Job summary
Innovative Medical Director sought for community services
We are seeking a dynamic Community Services Medical Director to work at Board level and support us in improving how care is delivered, developing innovative care models with partners and championing the health and wellbeing within our communities. If this describes you and your passions, we want to hear to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
About you
In this role we want someone who can inspire our people, push the boundaries of innovation and quality of care, and who'll be committed to reducing the health inequalities across our population. It is important this person is committed to developing and leading meaningful partnerships with our colleagues in local government, the wider NHS, education settings and the voluntary sector - collaboration will be essential if we are going to respond to the needs of our population.
You may already be working in a director role or ready to take your next step - your experience is important, but equally important are your leadership and communication skills and your commitment to improving how care is delivered.
What we offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible working
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- Ability to make a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Interested?
Please note on your application your working preferences.
Interview dates for all candidates are planned for a virtual stakeholder event on the 29th of February, along with an in-person interview in Norfolk on the 1st March 2024.
For a one-to-one conversation to talk it through further, please contact our shared Chief Executive, Matthew Winn on matthew.winn@nhs.net
About us
Our two Trusts span a large area, serving a population of 3.2 million people, providing health and care services for people in their homes, local neighbourhoods and clinical facilities. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives. This means your actions as a leader will have a huge impact across huge swathes of the population - so if you truly want to make a difference this is the role for you.
We are running the recruitment process together - we're two separate NHS trusts, Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) and Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCHC), but as both our Medical Directors are stepping down this year it made sense to recruit together. The appointment process may result in a separate director appointed for each trust, or we may recruit a single director who will work across both organisations. We are interested in hearing from candidates who would be interested in the full time role or part time roles in either Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
As a key member of the Trust Board and Executive team, to provide strong and effective clinical leadership. The post holder will provide strategic advice and leadership on all medical and dental professional matters to the Board. They will work closely within the relevant Integrated Care Systems to represent community clinical issues. In partnership with the Chief Nurse, the post holder will be responsible for improving and sustaining clinical practices and standards across all services and for all aspects of patient safety. The post holder will act as responsible officer and will champion and embed a culture of quality, provision of outstanding care, clinical governance and effectiveness and great customer service ethos across the Trust.
Key deliverables
- Professional leadership and standards/clinical performance
- Quality, Safety and Governance
- Developing and delivering clear clinical vision across all services
- Development and delivery of strategic plans
- Relationships and reputation
- Medicines management
- Health inequalities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
(For ease, where trust is identified below, it refers to both NCH&C and CCS)
- Be a highly visible leader, particularly of the medical and dental workforce. Taking specific responsibility and professional leadership of the medical and dental workforce at all levels.
- Contribute to the corporate management of the Trust, particularly the formulation of Trust strategies, targets and priorities and be accountable for their delivery jointly with the whole Executive Team.
- To provide advice and guidance to the Trust Board on all patient care and medical and dental issues, ensuring the achievement of NHS targets, and delivering the highest quality and safe care, and ensure that the voice of clinicians is heard at Board.
- Take a lead role in the shaping of clinical services strategy across the Trust, and within the relevant integrated care systems that the Trust works within.
- Engage with GPs, local Authorities, place representatives, Integrated Care Systems, local Acute and other provider organisations, local safeguarding boards and other external agencies to ensure an integrated health and care approach.
- Provide assurance to the Board on clinical quality and take specific responsibility for ensuring safe medical and dental practice, including leading on medical workforce strategy and compliance, succession planning and professional standards such as revalidation.
- Provide necessary, accurate and timely data to trust board to assist its decision making and continue to develop real time data and information. Produce data in a way that enables the trust to make improvements.
- Assist in ensuring that the trust meets its statutory financial obligations each year and targets are met in accordance with the overall Trust strategy and annual operational plan.
- Comply with the trusts standing financial instructions, standing orders, policies and the code of conduct for NHS managers.
- Manage professional conduct and capability issues as well as statutory requirements, relating to the medical and dental workforce in partnership with the Director of HR.
- Work with other key Directors to implement clear accountability and quality management systems within the trust, ensuring that data on quality is open and transparent.
- Work with other key directors to ensure that each service has a clear clinical strategy, annual planning arrangements and strong and effective financial and workforce plans in place and regularly monitor outcome of these. Ensure quality and clinical sign-off of all cost improvement pans.
