Divisional Medical Director - Medicine

Integrated Care System; Derby; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Derby is seeking a Divisional Medical Director to lead the Medicine division. This senior role focuses on delivering high-quality clinical services and improving care standards. The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience and a strong background in a medical specialty. A competitive salary of £109,725 to £145,478, plus a £24,000 Responsibility Allowance, is offered.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Significant recent experience at a very senior level.
• Experience as a Consultant in a Medicine specialty.
• Sound knowledge of governance arrangements in the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team.
• Be involved in delivering a balanced financial budget.
• Support the Chief Medical Officer in strategic advice.

Skills

High level communication skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Conflict resolution

Education

Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register

Possession of Postgraduate Qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Divisional Medical Director - Medicine

The closing date is 16 August 2025

UHDB is looking for a dynamic, influential, motivated and improvement minded senior clinician to join the Medicine Divisional Management Team (DMT) to develop and deliver managerial and strategic support to the Division and wider Trust.

Whilst the DMD leadership role is a 3 year fixed term tenure with a renewable appointment process every 3 years, the Trust is offering a substantive full-time appointment. This includes up to 4 Direct Clinical Care/Supporting Professional Activities in the successful candidates chosen specialty.

The most important qualities we are looking for is someone with a passion for medical leadership and drive to continually improve our clinical services.

You will work with the DMT quadrumvirate as well as our Executive Board to develop a strategy for the Division to become an outstanding service provider to patients across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Main duties of the job

• Professional medical leadership and leadership development
• Medical training and education
• Transformational change programme
• NICE guidelines - awareness and implementation
• CQC standards
• Strengthened medical appraisal and revalidation
• Clinical audit and effectiveness
• Clinical knowledge management
• Clinical coding
• Liaison with trust R&D lead

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job responsibilities

Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team/Board.

Be involved in the delivery of a balanced financial budget, including the development and delivery where necessary, of financial recovery plans and efficiency savings.

Working with the Clinical Directors of the Business Units, helping them take a lead in developing the understanding of best value healthcare.

To have the ultimate responsibility for job planning for consultants and non-career grade doctors within the Division.

Provide leadership, advice, support and development to the Clinical Directors within the Division.

To have responsibility for performance management of Clinical Directors within the Division and an overarching responsibility for Specialty Leads, Consultant colleagues and non-career grade doctors within the Division.

Through the Clinical Directors ensure that medical practice within the directorate complies with the policies and procedures of the Trust.

To ensure that processes for appraisal for revalidation of consultant and non-career grade doctors within the Division are robust and in line with Trust policy.

To participate in disciplinary processes involving medical staff which have been escalated above Lead Clinician level, and to provide similar support to other Divisions as necessary.

To support the Executive Chief Medical Officer in the provision of strategic advice and leadership on medical and clinical matters to the Trust Board and the Executive Committee.

Advise and act for the Executive Chief Medical Officer on the development and management of performance procedures and rules of conduct for medical staff in line with GMC, DH and NCAS guidance.

Represent the Executive Chief Medical Officer on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.

To support the Executive Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for Professional Standards in developing and implementing robust arrangements for medical revalidation and appraisal (Lead role for one DMD)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register with a Licence to Practice.
• Possession of Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent within specialty specific area

Experience

• Significant recent experience at a very senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
• Experienced Consultant in a Medicine specialty

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
• Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy

Skills

• Evidence of a high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
• Evidence of solving complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
• Evidence of analysing complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
• Evidence of managing competing priorities and a heavy, demanding and complex workload

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpa pro rata plus £24,000 Responsibility Allowance for DMD role