Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Clinical Director to join our Emergency Medicine Directorate team as we progress to the soon to be open, our new Emergency Medicine Department in Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH). The appointee will provide leadership over both sites, City Hospital, Birmingham and Sandwell General Hospital, until we move to MMUH and have one Emergency Medicine Department. We would anticipate clinical participation within the ED Depts.
Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCEM (or equivalent) who are on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine. In addition applicants should demonstrate within their application that they have the skills and experience of providing leadership in a busy and challenging environment of the Emergency Department.
This role is annually renewable and subject to further appointment via an Appointment Advisory Committee if successful in appointment as Clinical Director (please see advert for substantive consultant job reference number 381-ME-6062478.
For your application to be considered, it is compulsory that you complete the attached supporting application form and return this via email Dr Chetan Varma (c.varma@nhs.net) and Helen Butler (helen.coley2@nhs.net)
by the closing date i.e. 10th March 2024. Without this we will be unable to proceed with your application.
Closing date: 10th March 2024
Interview date: 25th March 2024
Main duties of the job
As the Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine Directorate the post-holder will provide Clinical, Operational and Strategic Leadership in delivering high standards of quality and performance, within the allocated budget.
Core Duties include;
- Oversight of Transition from current 2 sites to the new Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital
- Financial Management
- Governance and Risk Management
- Operational Management
- Organisational Development
- Performance Management
- Staff Engagement and Leadership
- Strategy and Service Development
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
The single-site Acute Hospital will benefit from co-located specialist services which will support the new Emergency Department with dedicated imaging facility and Assessment Units. It will provide state-of-the-art treatment and care for patients from West Birmingham and Sandwell and across the region and will become the civic heart of the area and a point of pride for the community.
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Contact information within the JD
Job description
Job responsibilities
The single-site Acute Hospital will benefit from co-located specialist services which will support the new Emergency Department with dedicated imaging facility and Assessment Units. It will provide state-of-the-art treatment and care for patients from West Birmingham and Sandwell and across the region and will become the civic heart of the area and a point of pride for the community.
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Contact information within the JD
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Having experience in a relevant leadership role
- Experience of delivering high quality services in a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Depth of understanding of clinical standards and governance and how to enable improvement
- Clinical specialism in one of the specialities covered within the CD portfolio
- Track record of innovation and change management
- Rota understanding and management
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding local and national NHS context
- Understanding of approach to good governance
- Understanding of key trust initiatives including Fundamentals of Care and MMUH preparations and service optimisation.
- Knowledge of rota working
- Knowledge and experience of quality and safety in specialties within your Directorate
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High-level communication skills
- Ability to understand complex data both qualitative and quantitative
- Ability to lead a team
- Understanding of the stress of leading change and have an ability to reduce conflict within the workplace
- Ability to successfully deliver change
- Ability to ensure timely response to both operational and strategic needs
- Ability to deliver annual PDRs
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Having experience in a relevant leadership role
- Experience of delivering high quality services in a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Depth of understanding of clinical standards and governance and how to enable improvement
- Clinical specialism in one of the specialities covered within the CD portfolio
- Track record of innovation and change management
- Rota understanding and management
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding local and national NHS context
- Understanding of approach to good governance
- Understanding of key trust initiatives including Fundamentals of Care and MMUH preparations and service optimisation.
- Knowledge of rota working
- Knowledge and experience of quality and safety in specialties within your Directorate
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High-level communication skills
- Ability to understand complex data both qualitative and quantitative
- Ability to lead a team
- Understanding of the stress of leading change and have an ability to reduce conflict within the workplace
- Ability to successfully deliver change
- Ability to ensure timely response to both operational and strategic needs
- Ability to deliver annual PDRs
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).
