Job summary
An
opportunity has arisen for an experienced consultant psychiatrist to become Associate
Medical Director (AMD) in CAMHS and work as part of the collective leadership team which
will ensure that effective and safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred
manner ensuring that decision making is as close to the patient as possible. The
Associate Medical Director will be working within a care group model as part
of a collective leadership team (CLT), working to organisational requirements whilst
influencing areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical
pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the
quality delivery of services.
Applicants
with experience in Adult, Older People, Children and Young People Learning
Disability and Autism services are welcome to apply. The substantive clinical base of the successful
candidate will depend upon their specialty and vacant posts at the time of
interview. The weekly job plan for the successful candidate will be discussed
on an individual basis and can be adapted flexibly.
Currently this position is set at 1 PA, please note the framework is under review and this may change.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Medical Director will be expected to
display the Trust values at all times. They will work
as part of the collective leadership team which will ensure that effective and
safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring that
decision making is as close to the patient as possible.
The Associate Medical Director will
provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas upon
which service users can rely to ensure that the fundamentals of care are right.
The post holder will support the Lead Psychiatrists to provide
professional advice on medical matters with responsibility for leading the medical
workforce in their specialty or specific area of responsibility, ensuring continuous
professional developments and clinical supervision practices and structures are
in place and accessible for all doctors.
In addition, they will support the Lead Psychiatrists to facilitate all doctors to be adherent with the professional fitness to practice
obligations in line with GMC revalidation requirements.
The post holder will be responsible for the line management
of all medics within their Care Group specialty. They will also support the
Lead Psychiatrists in providing professional supervision, guidance, and the
completion of job planning.
About us
We are
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health, learning
disability and Autism services to people of all ages. We deliver a range of
community and in-patient care across adult mental health, children and young
peoples services, mental health services for older people and forensic
services. We have over 7,000 staff
working across more than 90 sites. With an annual operating income of over £420
million, we work in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning
groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use
our services, their families and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Medical Director will be expected to
display the Trust values at all times. They will work
as part of the collective leadership team which will ensure that effective and
safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring that
decision making is as close to the patient as possible.
The Associate Medical
Director will be working within a care group model as part of a collective
leadership team (CLT), working to organisational requirements whilst
influencing areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical
pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the
quality delivery of services. Within
the team, they will be the senior professional lead for doctors within their service
with professional responsibility for standards of medical practice across all inpatient
and Community teams. They will also lead on quality and safety developments
across services.
The Associate Medical Director and the CLT will
provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas upon
which service users can rely to ensure that the fundamentals of care are right.
The post holder will support the Lead Psychiatrist to provide
professional advice on medical matters with responsibility for leading the medical
workforce in their specialty or specific area of responsibility, ensuring continuous
professional developments and clinical supervision practices and structures are
in place and accessible for all doctors.
Working
closely with the CLT, they will ensure the provision of services within an
integrated governance framework that is safe, effective and efficient and maintains
standards against a broad range of
local, national and statutory requirements and policies.
In addition, they will support the Lead Psychiatrist
to facilitate all doctors to be adherent with the professional fitness to practice
obligations in line with GMC revalidation requirements.
Act
as the link between the services and the Medical Directorate in relation to specific
areas of responsibility including workforce planning and performance management.
The Post Holder, with Lead Psychiatrists, will take medical
responsibility for attending relevant governance groups within their CLT ensuring
there is a consistent approach to high quality, compliant, safe and effective
practice.
The Post Holder will be responsible for the line management
of all medics within their Care Group specialty. They will also support the
Lead Psychiatrists in providing professional supervision, guidance, and the
completion of job planning.
The AMD will participate in meetings for, and jointly
sign off, the job plan for Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians.
The role will act as a conduit between those responsible
for the delivery of medical education in their Care Group and the Associate
Director of Medical Education.
The post holder will be committed to ensuring the
provision of excellence in person centred care that will include the promotion
of recovery, social inclusion and normalisation across all areas of psychiatry in
the care group. This will be facilitated by close working with AMDs in other
specialties and the specialty Clinical Networks.
They will deputise for the Group
Medical Director at relevant forums both internally and external to the Trust as
required and act as a strategic lead as necessary in areas of service delivery and
development from time to time.
In
all of the above the post holder will be expected to act collectively, collaboratively
and effectively within all portfolio areas and to be able to challenge current
thinking positively and creatively in order to continuously improve policy and
operational working practices.
The
Trust acknowledges the post holders primary role as a Clinician and how this
might influence the availability for all of the above roles and functions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Medical Director will be expected to
display the Trust values at all times. They will work
as part of the collective leadership team which will ensure that effective and
safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring that
decision making is as close to the patient as possible.
The Associate Medical
Director will be working within a care group model as part of a collective
leadership team (CLT), working to organisational requirements whilst
influencing areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical
pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the
quality delivery of services. Within
the team, they will be the senior professional lead for doctors within their service
with professional responsibility for standards of medical practice across all inpatient
and Community teams. They will also lead on quality and safety developments
across services.
The Associate Medical Director and the CLT will
provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas upon
which service users can rely to ensure that the fundamentals of care are right.
The post holder will support the Lead Psychiatrist to provide
professional advice on medical matters with responsibility for leading the medical
workforce in their specialty or specific area of responsibility, ensuring continuous
professional developments and clinical supervision practices and structures are
in place and accessible for all doctors.
Working
closely with the CLT, they will ensure the provision of services within an
integrated governance framework that is safe, effective and efficient and maintains
standards against a broad range of
local, national and statutory requirements and policies.
In addition, they will support the Lead Psychiatrist
to facilitate all doctors to be adherent with the professional fitness to practice
obligations in line with GMC revalidation requirements.
Act
as the link between the services and the Medical Directorate in relation to specific
areas of responsibility including workforce planning and performance management.
The Post Holder, with Lead Psychiatrists, will take medical
responsibility for attending relevant governance groups within their CLT ensuring
there is a consistent approach to high quality, compliant, safe and effective
practice.
The Post Holder will be responsible for the line management
of all medics within their Care Group specialty. They will also support the
Lead Psychiatrists in providing professional supervision, guidance, and the
completion of job planning.
The AMD will participate in meetings for, and jointly
sign off, the job plan for Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians.
The role will act as a conduit between those responsible
for the delivery of medical education in their Care Group and the Associate
Director of Medical Education.
The post holder will be committed to ensuring the
provision of excellence in person centred care that will include the promotion
of recovery, social inclusion and normalisation across all areas of psychiatry in
the care group. This will be facilitated by close working with AMDs in other
specialties and the specialty Clinical Networks.
They will deputise for the Group
Medical Director at relevant forums both internally and external to the Trust as
required and act as a strategic lead as necessary in areas of service delivery and
development from time to time.
In
all of the above the post holder will be expected to act collectively, collaboratively
and effectively within all portfolio areas and to be able to challenge current
thinking positively and creatively in order to continuously improve policy and
operational working practices.
The
Trust acknowledges the post holders primary role as a Clinician and how this
might influence the availability for all of the above roles and functions.
Person Specification
119402780
Essential
Desirable
119402784
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
119402780
Essential
Desirable
119402784
Essential
Desirable
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).
