Job summary
We are excited to welcome an inclusive, compassionate and collaborative Medical Director into the Doncaster Mental Health and Learning Disability Care Group. You will join a strong and motivated senior leadership team led by the Care Group Director. Along with your clinical colleagues (Director of Psychological Professions and Nurse Director) you will create a positive safety culture along with a robust quality governance framework and actively lead and manage our medical workforce across the care group.
This role does not require you to have a specific clinical background, as a leadership and management post it allows those skills to be transferable regardless of your clinical experience. Applications are welcome from inside our care group, within the trust and from external experienced Consultants. We have a range of vacancies across our care group and the trust as a whole so please contact me to discuss what those opportunities are. You may be interested in purely this role and the 4 PAs attached to it, or you may want a full-time role and to discuss what options we have available for the extra PAs. Please contact Laura Wiltshire (details below) to book a conversation and explore the various options available. They are currently ranging from in-patient to community across adults and older adults, as some are out to recruitment rather than list them here I can update accurately when we talk.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description/person specification for all details of this role including main duties.
Please make contact if you wish to discuss any of the details within the document or clarify any aspect of the role.
You will join a new but strong and connected senior leadership team, and have excellent support from a band 4 PA (who sits within the PA SLT team ensuring cross cover)
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description/person specification for all details of this role including main duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description/person specification for all details of this role including main duties.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- Current GMC Registration with a license to practise
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in leadership and management
- GMC registration without any restrictions
- s12 approval and Approved Clinician stats WRT the Mental Health Act (1983)
Experience
Essential
- Suitably qualified medical practitioner
- Experience of developing and delivering presentations and/or training to large groups
- Broad and positive clinical experience
Desirable
- Management/leadership experience in the NHS
- Experience of people management including doctors
- Detailed knowledge of the current issues within the NHS
- Experience of leading on research projects and audit
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to put this into practice as expert advisor within risk management
- An understanding of the regulatory framework of the GMC
Desirable
- Working knowledge and experience in the use of the quality improvement tool in practice
- An understanding of medical revalidation and appraisal processes
- An understanding of financial management systems and budgets within the NHS
- An understanding of regional and national structures and regulators (ICBs, CQC, NHS England, NHS Providers)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates an ability to manage complex situations
- Demonstrable ability to lead people in difficult situations and manage disagreement
- Ability to translate police into practice
- Ability to work within clear performance targets and indicators
- Ability to negotiate, shape and influence local service development involving partner agencies and key stakeholders
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to lead, motivate and empower others to achieve objectives and aspirations
- Ability to assimilate information, analyse data triangulate themes and present to others
Desirable
- Experience of service redesign
- Financial and budgetary management experience
- Expertise in undertaking investigations with the ability to determine outcomes and produce recommendations
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Will be required to travel on a regular basis across the trust wide footprint and to organisations external to the trust
Desirable
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- Current GMC Registration with a license to practise
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in leadership and management
- GMC registration without any restrictions
- s12 approval and Approved Clinician stats WRT the Mental Health Act (1983)
Experience
Essential
- Suitably qualified medical practitioner
- Experience of developing and delivering presentations and/or training to large groups
- Broad and positive clinical experience
Desirable
- Management/leadership experience in the NHS
- Experience of people management including doctors
- Detailed knowledge of the current issues within the NHS
- Experience of leading on research projects and audit
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to put this into practice as expert advisor within risk management
- An understanding of the regulatory framework of the GMC
Desirable
- Working knowledge and experience in the use of the quality improvement tool in practice
- An understanding of medical revalidation and appraisal processes
- An understanding of financial management systems and budgets within the NHS
- An understanding of regional and national structures and regulators (ICBs, CQC, NHS England, NHS Providers)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates an ability to manage complex situations
- Demonstrable ability to lead people in difficult situations and manage disagreement
- Ability to translate police into practice
- Ability to work within clear performance targets and indicators
- Ability to negotiate, shape and influence local service development involving partner agencies and key stakeholders
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to lead, motivate and empower others to achieve objectives and aspirations
- Ability to assimilate information, analyse data triangulate themes and present to others
Desirable
- Experience of service redesign
- Financial and budgetary management experience
- Expertise in undertaking investigations with the ability to determine outcomes and produce recommendations
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Will be required to travel on a regular basis across the trust wide footprint and to organisations external to the trust
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).
