Chief Medical Officer’s Fellow - August 2025

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a Chief Medical Officer's Fellow for a fixed-term 12-month role focused on clinical quality improvement and governance. The successful candidate will contribute to enhancing patient safety metrics and will work within a multidisciplinary team, gaining valuable experience in hospital management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years full-time post-graduate training or equivalent experience.
• Experience working on Clinical Governance projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical metrics as part of quality improvement.
• Support audit and training processes for QI projects.
• Collaborate with specialty teams on guidelines.

Skills

Basic clinical knowledge

Quality Improvement

Education

Medical Degree from a recognised University

Full GMC registration

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for the posts of Chief Medical Officer's Fellow, under the Trust's Terms & Conditions of Service for Locally Employed Doctors. This is a fixed term 12 month post which will form part of the team delivering the Chief Medical Officer's work programmes across UHB Trust. This post will be responsible for giving the clinical steer required to ensure that clinical quality metrics are developed with the necessary clinical background and detail. It will suit an individual wishing to develop skills in quality improvement, management, team working and leadership to potentially pursue a career in hospital management.

This is a key medical role working both clinically and on clinical data developments as per the trust's commitment to improving real-time patient safety monitoring metrics as part of internal and external reporting (CQC and other regulators), plus continuous quality improvement, PSIRF patient safety priorities and the Health Observatory.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will need to work with a range of individuals from different professional backgrounds and different specialties, as well as other senior members of the project team, to further the Health Observatory and other governance work within the Trust.

To ensure the development of a range of clinically designed metrics that meet both the requirements of the Trust, national standards and operational and clinical requirements. This could be as part of a Patient Safety Priority, Health Inequalities Strategy, etc.

To support the development of audit and training processes around QI project standards as required.

To apply QI project standards to clinical guidelines and policies in collaboration with specialty teams and controlled documents

To support the broader quality and clinical governance agenda as directed by the CMO and a Deputy CMO.

The postholder will be given the opportunity to participate in clinical duties (including on-call) as appropriate for their background and potential career based specialties. This will be arranged on a case-by-case basis by the DCMO - Clinical Governance.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 to £61,825 a year Dependent on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

12547

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description Job responsibilities

Based on themes from actions arising from patient safety learning responses, new groups have been established to ensure that the quality improvement work undertaken for patient safety is adequately standardised and prioritised. Key to this work is the development of clinical quality metrics as part of the trust's continuous quality improvement methodology.

This post represents an opportunity to gain further experience of quality improvement, clinical governance and healthcare management within a large and complex NHS Trust which would be well suited for a candidate with aspirations to develop a career in any of these areas.

Job description Job responsibilities

Based on themes from actions arising from patient safety learning responses, new groups have been established to ensure that the quality improvement work undertaken for patient safety is adequately standardised and prioritised. Key to this work is the development of clinical quality metrics as part of the trust's continuous quality improvement methodology.

This post represents an opportunity to gain further experience of quality improvement, clinical governance and healthcare management within a large and complex NHS Trust which would be well suited for a candidate with aspirations to develop a career in any of these areas.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC
• Medical Degree from a recognised University

Experience Essential

• A minimum of 2 years full time post graduate training (its equivalent gained on a part time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies.
• Able to demonstrate basic clinical knowledge appropriate to level of responsibility.

Desirable

• Experience of working on a Clinical Governance or similar project (D)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC
• Medical Degree from a recognised University

Experience Essential

• A minimum of 2 years full time post graduate training (its equivalent gained on a part time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies.
• Able to demonstrate basic clinical knowledge appropriate to level of responsibility.

Desirable

• Experience of working on a Clinical Governance or similar project (D)

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)