Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Physical & Community Health | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) for Integrated Physical and Community Health. This role provides strategic clinical leadership, focusing on high-quality care for patients with mental illness, frailty, or long-term conditions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong track record of leadership in physical-health or community-care settings and align with the organization's values: kindness, respect, and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction program

Opportunity to influence healthcare provision

Engagement with executive leadership

Qualifications

• Strong track record of leadership in physical-health or community-care settings.
• Deep understanding of out-of-hospital and intermediate-care services.
• Motivated by values of equity, inclusion, learning, and compassionate leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic clinical leadership for adult physical-health and community services.
• Lead clinical strategy across inpatient and outpatient care.
• Work closely with neighbourhood teams and primary care networks.

Skills

Leadership in physical-health or community-care

Understanding of primary care and neighbourhood working

Knowledge of frailty and long-term-condition pathways

Experience in partnership working with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Clinical qualification (General Practitioner or Consultant)

Job description

Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) – Integrated Physical and Community Health

Substantive – 10 Programmed Activities (8 medical leadership, 2 clinical) plus 20% responsibility allowance.

Base: Goodmayes Hospital, with travel across the NELFT footprint.

Salary: Consultant pay scale (top point) plus 20% responsibility allowance.

Please note: This role is open to General Practitioners, Consultant Physicians and Consultant Geriatricians.

We are seeking a senior, credible clinician with a strong track record of leadership in physical-health or community-care settings. You will have a deep understanding of:

• Primary care and neighbourhood working
• Frailty and long-term-condition pathways
• Out-of-hospital and intermediate-care services (e.g., virtual wards, rapid response)
• Partnership working with multidisciplinary teams and system partners

You will be motivated by NELFT’s values —We are kind, we are respectful, and we work together with our communities— and by our commitment to equity, inclusion, learning, and compassionate leadership.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join the Executive Medical Leadership Team at North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) as Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) for Integrated Physical and Community Health—a newly created senior leadership role shaping the future of care across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.

The DCMO for Integrated Physical and Community Health will provide strategic clinical leadership for all adult physical-health and community services, ensuring that every person—whether living with mental illness, frailty, or long-term conditions—receives high-quality, joined-up, compassionate care.

The postholder will lead clinical strategy across the full spectrum of physical-health services, including inpatient and outpatient care, frailty and rehabilitation pathways, virtual wards, rapid-response, urgent treatment centres and intermediate-care services. They will work closely with neighbourhood teams, primary care networks, acute providers and system partners to deliver the ambitions of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and the integration of care across communities.

This is a unique opportunity to influence at scale—embedding prevention, integration, and quality improvement across the continuum of physical and community health.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with Us

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Other Deputy Chief Medical Officer Roles

• DCMO – Mental Health (Psychiatry)
• DCMO – Babies, Children and Young People (BCYP)

Together, these roles ensure that the medical voice is central to decision-making across the organisation and system — strengthening safety, quality, and integration.

For an informal conversation about the position, please contact Dr Helene Brown, Acting Chief Medical Officer - [e-mail] and assistant: [e-mail].

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.