Job summary
Applications are invited from experienced GPs in Leeds for
the post of Deputy Medical Director (Quality and Childrens Services) at Leeds
Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Through
this role, you will provide medical leadership for Quality Improvement in the
Trust and using those skills you will lead and influence the integration of the
Trust’s services with those provided by GPs and other primary care staff in the
City’s localities. This is an important
addition to the Trust’s ability to work on the development of best quality
services ‘closer to home’ and you will be engaged in strategic work with key
partners, including local commissioning leads, primary and social care
providers as well as the mental health and acute hospital trusts. In these and other areas, you will be acting
as a deputy to and on behalf of the Trust’s Executive Medical Director. This is a permanent post.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent working knowledge of local health
and care priorities and emerging strategic developments in the organisation of
these in the City. You will be
comfortable liaising with executive colleagues and working in strategic
contexts. You will bring a working
knowledge of how General Practice can contribute to the development of health
services in Leeds, as well as its day-to-day operation. The post is part time (50%, negotiable) and
attracts a competitive salary pro rata.
It is expected that the successful candidate will continue to provide
services as a GP on the ‘Performers List’.
Interested candidates can discuss this opportunity with the
Trust Chief Executive, Thea Stein and the Executive Medical Director, Dr Ruth
Burnett. To organise a discussion,
please contact Lisa Rollitt on 0113 2208513
or lisa.rollitt@nhs.net.
Candidates wishing to apply should write a covering
letter which explains their motivation to apply for this post and what they
would achieve in it and insert their CV.
About us
Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.
We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a post within the Medical Directorate, based at Trust HQ. The post is designed to contribute to the impact of the Trust by supporting the work of the Medical Director and by providing senior medical leadership and advice for chiefly, the Childrens Business Unit. The principle strategic impact that this post will have is leading the medical contribution to and leadership of various activities where the overall purpose is to improve patient experience and outcomes - quality improvement. The successful candidate will form part of the Trust’s Medical Leadership team.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE POST
To provide medical
leadership for quality improvement efforts in the Trust, acting as a medical
champion for the methods that the Trust uses to improve and assure quality,
and to integrate this activity with service development and integration in
primary care. Improving effectiveness
will include the contribution that doctors make to delivering service,
particularly in the Childrens Business Unit, and the integration of that with
the efforts of other individuals, teams and organisations
To enable strategic
development with the emergent GP confederation to plan for the future and to
make use of health intelligence, such as the JSNA and local neighbourhood
health profiles to improve services and tackle inequalities
To be an advocate
within LCH for the role and contribution general practice can bring to the
development of LCH and the services you provide
To provide medical leadership for the Research
& Development team, working with partners in the city and the GP
Confederation to shape strategic direction for research in the Trust
and the emergent ICP in a way that facilitates the left shift objectives of
the NIHR CRN
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a post within the Medical Directorate, based at Trust HQ. The post is designed to contribute to the impact of the Trust by supporting the work of the Medical Director and by providing senior medical leadership and advice for chiefly, the Childrens Business Unit. The principle strategic impact that this post will have is leading the medical contribution to and leadership of various activities where the overall purpose is to improve patient experience and outcomes - quality improvement. The successful candidate will form part of the Trust’s Medical Leadership team.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE POST
To provide medical
leadership for quality improvement efforts in the Trust, acting as a medical
champion for the methods that the Trust uses to improve and assure quality,
and to integrate this activity with service development and integration in
primary care. Improving effectiveness
will include the contribution that doctors make to delivering service,
particularly in the Childrens Business Unit, and the integration of that with
the efforts of other individuals, teams and organisations
To enable strategic
development with the emergent GP confederation to plan for the future and to
make use of health intelligence, such as the JSNA and local neighbourhood
health profiles to improve services and tackle inequalities
To be an advocate
within LCH for the role and contribution general practice can bring to the
development of LCH and the services you provide
To provide medical leadership for the Research
& Development team, working with partners in the city and the GP
Confederation to shape strategic direction for research in the Trust
and the emergent ICP in a way that facilitates the left shift objectives of
the NIHR CRN
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a licence to practice
Desirable
- Have a Quality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a medical leadership capacity
- Significant experience in a substantive post as a General Practitioner
- Familiarity with the use of quality improvement tools in the NHS and their place alongside quality assurance processes
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
- Experience and knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience and understanding of research principles and practice
- Experience and understanding of undergraduate and postgraduate training
Desirable
- Current or previous GP trainer experience
Management & Leadership
Essential
- Understanding of current NHS policy and local context of service integration and partnership working for accountable care
- Familiar and comfortable with NHS due process
- Understands own leadership strengths and can tune to situation
- Comfortable with working corporately in formal NHS setting
- Understanding of relationship between empowerment and accountability
- Ability to achieve change through influencing others
Desirable
- Recognised qualification or course completion in management and/or leadership
- Understanding of local health profiles and implications for organising care
- Track record of enabling teams to raise performance
- Understanding of key factors to achieving transformational change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a licence to practice
Desirable
- Have a Quality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a medical leadership capacity
- Significant experience in a substantive post as a General Practitioner
- Familiarity with the use of quality improvement tools in the NHS and their place alongside quality assurance processes
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
- Experience and knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience and understanding of research principles and practice
- Experience and understanding of undergraduate and postgraduate training
Desirable
- Current or previous GP trainer experience
Management & Leadership
Essential
- Understanding of current NHS policy and local context of service integration and partnership working for accountable care
- Familiar and comfortable with NHS due process
- Understands own leadership strengths and can tune to situation
- Comfortable with working corporately in formal NHS setting
- Understanding of relationship between empowerment and accountability
- Ability to achieve change through influencing others
Desirable
- Recognised qualification or course completion in management and/or leadership
- Understanding of local health profiles and implications for organising care
- Track record of enabling teams to raise performance
- Understanding of key factors to achieving transformational change
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
