Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Job responsibilities

You will champion quality improvement, innovation and our desire to continuously reduce unwarranted variation, creating a culture of inclusion and support.

You will provide vision and professional leadership to medical colleagues, promoting excellence in all areas of clinical practice. An important part of this role is to drive innovation and service development, encouraging the involvement of medical colleagues in research, innovation and education. You will help to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.

You will deputise for the Chief Medical Officer during periods of absence. This will include the attendance at Board level and senior operational meetings and the postholder will be expected to make informed decisions at this level.

It is anticipated that the post-holder may aspire to a full executive role in the future.

The role will attract 10 PAs of time. The successful candidate will also have the option to continue working some clinical sessions in their registered specialty, subject to discussion and agreement by all parties.

Experience

Essential

• Employed at Consultant level for a minimum of 2 years
• Significant experience as a Senior Clinician
• A track record of operating within a management/ leadership role
• Significant local contribution to the transformation of NHS services and improvement
• Partnership working and credibility at a senior level, including significant workforce and service transformation
• Track record of delivering innovation and excellent performance

Desirable

• Experience in mentoring and/or coaching
• Experience in a senior educational role eg TPD, College Tutor or equivalent
• Experience of line managing staff
• Experience of developing and implementing strategy
• Experience of system working such as WYAAT program or ICB role
• Experience as a medical appraiser

Skills

Essential

• Inclusive leadership and management style
• Ability to motivate and support others and encourage effective team working
• Ability to analyse complex issues and identify potential solutions
• 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
• Ability to adapt style of communication to the subject and audience
• Self-confident in public speaking, able to engage an audience and facilitate discussion
• An ability to cope with competing priorities in a complex and demanding work environment
• Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and developing high performing teams
• Demonstrates strong organisational skills and abilities
• Analyse complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales
• IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems
• Lead clinical activity to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls
• Proven skills in the development of alliances and partnerships
• Deal with uncertainty and complexity in a political environment
• Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations daily

Knowledge

Essential

• Up-to-date knowledge of the current health agenda
• An understanding of the Foundation Trust strategic direction and vision for clinical services
• An understanding of the role of management and clinical contribution to the overall Foundation Trust agenda.
• Key issues and complexity and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services
• Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution

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

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the GMC & on the Specialist Register OR full GDC registration
• Personal development record which reflects ambition to lead and manage

Desirable

• Formal qualification in management and / or leadership

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).