Job summary
Deputy Medical Director
Department: Medical Directorate
Salary: £84,559 - £114,003 (to be paid at current point) plus responsibility allowance of £12,000 per annum
Hours: 4 PAs
The Deputy Medical Director term is fixed term for 5 years, however external candidates will be offered a role as a consultant within the Trust.
This post represents an exciting opportunity to become a key leader in the further development of the drive for our Trust to become clinically led and professionally managed.
Working very closely with the Trust's Medical Director, the successful candidate will be central to improving medical engagement and ensuring we achieve our strategy of Best Care for Everyone.
We are looking for an inspirational and ambitious leader who will work very closely with the wider management team. There will be an opportunity to develop particular aspects of the role depending on your interest, and to enhance your skills in preparation for a more senior management post.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 28 August 2022
Focus Groups: Morning of Wednesday 28 September 2022 at Sandford Education Centre, CGH.
Interviews: Afternoon of Wednesday 28 September 2022 at Alexandra House, CGH
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Medical Director will focus, with the Medical Director, on providing strong clinical leadership, promoting the development of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In this role, the Deputy Medical Director will assist and deputise for the Medical Director as part of a collaborative, cohesive team and, when necessary, take lead responsibility for corporate issues outside their immediate sphere of responsibility.
The Deputy Medical Director will contribute to the overall strategic development and day-to-day running of the Trust and will assist in the development and achievement of our corporate goals and objectives, and the performance of the organisation in meeting them.
It will be expected that the Deputy Medical Director will take personal responsibility for a number of specific areas which will depend on their experience and interests and the needs of our Trust. These will be agreed immediately upon appointment but will change over time.
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the post are contained within the attached Role Description.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Carolyne Claydon, Lead Co-ordinator, Medical Directorate, either by phone on 07719 333870 or by email: ghn-tr.medicalexecutiveoffice@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the post are contained within the attached Role Description.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Carolyne Claydon, Lead Co-ordinator, Medical Directorate, either by phone on 07719 333870 or by email: ghn-tr.medicalexecutiveoffice@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Medical qualification and Royal College membership
- GMC registration
Desirable
- General management qualification / training
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Experienced practising clinician with an in depth understanding of clinical leadership
- The highest level of interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to analyse highly complex organisational problems and develop and implement workable solutions
- Ability to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals with competing agendas and achieve organisation focused solutions to problems
- Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction
- Knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues, including national and local policy drivers that are complex and highly politicised
- Expert knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to medical practice
Desirable
- Ability to inspire others
- Service improvement and redesign techniques
Experience
Essential
- Senior professional with extensive experience of high-level leadership and management
- Developing and implementing clinically related strategies to improve quality and efficiency of systems
- Successful track record delivering high quality services in a large complex multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Evidence of management of poor performance
- Leading change in challenging environments
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement methodology and implementation
- Budgetary management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Medical qualification and Royal College membership
- GMC registration
Desirable
- General management qualification / training
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Experienced practising clinician with an in depth understanding of clinical leadership
- The highest level of interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to analyse highly complex organisational problems and develop and implement workable solutions
- Ability to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals with competing agendas and achieve organisation focused solutions to problems
- Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction
- Knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues, including national and local policy drivers that are complex and highly politicised
- Expert knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to medical practice
Desirable
- Ability to inspire others
- Service improvement and redesign techniques
Experience
Essential
- Senior professional with extensive experience of high-level leadership and management
- Developing and implementing clinically related strategies to improve quality and efficiency of systems
- Successful track record delivering high quality services in a large complex multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Evidence of management of poor performance
- Leading change in challenging environments
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement methodology and implementation
- Budgetary management experience
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).
