Job summary
We're seeking a collaborative, inspired individual to join
our Board with accountability for clinical quality, medical
leadership and transformation plans.
Having secured additional investment, this
will allow us to improve clinical care, and to recover ambulance response time
standards through increasing our operational and Emergency Operations Centre
workforce. The expectation is we deliver results rapidly, as the investment is
non-recurrent, and not guaranteed for 2023-24.
About you - Resilient and ambitious with a wealth of
experience to bring to our Trust. With an empowering leadership style, evidence of successful development and implementation of organisational
strategies, you will be focused to create a culture of high performance. Inevitably,
you'll carry a can-do attitude and mirror our values, with the skill and
flexibility to operate at high pace and overcome challenges, positively, and
collaboratively. Outstanding communication, negotiation and influencing skills are imperative to your success.
It's a valuable opportunity to take your career to the next
level. You'll be working as part of a supportive Executive and senior
leadership team and can take advantage of good work-life balance with agile working.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with
protected characteristics as it is important as a Board that we reflect the
people we serve.
Note this role is subject to a fit and proper persons test.
Main duties of the job
The
Medical Director is a professional member of the Trust Board, with shared
responsibility for corporate leadership, strategic development and planning and
governance of the Trust.
The post holder is primarily responsible for the
provision of expert strategic clinical advice to the Chief Executive and to the
Board of Directors on all professional medical issues in relation to the urgent
and emergency care agenda across the health community and lead clinical
collaboration within the organisation and across the system.
The post holder will occupy a key role within the organisation
with shared responsibility with the Executive Director of Quality & Safety for
leading the strategy on clinical standards, governance and patient safety.
Fulfil the role of the Trusts Caldicott Guardian.
About us
We
employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square
miles.
Many
people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take
them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic
skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more
treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We
have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients
with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We
have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions
or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately
patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of
"safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We
value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a
workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from
people from all backgrounds. To
ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold
employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer,
Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work
Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across
all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medically qualified and fully registered with the GMC.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
Desirable
- Additional Leadership/Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable successful, experience and achievement as a very senior leader at, or near, Board Director level in a similarly complex organisation or system, or held a lead/chair role in a partnership setting.
- Experience of working as a clinician or leader in, or closely with, the Ambulance Sector, Primary Care, Voluntary Sector, NHS Foundation Trusts or emergency services.
- Demonstrable experience of developing relationships into productive partnerships, cross boundary working and working with stakeholders at all levels.
- Has a demonstrable track record in delivering complex targets and objectives to tight deadlines.
- Evidence of personal contribution as a strong team player, facilitating effective team-working to deliver outcomes.
- Can demonstrate evidence of effective staff management, development and professional leadership.
Desirable
- Has Board level experience, functioning as a corporate Director with significant contribution to strategy across a range of areas.
- Has relevant Board level management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working.
- Experience of working in an urgent or emergency care setting as a clinician.
- Evidence of leadership roles at regional/national level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medically qualified and fully registered with the GMC.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
Desirable
- Additional Leadership/Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable successful, experience and achievement as a very senior leader at, or near, Board Director level in a similarly complex organisation or system, or held a lead/chair role in a partnership setting.
- Experience of working as a clinician or leader in, or closely with, the Ambulance Sector, Primary Care, Voluntary Sector, NHS Foundation Trusts or emergency services.
- Demonstrable experience of developing relationships into productive partnerships, cross boundary working and working with stakeholders at all levels.
- Has a demonstrable track record in delivering complex targets and objectives to tight deadlines.
- Evidence of personal contribution as a strong team player, facilitating effective team-working to deliver outcomes.
- Can demonstrate evidence of effective staff management, development and professional leadership.
Desirable
- Has Board level experience, functioning as a corporate Director with significant contribution to strategy across a range of areas.
- Has relevant Board level management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working.
- Experience of working in an urgent or emergency care setting as a clinician.
- Evidence of leadership roles at regional/national level.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
