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HCA UK at the Harborne Hospital – Birmingham, West Midlands
Clinical
Full time
Reference: 0044147
Head of Resident Doctors
At HCA UK, we have an exciting opportunity suitable for Senior SPR level Doctors or Junior Consultants, in a strategic managerial position, to be a Head of Resident Doctors.
* Full Time: 40 Hours Per Week, Monday - Friday, 80% managerial time, 20% Clinical Time.
* Benefits: Private medical healthcare insurance, contributory private pension, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 5 days paid study leave per annum.
* Plus: Fully Funded Masters Degree in Medical Leadership at City University in association with Bayes Business School.
* Location: HCA Healthcare UK Corporate Head office and The Harborne Hospital, Birmingham. There is also some opportunity to work from home remotely.
Summary of the Head of Resident Doctor position:
It is increasingly the consensus amongst the medical community that clinicians lead the best healthcare organisations. Their combination of clinical leadership and management skills are critical in providing safe, effective and high-quality care to patients.
As a trained doctor, you will be responsible for direct line management of Resident Doctors and accountable for the services they provide at the Harborne Hospital.
This position is part of an established team of 5 other Heads of Resident Doctors responsible for different HCA sites, reporting Centrally into Corporate Head office, and working in partnership with onsite Senior Management Teams.
Responsibility/Accountability:
* This role is aligned to the Harborne Hospital, acting as the go-to Resident Doctor site lead, ensuring consistent, high-quality care is delivered, attending to business needs, in line with Consultant-led private patient activity levels.
* Work in partnership with our hospital's leadership teams, Chief Medical Officer, Lead Consultants, Chief Nursing Officer, and CEO, and those who work closely with Resident Doctors onsite.
* Accountable for people managing Resident Doctors, operationally and commercially responsible for various service provisions, including General Surgery and Acute Medicine with oversight of Critical Care.
* Provide direct line management to circa 20-25 Resident Doctors, managing performance, attendance, conduct, training, cost, wellbeing, and development to ensure continuous, safe, and effective service.
* Lead on recruiting new Resident Doctors for permanent and temporary vacancies, providing a robust orientation and supervision programme.
* Oversee employment contract agreements, study agreements, and manage budgets resourcefully, including workforce-related costs.
* Manage rota to ensure staffing levels are responsive to patient needs, flexing bank and agency use as necessary for cost management.
* Strive for excellence, providing guidance on potential new ways of working, improving efficiencies, and leading audits, projects, or research.
* Work part clinically among colleagues on ad-hoc shifts to maintain clinical skills, to the level of a Resident Doctor (SPR).
Personal Specification:
* MBBS medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC and current licence to practice in the UK.
* Trained to minimum ST5 or equivalent.
* Experience directly line managing or supervising junior doctors, fully conversant with people management practices and policies.
* Experience of budget management, roster management, and making commercial decisions on workforce management.
* Good inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting, able to present to board level and integrate with senior management teams.
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