisions clinical strategy with external stakeholders, with local and national networks and with other divisions in areas of joint interest.
- To articulate the case for service change, motivate staff and to lead personally implementation of agreed plans.
- To ensure that the division uses service line management tools and techniques in managing its business, and that staff are properly trained and supported.
- To take accountability, with the Divisional Head of Professions and Divisional Director of Operations, for the development and delivery of plans agreed through the annual planning round and strategic reviews, including financial and operational plans and service developments.
Collaborative Leadership
- To ensure that service strategies within the division align with the Trusts vision, objectives and overarching strategic plan.
- To work collaboratively with other divisions and corporate functions, contributing as appropriate to the work of others.
- To make sure that the division is properly briefed on issues and developments within the division.
- To work with other members of the division in communicating effectively with and engaging external partners, including GPs, commissioners and patient representative groups.
- To collaborate fully, openly and honestly with all regulatory and supervisory bodies.
Interpersonal Team Management
- To provide professional leadership to all clinical staff in the division.
- To manage all Consultants, and non-training grade doctors in the division.
- To link professionally with the Deputy Medical Director for quality and safety, to ensure that the division fulfils its commitments for appraisal, revalidation, job planning, research and education.
- To create an effective directorate team
- To lead communications within the directorate, ensuring that staff are regularly briefed on developments and have the opportunity to contribute their views.
- To role model and deliver the Trusts performance management culture.
- To seek feedback on personal performance, engage in self and peer assessment and take part in Trust leadership development activities.
- To identify, encourage and develop the potential of staff in clinical leadership, research and education in the directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Established Consultant/SAS in relevant field with a strong interest in clinical leadership and strategic development.
- Record of change management, service delivery, strategic development including innovative models of care, or quality improvement projects.
- Previous leadership role, such as clinical director, or professional leadership experience such as in education or governance clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of budgetary and financial control in relation to division management Formal management course or qualification
Skills, abilities and personal qualities
Essential
- Able to create and communicate vision and strategy within the division
- Able to take peers and colleagues along with concepts and change.
- Ability to ensure there are feedback mechanisms to further improve and optimise models of care
- Confidence to tackle underperforming teams and individuals.
- Able to prioritise patient quality and safety within available resources.
- Credible as a role model for the Trust's values, respected by peers.
- Willing to challenge, listen and learn.
- Demonstrates probity, openness and courage in ensuring high standards are achieved for patients.
- Able to bring out the best in others.
- Able to bring out the best in others. Understands own strengths and limitations.
- Experience of workforce planning Understanding of the NHS as an organisation. Implications of National guidance and policy relevant to the division
Desirable
- Ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to innovate and think strategically.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based training and wide experience of relevant specialty
Clinical Audit
Essential
- Previous broader experience of clinical governance, clinical risk management and associated areas
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to organise training / teaching events.
- Interest in, or previous experience of, clinical or service development research including successful delivery of research objectives.
Research Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology & Clinical trials
Other Attributes
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy acute district general hospital.
- Evidence of ability to lead a Multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Established Consultant/SAS in relevant field with a strong interest in clinical leadership and strategic development.
- Record of change management, service delivery, strategic development including innovative models of care, or quality improvement projects.
- Previous leadership role, such as clinical director, or professional leadership experience such as in education or governance clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of budgetary and financial control in relation to division management Formal management course or qualification
Skills, abilities and personal qualities
Essential
- Able to create and communicate vision and strategy within the division
- Able to take peers and colleagues along with concepts and change.
- Ability to ensure there are feedback mechanisms to further improve and optimise models of care
- Confidence to tackle underperforming teams and individuals.
- Able to prioritise patient quality and safety within available resources.
- Credible as a role model for the Trust's values, respected by peers.
- Willing to challenge, listen and learn.
- Demonstrates probity, openness and courage in ensuring high standards are achieved for patients.
- Able to bring out the best in others.
- Able to bring out the best in others. Understands own strengths and limitations.
- Experience of workforce planning Understanding of the NHS as an organisation. Implications of National guidance and policy relevant to the division
Desirable
- Ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to innovate and think strategically.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based training and wide experience of relevant specialty
Clinical Audit
Essential
- Previous broader experience of clinical governance, clinical risk management and associated areas
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to organise training / teaching events.
- Interest in, or previous experience of, clinical or service development research including successful delivery of research objectives.
Research Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology & Clinical trials
Other Attributes
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy acute district general hospital.
- Evidence of ability to lead a Multidisciplinary team
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).
