Job summary
UHDB is looking for a dynamic, influential, motivated and improvement minded senior clinician to join the Cancer, Diagnostics and Clinical Support Divisional Management Team (DMT) to develop and deliver managerial and strategic support to the Division and wider Trust.
Whilst the DMD leadership role is a 3 year fixed term tenure with a renewable appointment process every 3 years, the Trust is offering a substantive full-time appointment. This includes up to 4 Direct Clinical Care/Supporting Professional Activities in the successful candidates chosen specialty.
The most important qualities we are looking for is someone with a passion for medical leadership and drive to continually improve our clinical services. The Division is diverse one, with five varied and challenging Business Units- Cancer, Imaging, Derbyshire Pathology, Therapies and Specialist Rehab and Pharmacy.
You will work with the DMT quatrumvirate as well as our Executive Board to develop a strategy for the Division to become an outstanding service provider to patients across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Main duties of the job
- Patient safety
- Professional medical leadership and leadership development
- Medical training and education
- Transformational change programme
- NICE guidelines - awareness and implementation
- CQC standards
- Strengthened medical appraisal and revalidation
- Clinical audit and effectiveness
- Clinical knowledge management
- Medical devices
- Clinical coding
- Liaison with trust R&D lead
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
We cultivate an inclusive culture and recognise that team diversity is a strength. We actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme
Key Facts about our Trust:
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team/Board.
Be involved in the delivery of a balanced financial budget, including the development and delivery where necessary, of financial recovery plans and efficiency savings.
Working with the Clinical Directors of the Business Units, helping them take a lead in developing the understanding of best value healthcare.
To have the ultimate responsibility for job planning for consultants and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Provide leadership, advice, support and development to the Clinical Directors within the Division.
To have responsibility for performance management of Clinical Directors within the Division and an overarching responsibility for Specialty Leads, Consultant colleagues and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Through the Clinical Directors ensure that medical practice within the directorate complies with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
To ensure that processes for appraisal for revalidation of consultant and non-career grade doctors within the Division are robust and in line with Trust policy.
To participate in disciplinary processes involving medical staff which have been escalated above Lead Clinician level, and to provide similar support to other Divisions as necessary.
To support the Executive Medical Director in the provision of strategic advice and leadership on medical and clinical matters to the Trust Board and the Executive Committee.
Advise and act for the Executive Medical Director on the development and management of performance procedures and rules of conduct for medical staff in line with GMC, DH and NCAS guidance.
Represent the Executive Medical Director on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.
To support the Executive Medical Director and Medical Director for Professional Standards in developing and implementing robust arrangements for medical revalidation and appraisal (Lead role for one DMD)
Interview date: Wednesday 25th January 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team/Board.
Be involved in the delivery of a balanced financial budget, including the development and delivery where necessary, of financial recovery plans and efficiency savings.
Working with the Clinical Directors of the Business Units, helping them take a lead in developing the understanding of best value healthcare.
To have the ultimate responsibility for job planning for consultants and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Provide leadership, advice, support and development to the Clinical Directors within the Division.
To have responsibility for performance management of Clinical Directors within the Division and an overarching responsibility for Specialty Leads, Consultant colleagues and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Through the Clinical Directors ensure that medical practice within the directorate complies with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
To ensure that processes for appraisal for revalidation of consultant and non-career grade doctors within the Division are robust and in line with Trust policy.
To participate in disciplinary processes involving medical staff which have been escalated above Lead Clinician level, and to provide similar support to other Divisions as necessary.
To support the Executive Medical Director in the provision of strategic advice and leadership on medical and clinical matters to the Trust Board and the Executive Committee.
Advise and act for the Executive Medical Director on the development and management of performance procedures and rules of conduct for medical staff in line with GMC, DH and NCAS guidance.
Represent the Executive Medical Director on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.
To support the Executive Medical Director and Medical Director for Professional Standards in developing and implementing robust arrangements for medical revalidation and appraisal (Lead role for one DMD)
Interview date: Wednesday 25th January 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register with a Licence to Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience at a very senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
Desirable
- Experienced Consultant in a CDCS specialty (Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Medicine, Lymphoedema, Radiology, Pathology, Histopathology, Microbiology or Rehabilitation Medicine)
Knowledge
Desirable
- Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
- Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
- Evidence of solving complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
- Evidence of analysing complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
- Evidence of managing competing priorities and a heavy, demanding and complex workload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register with a Licence to Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience at a very senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
Desirable
- Experienced Consultant in a CDCS specialty (Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Medicine, Lymphoedema, Radiology, Pathology, Histopathology, Microbiology or Rehabilitation Medicine)
Knowledge
Desirable
- Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
- Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
- Evidence of solving complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
- Evidence of analysing complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
- Evidence of managing competing priorities and a heavy, demanding and complex workload
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).
