Job summary We are looking to appoint a new Chief Medical Officer to join our Executive Team and Trust Board as a full voting member.This role is a key leadership role, enabling our committed colleagues to deliver ambitious goals.This role will provide the opportunity for an outstanding clinical leader and talented and inclusive board director to provide strategic leadership to our medical workforce. In joining our executive team, you will have the opportunity to support our vision and make a tangible difference to our patient population.We are an ambitious organisation, and as we continue our improvement journey to ensure the future success of the organisation, we will require an outstanding Chief Medical Officer to inspire staff to deliver the highest levels of patient care standards.You will also play a major system role across our ICS, developing strategic partnerships, contributing to the configuration of our community services model, embracing and working collaboratively across the local health, mental health and social care system, demonstrating a genuine commitment to patients, the promotion of excellent healthcare, and reduction of health inequalities. Main duties of the job To help us meet these objectives, we would like to appoint a Chief Medical Officer who can play a key role in the Trust, Integrated Care System and the local 'place'.Whether you have operated at Director level previously or are looking to assume your first Executive post from a sub-board role at a major provider, as our successful candidate you will have a significant leadership track record within a complex healthcare setting and must have demonstrable commitment to putting patients first, have a vision for innovative clinical service delivery and be a genuine role model for our clinical workforce. You will also demonstrate the inclusive leadership abilities needed to develop a high quality working environment, embedding our values in every aspect of our organisation's work. In joining our Trust at this critical juncture, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a strong, capable, ambitious and committed executive team and Board of Directors, and will be instrumental in shaping and delivering real sustainable innovation and improvement in the delivery of our services. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our Board to make it truly representative of our workforce and local population. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from people that are from groups that are under-represented at Board level. If you feel that your ambition matches ours, we look forward to receiving your application About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 30 January 2025 Pay scheme Very senior manager (VSM) Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 432-HR2112-24 Job locations Colchester/Ipswich Colchester/Ipswich CO5 4JL Job description Job responsibilities For further information including the job description and person specification please see the attached candidate application pack Job description Job responsibilities For further information including the job description and person specification please see the attached candidate application pack Person Specification Qualifications Essential High level of general education to degree level or equivalent Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration with the GMC/GDC Knowledge Essential Significant experience as a medical leader within a large NHS provider A track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment and working collaboratively across systems Desirable Significant executive director experience in a similarly complex organisation or system Person Specification Qualifications Essential High level of general education to degree level or equivalent Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration with the GMC/GDC Knowledge Essential Significant experience as a medical leader within a large NHS provider A track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment and working collaboratively across systems Desirable Significant executive director experience in a similarly complex organisation or system 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester/Ipswich Colchester/Ipswich CO5 4JL Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)