Associate Medical Director

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Cornwall is seeking an Associate Medical Director to lead initiatives in community health services. The role requires a passionate leader with experience in driving performance excellence and improving mental health services. Join a supportive team focused on delivering high-quality care, with competitive compensation ranging from £59,175 to £139,882 along with a responsibility allowance. This pivotal position offers a chance to shape the future of mental health care within the community.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in senior leadership roles within healthcare settings.
• Ability to lead clinical governance and service improvements.
• Strong understanding of healthcare policies and governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for community health services.
• Coordinate service enhancements across community health directorates.
• Advise on negotiations with healthcare commissioners.

Skills

Understanding of health care services

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Financial management

Analytical skills

Education

Medical qualification and appropriate royal college membership

Full GMC registration

Approved clinician under the Mental Health Act

S12(2) mental health act approved clinician

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Medical Director – ACS

The closing date is 02 February 2026

Shape the Future of Adult Community Services (ACS) Care in Cornwall

Are you a passionate and forward‑thinking senior General Practitioner looking to make a real difference? Join Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a key leader in our mental health specialties within the medical directorate's senior leadership team.

In this influential role, you'll collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer, Director of ACS, quadrumvirate teams, operational managers, and clinical directors to spearhead innovation and shape the future of mental health services. Your leadership will drive transformative change, aligning with our clinical strategy and workforce development plans.

This is your opportunity to:

• Lead ground breaking initiatives to improve community health care.
• Have your expertise recognised and your voice amplified.
• Advance your career within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Be part of a forward‑thinking team committed to delivering exceptional community health services across Cornwall. Apply now and help us create a brighter future for our community.

Main duties of the job

As the Associate Medical Director – Adult Community Services, you will:

• Drive Performance Excellence: Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for community health services, ensuring compliance with national standards and Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements.
• Champion Service Improvement: Coordinate and lead service enhancements across all community health directorates, fostering integration with wider system partners.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Advise on and support negotiations with healthcare commissioners, ensuring strategic alignment with service priorities and demands.
• Promote Clinical Governance: Work closely with executive and clinical leads to ensure robust governance throughout the mental health care pathways.
• Foster Inclusivity: Advocate for a culture of belonging and equality, ensuring diverse representation and a zero‑tolerance approach to discrimination.
• Financial Stewardship: Support financial planning and management, collaborating with the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Community Services to develop sustainable service plans.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

Although this role is for 6 programmed activities, there is opportunity for the right candidate to take on additional clinical responsibility up to 9 programmed activities.

To view a detailed approved job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Skills

• Understanding of the provision and delivery of health care services and of Government strategy and plans for modernising health care
• Thorough knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the National Health Service and its inter‑relationship with other agencies
• Understanding of the implications for medical staff of the modernisation agenda
• Extensive knowledge of clinical audit, Research and Development and evidence based practice

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Medical qualification and appropriate royal college membership or fellowship
• Full GMC registration
• Responsible / approved clinician under the mental health act 1983
• S12(2) mental health act 1983 approved clinician

Knowledge and abilities

• Demonstrable track record of advancement and development of clinical interests and services, including delivery of performance targets
• Highly effective leadership skills.
• Interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• High analytical and numeracy skills
• High level of self‑awareness and openness to self‑improvement
• Insight into strengths and weaknesses
• Environmental and political awareness.
• Strong financial management skills
• High quality business and service planning skills.
• Good information technology skills

Personal Qualities

• Inspires others and leads by example. Able to make rational decisions in the face of adversity
• Capacity to work with managers and others to develop a shared vision of services for patients and standards in delivery of services. Willingness to accept that the wider interests of the Trust and/or the health community may require compromise.
• Commitment to implementation and strengthening of clinical governance
• Personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others, including clinicians, managers, staff, patients, relatives and users of services.

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£59,175 to £139,882 a year per annum + responsibility allowance