University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
The Trust is seeking to appoint a Deputy Medical Director who can demonstrate a commitment to team working and shared responsibility for the achievement of the Trust's aims and objectives. The successful candidate will work as part of the Corporate Medical Leadership team and will contribute to strategic direction and decision making processes with an overriding requirement to act in the corporate interests of the Trust and its patients. The roles involve promoting high standards of clinical care and teamwork through the provision of professional leadership to all medical staff on standards of practice, performance and associated professional matters.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the Chief Medical Officer you will promote evidence based practice and ensure Trust systems and policies are effective. Our drive for a culture of continuous improvement and people centred leadership means that you will be able to demonstrate your ability to commit to and model our values. You will be able to inspire and motivate teams to be creative and deliver sustainable improvements.
The post will involve wider strategic working including liaison across the Health System. The role involves working with a range of professional groups on clinical practice matters including GP's the LNC, ICS, and NHSI/E. You will also work in close partnership with senior clinical and managerial staff.
Experience of multidisciplinary leadership in a senior medical management position is essential. We are seeking a visible leader with an open and transparent leadership style who has extensive experience of service change and positively influencing performance and delivery. There is an expectation that post holders reduce other commitments to accommodate their Deputy Chief Medical Officer responsibilities.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
Supporting the Chief Medical Officer you will promote evidence based practice and ensure Trust systems and policies are effective. Our drive for a culture of continuous improvement and people centred leadership means that you will be able to demonstrate your ability to commit to and model our values. You will be able to inspire and motivate teams to be creative and deliver sustainable improvements.
The post will involve wider strategic working including liaison across the Health System. The role involves working with a range of professional groups on clinical practice matters including GPs the LNC, ICS, and NHSI/E. You will also work in close partnership with senior clinical and managerial staff.
Experience of multidisciplinary leadership in a senior medical management position is essential. We are seeking a visible leader with an open and transparent leadership style who has extensive experience of service change and positively influencing performance and delivery. There is an expectation that post holders reduce other commitments to accommodate their Deputy Chief Medical Officer responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Full registration with GMC
* On Specialist or GP Register
* Evidence of CPD
* Evidence of Leadership or Management Development
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of implementing/facilitating Service Improvements
* Experience of assessing and managing risk associated with service change
* Evidence of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
* Evidence of effective Resource Management
* Experience in senior medical management position in acute hospital, primary care or integrated care system
* Awareness of the NHS agenda at a national and local level
* Experience of multi-disciplinary leadership
* Demonstrable experience of involvement in strategic decision making which has had a major impact on the organisation
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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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