- Take responsibility as the Trust Board Responsible Officer for doctors revalidation, working with the Director of HR to ensure systems, processes and monitoring are in place to meet statutory requirements.
- Work with the deanery to support the provision of medical training and education and provide leadership and guidance to the lead for medical education within the Trust and support specialty grade doctors and trainees in their continuing education and professional development. Develop and maintain links with local academic institutions.
- To be the organisational lead for medicines management within the trust, providing strategic oversight. To be the identified Controlled Drugs Accountable officer and Chief Clinical Information Officer.
- Work with other executive colleagues to enhance the reputation of the trust as a good employer, enhancing performance along with effective resource and skill utilisation. To take the lead role on specific issues/topics, as agreed with the CEO/ trust board annually.
- To be the organisational lead for learning from deaths.
- Participate in executive on-call rota, as appropriate.
Specific CCS requirements
- to act as the trusts Caldicott Guardian
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
As a key member of the Trust Board and Executive team, to provide strong and effective clinical leadership. The post holder will provide strategic advice and leadership on all medical and dental professional matters to the Board. They will work closely within the relevant Integrated Care Systems to represent community clinical issues. In partnership with the Chief Nurse, the post holder will be responsible for improving and sustaining clinical practices and standards across all services and for all aspects of patient safety. The post holder will act as responsible officer and will champion and embed a culture of quality, provision of outstanding care, clinical governance and effectiveness and great customer service ethos across the Trust.
Key deliverables
- Professional leadership and standards/clinical performance
- Quality, Safety and Governance
- Developing and delivering clear clinical vision across all services
- Development and delivery of strategic plans
- Relationships and reputation
- Medicines management
- Health inequalities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
(For ease, where trust is identified below, it refers to both NCH&C and CCS)
- Be a highly visible leader, particularly of the medical and dental workforce. Taking specific responsibility and professional leadership of the medical and dental workforce at all levels.
- Contribute to the corporate management of the Trust, particularly the formulation of Trust strategies, targets and priorities and be accountable for their delivery jointly with the whole Executive Team.
- To provide advice and guidance to the Trust Board on all patient care and medical and dental issues, ensuring the achievement of NHS targets, and delivering the highest quality and safe care, and ensure that the voice of clinicians is heard at Board.
- Take a lead role in the shaping of clinical services strategy across the Trust, and within the relevant integrated care systems that the Trust works within.
- Engage with GPs, local Authorities, place representatives, Integrated Care Systems, local Acute and other provider organisations, local safeguarding boards and other external agencies to ensure an integrated health and care approach.
- Provide assurance to the Board on clinical quality and take specific responsibility for ensuring safe medical and dental practice, including leading on medical workforce strategy and compliance, succession planning and professional standards such as revalidation.
- Provide necessary, accurate and timely data to trust board to assist its decision making and continue to develop real time data and information. Produce data in a way that enables the trust to make improvements.
- Assist in ensuring that the trust meets its statutory financial obligations each year and targets are met in accordance with the overall Trust strategy and annual operational plan.
- Comply with the trusts standing financial instructions, standing orders, policies and the code of conduct for NHS managers.
- Manage professional conduct and capability issues as well as statutory requirements, relating to the medical and dental workforce in partnership with the Director of HR.
- Work with other key Directors to implement clear accountability and quality management systems within the trust, ensuring that data on quality is open and transparent.
- Work with other key directors to ensure that each service has a clear clinical strategy, annual planning arrangements and strong and effective financial and workforce plans in place and regularly monitor outcome of these. Ensure quality and clinical sign-off of all cost improvement pans.
- Take responsibility as the Trust Board Responsible Officer for doctors revalidation, working with the Director of HR to ensure systems, processes and monitoring are in place to meet statutory requirements.
- Work with the deanery to support the provision of medical training and education and provide leadership and guidance to the lead for medical education within the Trust and support specialty grade doctors and trainees in their continuing education and professional development. Develop and maintain links with local academic institutions.
- To be the organisational lead for medicines management within the trust, providing strategic oversight. To be the identified Controlled Drugs Accountable officer and Chief Clinical Information Officer.
- Work with other executive colleagues to enhance the reputation of the trust as a good employer, enhancing performance along with effective resource and skill utilisation. To take the lead role on specific issues/topics, as agreed with the CEO/ trust board annually.
