Main area Chief Medical Officer Grade Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Maximum of 3 clinical Programmed Activities per week may be accommodated)
Job ref: 331-X0340225
Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Westmorland General Hospital
Town: Kendal
Salary: Competitive salary based on experience
Closing: 15/03/2025 23:59
Chief Medical Officer
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Are you a forward-thinking Medical & Dental leader, passionate about working with place and system partners to shape clinical services to address health inequalities and sustainability for the population of Morecambe Bay? If so, you could be the next Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.
It’s an exciting time to join our team, as we re-imagine services with a focus on the left shifts of treatment to prevention, hospital to community and analogue to digital, with a focus on sustainability.
Main duties of the job
Direction of the medical staff at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) to ensure the safe delivery of excellent patient care. The Chief Medical Officer will play an active role in the determination and implementation of clinical, corporate and improvement strategies and plans to achieve clinical transformation and financial sustainability across the Bay and the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care system.
The Chief Medical Officer is a full voting member of the Board of Directors and is expected to play a significant role in the corporate affairs of the organisation as an Executive Director and member of the Unitary Board.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Qualifications & registrations
* GMC / GDC registration without restrictions or undertakings
Knowledge & experience
* Extensive senior medical leadership experience
* Service reconfiguration / development (within available resources)
* Strategic business planning (resource based approach)
* Implementing system wide service reconfiguration
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
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