Job summary
The NNUH is one of the largest Teaching Hospitals in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our Workforce represents 109 different nationalities from across the world. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the internationally recognised Quadram Institute. We work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our colleagues and placement opportunities for their students.
We are recruiting a Medical Director to join the Trust as an Executive member of our Board. In this role you will provide clear leadership and direction in respect of medical standards, safety, quality improvement and ensuring excellent patient care.
As a consultant with extensive experience and membership of the GMC specialist register, our Medical Director will advocate, exemplify and champion our PRIDE values. Actively engaging with teams, addressing concerns and recognising achievements in a culture where everyone feels valued and heard, as well as fostering an inclusive work environment. You will be supporting medical colleagues in maintaining high standards, ensuring clear accountabilities, whilst leading initiatives that drive continuous improvement and be a role model in exemplifying our PRIDE Values.
Main duties of the job
The responsibilities of our Medical Director will include:
- Professional leadership of our medical workforce, providing coaching, guidance and mentoring
- Leading the delivery of our workforce plans for medical staff including succession planning of senior clinical leadership roles
- Developing relationships with partners in the community and health and social care system including the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS), GPs, health organisations, interest groups and patient reference groups
- Promoting an organisational culture committed to learning, and working together to deliver our vision and strategic objectives
- Chairing our Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Sub Board, and Mental and Complex Health Board.
Please read our candidate pack to find out more about the role, our Trust, and what we have to offer. If you would like to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Carol Cooke, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, E-mail: carol.cooke@nnuh.nhs.uk or call 01603 287605.
Closing date: Tuesday 10 September 2024.Stakeholder event: Thursday 03 October 2024.Interview: Friday 04 October 2024.
About us
Our state-of-the-art Norfolk and Norwich Orthopaedic Centre opened in July and will carry out 2,500 orthopaedic cases a year.
We are implementing an Electronic Patient Record system to deliver better joined up care with our neighbouring acute hospitals.
Our Community Diagnostic Centre is due to open in early 2025, supporting up to an additional 900 scans per day as part of the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital collaborative.
Our People and Culture Strategy: Caring with PRIDE is our plan for delivering commitment to Team NNUH. A number of staff networks make a positive difference to our colleagues, these include NNUH Together (BAME), LGBT+ and our more recently formed Women's Network.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity. We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Employee Assistance Programme providing 24/7 confidential telephone counselling and CBT
- Schwartz Rounds
- Infant feeding room
- Menopause at Work Toolkit
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Candidate Pack for more information about the Trust, strategies and the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Candidate Pack for more information about the Trust, strategies and the job description.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts effectively
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to take decisions and make recommendations upon analysis of opinions
- Able to engage and involve senior staff across disciplines in the development of strategic issues
- Articulate a clear personal vision of what needs to be achieved
- Understands the different perspectives of stakeholders
- Can build effective relationships with key partners
- Can deal in a balanced and open way with conflict
- Can develop strong networks within and outside of NNUH
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills with the ability to present ideas and proposals effectively at Board level
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce reports on complex issues
- Clear analytical skills to allow explanation, evaluation and interpretation of information and opinions
- Inspires others and leads by example
- Ability to mediate/negotiate between different interest groups
- Flexibility
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour and embodiment of NNUH values
Executive Level Posts
Essential
- Meets the 'fit and proper person' requirements as specified by the Care Quality Commission
- Meet the NHSE Leadership Competencies for NHS Board members
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with GMC
- Qualified Medical professional
- Membership of the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Further evidence of management training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience gained as a consultant
- Significant clinical and managerial leadership experience
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
- Experience of service innovation and development
- Knowledge of revalidation
Desirable
- Evidence of cross professional working
- Strategic and business planning experience
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of implementing national and statutory requirements
- Leadership experience of research and development activity
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts effectively
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to take decisions and make recommendations upon analysis of opinions
- Able to engage and involve senior staff across disciplines in the development of strategic issues
- Articulate a clear personal vision of what needs to be achieved
- Understands the different perspectives of stakeholders
- Can build effective relationships with key partners
- Can deal in a balanced and open way with conflict
- Can develop strong networks within and outside of NNUH
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills with the ability to present ideas and proposals effectively at Board level
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce reports on complex issues
- Clear analytical skills to allow explanation, evaluation and interpretation of information and opinions
- Inspires others and leads by example
- Ability to mediate/negotiate between different interest groups
- Flexibility
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour and embodiment of NNUH values
Executive Level Posts
Essential
- Meets the 'fit and proper person' requirements as specified by the Care Quality Commission
- Meet the NHSE Leadership Competencies for NHS Board members
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with GMC
- Qualified Medical professional
- Membership of the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Further evidence of management training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience gained as a consultant
- Significant clinical and managerial leadership experience
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
- Experience of service innovation and development
- Knowledge of revalidation
Desirable
- Evidence of cross professional working
- Strategic and business planning experience
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of implementing national and statutory requirements
- Leadership experience of research and development activity
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).