- To be the organisational lead for learning from deaths.
- Participate in executive on-call rota, as appropriate.
Specific CCS requirements
- to act as the trusts Caldicott Guardian
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Senior doctor with current GMC registration and appropriate specialist qualification / accreditation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of leadership development
Desirable
- General qualification at masters level which includes management or business
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with doctors whose performance is giving cause for concern
- Experience of contributing to corporate strategy outside field of expertise
- Significant experience of managing large and complex services, including exposure to operational, financial and HR matters in NHS Trust provider services
- Extensive experience of leading and directing change in clinical practice with evidence of successful outcomes in a Provider Trust
- Experience of targeting national improvement projects
- Demonstrates relevant experience and skills on continuous improvement techniques which has led to sustained service improvement and improvement in patient quality
- Experience of leadership in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills
- A commitment to improving patient services through a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
- Possess the ability and political acumen to network effectively, internally and externally, at a senior level
- Demonstrate ability to assess and make effective decisions under pressure in complex situations
- Have the capacity to build and instil trust and confidence amongst colleagues, internally and across organisations
- Possess excellent communications skills with the ability to be clear and persuasive in speech and writing; and to handle difficult and sensitive situations
- Ability to have a high level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to produce high quality coherent reports and present at Board level
- Demonstrable evidence of preparing and leading change management programmes and proven record of successful delivery in a Provider Trust
- Proven ability to influence and a strong commitment to the development of others.
- Ability to inspire others
Desirable
- Experience of working in community services
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- High level of understanding and knowledge of financial, clinical and corporate governance factors for an organisation operating in a regulated environment. Clear understanding of NHS and Public Sector regulatory frameworks.
- Sound understanding of the current NHS political landscape
- Sound understanding of governance processes, risk management and stratification, financial controls
- Ability to think strategically, anticipate change, collate complex knowledge and intelligence into vision for required changes to the strategy or positioning of the organisation
Communication
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation and media skills
Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership at all levels of the organisation
- Strong understanding and belief in the value of equality, diversity and inclusion to deliver the Trust's aims and objectives
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
Other
Essential
- Must meet the requirements of the Director Fit and Proper Person Test
- Must be able to participate in on call rota
- Valid driving license
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Senior doctor with current GMC registration and appropriate specialist qualification / accreditation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of leadership development
Desirable
- General qualification at masters level which includes management or business
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with doctors whose performance is giving cause for concern
- Experience of contributing to corporate strategy outside field of expertise
- Significant experience of managing large and complex services, including exposure to operational, financial and HR matters in NHS Trust provider services
- Extensive experience of leading and directing change in clinical practice with evidence of successful outcomes in a Provider Trust
- Experience of targeting national improvement projects
- Demonstrates relevant experience and skills on continuous improvement techniques which has led to sustained service improvement and improvement in patient quality
- Experience of leadership in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills
- A commitment to improving patient services through a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
- Possess the ability and political acumen to network effectively, internally and externally, at a senior level
- Demonstrate ability to assess and make effective decisions under pressure in complex situations
- Have the capacity to build and instil trust and confidence amongst colleagues, internally and across organisations
- Possess excellent communications skills with the ability to be clear and persuasive in speech and writing; and to handle difficult and sensitive situations
- Ability to have a high level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to produce high quality coherent reports and present at Board level
- Demonstrable evidence of preparing and leading change management programmes and proven record of successful delivery in a Provider Trust
- Proven ability to influence and a strong commitment to the development of others.
- Ability to inspire others
Desirable
- Experience of working in community services
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- High level of understanding and knowledge of financial, clinical and corporate governance factors for an organisation operating in a regulated environment. Clear understanding of NHS and Public Sector regulatory frameworks.
- Sound understanding of the current NHS political landscape
- Sound understanding of governance processes, risk management and stratification, financial controls
- Ability to think strategically, anticipate change, collate complex knowledge and intelligence into vision for required changes to the strategy or positioning of the organisation
Communication
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation and media skills
Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership at all levels of the organisation
- Strong understanding and belief in the value of equality, diversity and inclusion to deliver the Trust's aims and objectives
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
Other
Essential
- Must meet the requirements of the Director Fit and Proper Person Test
- Must be able to participate in on call rota
- Valid driving license
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).
