Job summary
The Associate Medical Director will work as an integral member of the Chief Officer team and will provide professional advice to the Medical Director on key service and medical staffing issues.
Particularly focussing on the ATP Practice, to provide effective professional
leadership to all medical staff and to manage professional issues associated
with the medical workforce and services provided by doctors. This includes but
is not limited to all relevant operational, developmental, and strategic
matters.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Medical Director,
the Associate Medical Director will:
With a particular focus on the ATP
Practice:
Contribute
to the development of the organisational strategy for clinical services:
Lead
the formation and implementation of clinical standards for the organisation.
Provide
visible professional leadership for clinical employees and contractors.
Work
with the Chief Officer team to ensure opportunities to improve clinical and
operational effectiveness are identified and implemented
Be
the external advocate for outward-facing work with relevant stakeholders in
external organisations, promoting the organisations services with member
practices and ICS partners.
Be
responsible for Clinical Governance for their service portfolio working with
the relevant Chief Officer
Manage
disciplinary issues concerning doctors utilised by the business.
About us
The
Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a private company limited by shares, wholly
owned by local Coventry and Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we
represent 50 GP practice shareholders and cover nearly 420,000 patients.
We describe
our work in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Developing and Educating - we
are on the S.I.D.E. of general practice and we have developed our Operational
Plans to describe what we are going to do over this year to ensure that we
continue to high quality, accessible and responsive services for both
practices and patients.
We have
identified key areas that we will focus on to build upon and improve our
existing services.
These are
our Strategic Priorities:
- Clinical
Service Improvement & Delivery
- Clinical
Innovation
- Primary
Care Development Practice and Network Support
- Training
and Education
- Integrated
Care
- Good
Governance
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
To
maintain effective professional leadership for all relevant medical staff who
are utilised by the organisation.
To
provide professional support and advice to the Medical Director on medical
staffing issues.
Contribute
to the overall corporate management of the organisation with specific
responsibility for clinical advice in relation to operational issues within the postholders defined clinical service portfolio.
Ensure
that clinical resources are utilised to maximum effectiveness:
Work
with the respective Chief Officer on the recruitment and retention of medical staff.
Provide
visible leadership for medical staff on clinical and professional issues.
In
line with national requirements support clinical leads to ensure arrangements
are in place for appraisal, job planning, Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) , re-licensing and revalidation of doctors employed by the organisation.
Ensure
a robust and transparent approach to job planning which takes into
consideration the needs of the services.
Ensure
that robust clinical governance systems are in place and to ensure the active
participation of all staff in order to secure high standards of patient
care
Lead
on resolving issues relating to the poor performance of doctors and the implementation
of disciplinary procedure, complying with HR processes and advice.
Investigate
complaints and incidents within the postholders defined clinical service
portfolio
Promote
an organisational culture committed to learning from complaints, incidents,
audit, research, and development.
Ensure
that medical staff undertake their duties in line with statutory and mandatory
training requirements for doctors.
General
Responsibilities
To
maintain the integrity of clinical delivery for the organisation
Maintain
a positive demeanour that supports a happy working environment and remain
flexible and professional at all times.
Treat
other staff as one expects to be treated oneself.
Be
a good ambassador for the organisation in any external dealings.
Undertake
CPD in line with the relevant institute requirements.
Undertaken
any other duties as directed by the Chief Executive.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
To
maintain effective professional leadership for all relevant medical staff who
are utilised by the organisation.
To
provide professional support and advice to the Medical Director on medical
staffing issues.
Contribute
to the overall corporate management of the organisation with specific
responsibility for clinical advice in relation to operational issues within the postholders defined clinical service portfolio.
Ensure
that clinical resources are utilised to maximum effectiveness:
Work
with the respective Chief Officer on the recruitment and retention of medical staff.
Provide
visible leadership for medical staff on clinical and professional issues.
In
line with national requirements support clinical leads to ensure arrangements
are in place for appraisal, job planning, Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) , re-licensing and revalidation of doctors employed by the organisation.
Ensure
a robust and transparent approach to job planning which takes into
consideration the needs of the services.
Ensure
that robust clinical governance systems are in place and to ensure the active
participation of all staff in order to secure high standards of patient
care
Lead
on resolving issues relating to the poor performance of doctors and the implementation
of disciplinary procedure, complying with HR processes and advice.
Investigate
complaints and incidents within the postholders defined clinical service
portfolio
Promote
an organisational culture committed to learning from complaints, incidents,
audit, research, and development.
Ensure
that medical staff undertake their duties in line with statutory and mandatory
training requirements for doctors.
General
Responsibilities
To
maintain the integrity of clinical delivery for the organisation
Maintain
a positive demeanour that supports a happy working environment and remain
flexible and professional at all times.
Treat
other staff as one expects to be treated oneself.
Be
a good ambassador for the organisation in any external dealings.
Undertake
CPD in line with the relevant institute requirements.
Undertaken
any other duties as directed by the Chief Executive.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC or qualified doctor employed in medical management
- Employed at substantive consultant level
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
- Evidence of participation in management development opportunities.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive involvement in management roles
- Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
- Evidence of leading service change with consultant colleagues
Personal skills & qualities
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good team leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the Alliance
- Effective motivator with strong influencing skills and personal credibility
- Ability to analyse complex issues and identify potential solutions
- A clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused services
- Focused on delivering objectives and improvements to patient services
- Understands other functional perspective e.g. finance, HR
- Can take a corporate approach to key issues
- Inclusive leadership and management style
- Effective media communication skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC or qualified doctor employed in medical management
- Employed at substantive consultant level
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
- Evidence of participation in management development opportunities.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive involvement in management roles
- Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
- Evidence of leading service change with consultant colleagues
Personal skills & qualities
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good team leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the Alliance
- Effective motivator with strong influencing skills and personal credibility
- Ability to analyse complex issues and identify potential solutions
- A clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused services
- Focused on delivering objectives and improvements to patient services
- Understands other functional perspective e.g. finance, HR
- Can take a corporate approach to key issues
- Inclusive leadership and management style
- Effective media communication skills
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).
