Chief Medical Officer

Integrated Care System; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking an inspirational Chief Medical Officer to lead clinical initiatives, ensuring patient safety and quality while driving healthcare innovation. The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience, a robust clinical background, and a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes through collaborative efforts. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on transformative healthcare programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience at a senior level.
• Proven track record of leading cross-sector partnerships.
• Experience in managing clinical and research teams.
• Demonstrable experience in shaping health policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership ensuring patient safety and quality.
• Foster collaboration across clinical functions.
• Oversee the performance of the clinical function.
• Support industry engagements with clinical expertise.

Skills

Visionary clinical leadership

Experience driving innovation

Learning agility

Commitment to health equity

Reliability in relationship building

Expertise in data governance

Influence and advocacy

Collaborative spirit

Education

Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)

General Medical Council (GMC) full registration

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or GP Register

Evidence of continuing professional development

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Medical Officer

The closing date is 28 August 2025

We are seeking an inspirational Chief Medical Officer to join our Executive team at Health Innovation Manchester. As our new CMO, you will hold a critical leadership position, reporting directly to the Chief Executive. You will work alongside a dynamic, inclusive and forward-thinking executive team who share your passion for truly transformative programmes that reimagine care pathways and improve health outcomes with equity. You will actively develop critical relationships to maintain and grow trust of clinicians and data controllers across Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance and standards for use of NHS data within GM ICS assets.

The scale of this opportunity is matched only by the ambition and integration across our city region, which is fast becoming a magnet to global players in the health innovation supply chain for partnership and investment. Through the exceptional leadership and unique set-up of the HInM Board, Greater Manchester is ready - with the infrastructure, partnerships, and collective will - to deliver new, data-driven models of care that meet the needs of our diverse communities and drive inclusive economic growth.

We are looking for an individual with bold vision and proven clinical leadership at national and local levels. Drawing on your own learning agility, you will drive programmes that not only enhance patient care and system efficiency but also unlock investment and support evidence-based policy change on a national level.

If you are excited by the challenge of transforming healthcare through data-driven innovation, and if you want to be part of a dynamic, inclusive and forward thinking leadership team, then we warmly invite you to consider joining us.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) will contribute as a member of the HInM Executive, being responsible for providing clinical leadership, ensuring that the organisation's innovative activities are underpinned by high standards of patient safety, quality care, and clinical outcomes.

The CMO will be instrumental in fostering strong collaboration across clinical functions across the GM Integrated Care System and supporting HInM's industry engagements with clinical expertise. Providing senior clinical leadership and maintaining trust in healthcare data governance and upholding the integrity of patient information across GM will be central to the role.

In partnership with the Chief Nurse, the CMO will oversee the performance of the clinical function, ensuring their alignment with HInM's strategic objectives.

About us

Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) is a different type of place-based innovation organisation. Since formation in 2017, we have evolved our operating model and method for how we deploy innovation to deliver demonstrable impact and benefits to local people, system partners and industry. Our vision is to be world leading in improving the lives of local people, transforming care and boosting the economy through innovation.

Our Strategic Objectives:

1. Address high priority drivers of population health by deploying proven innovations at scale, with a major focus on primary and secondary prevention.

2. Establish GM as a global learning market for accelerated access to novel innovations at scale 3. Optimise digital and data products and services to understand the population, define their needs and develop new models and pathways.

4. Work with partners to enhance the GM system's capacity and capability to deliver health innovation and demonstrate impact

Health Innovation Manchester is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Visit our website: https://healthinnovationmanchester.com/

Job responsibilities

For full job description and person specification details please refer to the candidate pack.

We are looking for an individual with:

Visionary clinical leadership: bold and proven track record of clinical leadership at both national and local levels, with the gravitas to inspire and unite colleagues across the system.

Experience driving innovation: demonstrable experience in leading the adoption and spread of healthcare innovation, particularly in data-driven models of care, digital health, or research-led transformation.

Learning agility: propensity to thrive in complex and evolving environments by expanding knowledge, use of methods and adapting leadership style and approaches to drive innovation and impact.

Commitment to health equity: passion for improving outcomes for diverse and underserved populations, and for tackling health inequalities through innovation.

Reliability in relationship building: exceptional ability to build and maintain trust with clinicians, system leaders, and data controllers, and to work across organisational boundaries.

Expertise in data governance: deep understanding of the standards, challenges and opportunities associated with the use of NHS data to deliver health and care at scale and pace.

Influence and advocacy: a confident advocate with the ability to unlock investment, influence policy, and communicate persuasively with a range of audiences from local stakeholders to national policymakers.

Collaborative spirit: a natural collaborator, comfortable working in partnership, who thrives in complex, fast-moving, and integrated environments.

If you are excited by the challenge of transforming healthcare through data-driven innovation, and you want to be part of a forward-thinking leadership team that values dynamic collaboration, Health Innovation Manchester wants to hear from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
• General Medical Council (GMC) full registration
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or GP Register
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of the UK healthcare system, including NHS structures, commissioning, clinical governance, and regulatory requirements
• In-depth knowledge of innovation in healthcare, including digital health, translational research, and population health
• Understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine and health economics
• Knowledge of ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks for clinical research and data use
• Understanding of GM ICS: system and stakeholders

Training and Experience

• Significant leadership experience at a senior level within a healthcare, academic, or health innovation environment
• Proven track record of leading cross-sector partnerships involving clinicians, academia, industry, and health and care providers
• Experience in managing clinical and research teams, strategic planning, and service transformation
• Demonstrable experience in influencing and shaping health policy and innovation at regional or national levels
• Experience in driving clinical innovation and leading change in complex systems

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate vision into action
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire diverse stakeholders
• Strong leadership and people management skills, including mentoring, coaching, and team development
• High level of political and organisational awareness, with the ability to navigate complex systems
• Competence in interpreting and using health data and evidence to inform decisions
• Ability to manage risk and make informed decisions in an environment of ambiguity and complexity

Attributes

• Commitment to patient-centred care and reducing health inequalities
• Passion for innovation, improvement, and driving transformational change in health and care
• Resilient, flexible, and adaptable to change with a proactive and positive approach
• High degree of personal integrity and commitment to transparency and accountability
• Collaborative mindset, with a strong commitment to partnership working and co-production
• Strong sense of responsibility and commitment to the vision and values of 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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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