Job summary
NUPAS are recruiting for a part-time Associate Medical
Director. This is a permanent position. The post-holder will ensure
the highest standards of care, delivery and quality to our patients through clinical leadership,
and will be the Named Safeguarding Doctor for NUPAS. This is a dual role, and
as such, you will be expected to commit to at least 24 hours per week in total,
16 of which will be for the Associate Medical Director role. A minimum of a
further eight hours will either be in the capacity of a Consultation Doctor or
a Surgical Doctor.
Rates of pay for surgical and consultation roles are as
follows.
Surgeon - £107,060 to £160,060 per annum pro-rata
Consultation Doctor - £97,149 per annum pro-rata
The Associate Medical Director receives the salary for
their highest grade of work for all weekly hours, plus a leadership supplement of
£10,600 per annum pro-rata which
will increase every 2 years for a total of 10 years to the maximum of £21,200
per annum pro-rata.
Occasional requirement to travel to various NUPAS sites
and to work additional hours or flex usual working patterns is expected.
Your commitment to a woman's right to choose abortion is
essential.
Main duties of the job
Activities will include provision of clinical advice,
championing and supporting new clinical developments, and ensuring services are
delivered by a competent medical workforce. You will assist the clinical and operational functions in delivering clinical
governance, service delivery and risk management priorities including a focus
on clinical audit and research.
You will provide clinical leadership, practical guidance,
and training to ensure delivery of a high quality, evidence-based service in
line with NUPAS clinical policies.
You will serve as a medical resource to staff on clinical
policies and procedures, suitability for treatment and medical management.
As Associate Medical Director (AMD), you may be called to
act as a medical representative in meetings with external stakeholders as
needed.
The AMD participates in dissemination of investigation
findings following Patient Safety Incidents, to ensure lessons are learned and
recommendations can be implemented appropriately.
You will assist and/or lead with clinical audit, research,
and investigations as needed.
You will act as a medical resource to the operations
function when establishing or extending clinical services, or implementing new/
revised clinical policies or care pathways.
You may also advise the operations function on job planning
for doctors.
About us
The post holder will have a duty to ensure that the
principles of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement are adhered
to in line with Section 11 of The Health and Social Care Act 2012 for Improving
Patient Experience.
All staff are required to adhere to the principles of
patient centred care as detailed in the NICE Quality Standard for Patient
Experience and to treat patients with dignity, kindness, compassion, courtesy,
respect, understanding and honesty.
The post holder will, in support of the NUPAS Visions &
Values and ensure that everyone is treated as an individual and will
acknowledge and value difference in order to treat everyone fairly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
ensure high standards of care delivery and quality to service users through clinical
leadership, and to be the Named Safeguarding Doctor for NUPAS. Activities will include provision of clinical
advice, championing and supporting new clinical developments, and ensuring
services are delivered by a competent medical workforce. To assist the clinical and operations functions
in delivering clinical governance, service delivery and risk management
priorities including a focus on clinical audit and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
ensure high standards of care delivery and quality to service users through clinical
leadership, and to be the Named Safeguarding Doctor for NUPAS. Activities will include provision of clinical
advice, championing and supporting new clinical developments, and ensuring
services are delivered by a competent medical workforce. To assist the clinical and operations functions
in delivering clinical governance, service delivery and risk management
priorities including a focus on clinical audit and research.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the provision of evidence-based abortion and contraceptive care
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and staff management skills with the ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with all professional/ managerial disciplines
- Ability to assess process and content of clinical services
- Ability to engage staff and work collaboratively
- Excellent teaching and presentation skills
- Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Tact and diplomacy to conduct difficult conversations
Experience
Essential
- At least three years experience in the provision of abortion care
- At least three years experience in the provision of other aspects of sexual and reproductive health care
- Sound clinical knowledge and experience of delivering high quality safe patient care
- Experience of staff training and education
Desirable
- Experience of developing evidence-based clinical guidelines
- Experience of abortion provision in the independent sector
- Experience of influencing change management
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to lead by example to inspire others to deliver safe, high quality clinical care
- Highly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Innovator with a 'can do' attitude
- Team player but also able to work autonomously
- Willingness to learn and develop knowledge, skills and experience
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Smart appearance
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration and a license to practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development in sexual and reproductive health care
Desirable
- Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare or other specialist qualification in Family Planning/ Sexual and Reproductive Health
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the provision of evidence-based abortion and contraceptive care
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and staff management skills with the ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with all professional/ managerial disciplines
- Ability to assess process and content of clinical services
- Ability to engage staff and work collaboratively
- Excellent teaching and presentation skills
- Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Tact and diplomacy to conduct difficult conversations
Experience
Essential
- At least three years experience in the provision of abortion care
- At least three years experience in the provision of other aspects of sexual and reproductive health care
- Sound clinical knowledge and experience of delivering high quality safe patient care
- Experience of staff training and education
Desirable
- Experience of developing evidence-based clinical guidelines
- Experience of abortion provision in the independent sector
- Experience of influencing change management
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to lead by example to inspire others to deliver safe, high quality clinical care
- Highly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Innovator with a 'can do' attitude
- Team player but also able to work autonomously
- Willingness to learn and develop knowledge, skills and experience
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Smart appearance
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration and a license to practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development in sexual and reproductive health care
Desirable
- Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare or other specialist qualification in Family Planning/ Sexual and Reproductive Health
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).
