Job summary
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of inpatient and community-based mental health care to people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, city of Salford, Trafford and Wigan and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester and beyond. We are one of the largest Mental Health Trusts in England, employing more than 7,000 members of staff with c.£526 million annual income, delivering services from more than 122 locations including five hospital sites, many community facilities and in prisons. Promoting parity of esteem for mental health with physical health, we are shifting our focus to prevention, early intervention, and resilience in communities, to deliver a sustainable and integrated mental health system across the region through collaboratively working with our partners across the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System.
Message from Chief Executive, Karen Howell
Main duties of the job
Our new Chief Medical Officer will join at a critical time as we embark on a journey of transformation. As an Executive Director and voting member on the Board, you will play a central role in all aspects of clinical leadership and the assurance of the quality and safety of our services. Engaging colleagues in a culture of learning, improvement and innovation, you will ensure we embed an open culture with the expectation of high standards of quality of care for all our service users and their carers. Ensuring safety and good practice in all services, your leadership skills will progress our journey and build confidence with our colleagues and the people we serve.
The role will have statutory and regulatory functions of the Chief Medical Officer role, and the postholder will also be the principle source of professional medical advice to the Chair, Chief Executive, Board of Directors and Executive colleagues and will be responsible for the pharmacy provision in the Trust.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate's Pack attached on the page gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. It can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The person specification is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate's Pack attached on the page gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. It can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
The person specification is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical qualification and appropriate Royal College membership or fellowship
- Full GMC registration
- Consultant psychiatrist with CCST
- Evidence of revalidation with license to practice
NHS leadership competency framework for board members
Essential
- Creates a compassionate, just and positive culture
- Sets strategy and delivering long term transformation
- Drives high quality sustainable outcomes
- Promotes equality and inclusion and reducing health and workforce inequalities
- Build a trusted relationship with partners and communities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Medical Management in a leadership position at or close to the Board level in a mental health provider
- Experience of leading and managing service transformation and change with a proven track record of achieving improvement in quality and safety
- Evidence of successfully developing and implementing service user, carer and public involvement strategies
- Evidence of successfully developing and implementing quality assurance systems, safety, risk management, infection control and governance strategies
- Evidence of involvement of leading change through people and securing high performance by effective collaborative working and empowering others
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of current health agenda
- Sound Expertise in of clinical governance and effective systems of medical management such as job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment
- Understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
- An understanding of the role of management and clinical contribution to the overall Trust agenda
- Knowledge and/or experience of policy development at national level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical qualification and appropriate Royal College membership or fellowship
- Full GMC registration
- Consultant psychiatrist with CCST
- Evidence of revalidation with license to practice
NHS leadership competency framework for board members
Essential
- Creates a compassionate, just and positive culture
- Sets strategy and delivering long term transformation
- Drives high quality sustainable outcomes
- Promotes equality and inclusion and reducing health and workforce inequalities
- Build a trusted relationship with partners and communities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Medical Management in a leadership position at or close to the Board level in a mental health provider
- Experience of leading and managing service transformation and change with a proven track record of achieving improvement in quality and safety
- Evidence of successfully developing and implementing service user, carer and public involvement strategies
- Evidence of successfully developing and implementing quality assurance systems, safety, risk management, infection control and governance strategies
- Evidence of involvement of leading change through people and securing high performance by effective collaborative working and empowering others
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of current health agenda
- Sound Expertise in of clinical governance and effective systems of medical management such as job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment
- Understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
- An understanding of the role of management and clinical contribution to the overall Trust agenda
- Knowledge and/or experience of policy development at 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).
