Job summary
Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is recruiting to an associate medical director position for senior doctors with particular interest in and experience in health and care transformation. This post will be part of the medical directorate within the ICB. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well.
The ICB's role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.6 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
This is a full time (Part Time/Job Share possible) post for an associate medical director from a background in public health medicine, or from any other medical specialty with significant experience in clinical commissioning and/or public health. The candidate must be on a specialist register (as a consultant or GP), or eligible for registration within 6 months of interview. This is a substantive post, and the post holder will report to the Medical Director (who is both a public health consultant and GP by background).It's an exciting time for us and we're looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim. If you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services, then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Provide public health/clinical commissioning input to understand the health and care needs of the local population and identify priorities.
Horizon scan for new policies, guidance and opportunities as well as review performance and incorporate into prioritisation process.
Consider the whole system perspective of health and care services for population groups, including interdependencies (e.g. digital, workforce etc.).
Interfacing with other teams and leaders (e.g. executive teams, provider clinicians, primary care clinicians, nursing and quality, community teams etc.)
Provide clinical leadership into the development of new services, including reviewing evidence of best practice and reviewing service specifications, policies, business cases and clinical models/pathways.
Provide clinical/public health input into the evaluation of services (service evaluation, clinical audit, etc.) including recommendations around commissioning/decommissioning of services.
Manage junior clinical team members (e.g. Public Health Registrars, GP Fellows, Clinical Fellows, Foundation Year 2 doctors). Including organising and delivering teaching to junior team members.
Provide overarching leadership and strategic direction within work streams.
Review and sign off key documents (as above) for Boards.
Review and manage complaints.
Deputising for the Medical Director.
Member of the ICB on call rota.
About us
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.
The ICB's role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.6 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
It's an exciting time for us and we're looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim.
So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.
For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact:
Dr Rachel Joyce (Medical Director) rachel.joyce6@nhs.net; or
Sam Williamson (Associate Medical Director) sam.williamson3@nhs.net; or
Nisha Jayatilleke (Associate Medical Director) nisha.jayatilleke@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.
For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact:
Dr Rachel Joyce (Medical Director) rachel.joyce6@nhs.net; or
Sam Williamson (Associate Medical Director) sam.williamson3@nhs.net; or
Nisha Jayatilleke (Associate Medical Director) nisha.jayatilleke@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in a GMC Full and Specialist Register (public health, general practice or other specialty) with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health, candidates must have substantial experience leadership or commissioning to improve population health/ improve service quality
- If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Royal College/Faculty requirements or other recognised body
- Postgraduate Royal College/ Faculty Membership by examination, by exemption or by assessment
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs
- Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
- Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations
- Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the population's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
- Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
- Analytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information
- In depth understanding of the UK health and care system and the relationships with both local national government
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in a GMC Full and Specialist Register (public health, general practice or other specialty) with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health, candidates must have substantial experience leadership or commissioning to improve population health/ improve service quality
- If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Royal College/Faculty requirements or other recognised body
- Postgraduate Royal College/ Faculty Membership by examination, by exemption or by assessment
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs
- Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
- Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations
- Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the population's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
- Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
- Analytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information
- In depth understanding of the UK health and care system and the relationships with both local national government
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).
