Divisional Medical Director NOTSSCaN

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS teaching trust in Oxford seeks a Divisional Medical Director to guide the medical workforce, ensure high-quality services, and lead strategic developments. Candidates should possess a postgraduate management qualification and relevant NHS experience. The role involves critical leadership, HR policy coordination, and performance monitoring for medical staff, contributing to the overall vision of the Division. A commitment to compassionate excellence is essential.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of working within the NHS in an acute hospital environment.
• Recent experience in managing clinical services.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and monitor implementation of HR policies for medical staff.
• Monitor individual consultant performance and ensure patient safety.
• Develop and implement medical workforce plans.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Postgraduate management qualification

UK professional registration

Job description

Overview

The Divisional Medical Director (DMD) will, as a member of the Divisional Senior Management Team, play an active role in contributing to the strategic direction of the Division and the on-going provision of high-quality services which are safe and efficient., As a senior medical leader within the Division the DMD will work closely with the Divisional and Clinical Directors and contribute to the overall vision, direction, and performance of the Division with respect to the medical staff and their role in service delivery. The DMD will work with Clinical Directors to ensure a safe and capable medical workforce operates within each Clinical Directorate and provides the Divisional Director with defined information for assurance purposes., The post holder will work with the Divisional Director, the Divisional Director of Nursing and the Divisional Director of Operations. The DMD will play an active role in contributing to the strategic direction of the Division and be accountable to the Divisional Director for the provision of high quality services which are safe and efficient. As a senior medical leader within the Division, the DMD will work closely with the Clinical Directors and contribute to the overall vision, direction and performance of the Division with respect to the medical staff and their role in service delivery. Applicants should be a Consultant or SAS Doctor., The DMD will work closely with the Divisional and Clinical Directors to provide effective professional leadership within the Division. She/he will also contribute to effective service delivery within the Division by managing implementation of the following policies. Appraisal

Appraisal

• Co-ordinate the approved appraisal system, ensuring a process is in place and operating within guidelines.
• Monitor the implementation of appraisal within recommended timescales.
• Prepare an annual Divisional Appraisal report for the Divisional Director.

Job Planning

• Provide leadership and support for Job Planning within the Division for Consultants, Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors.
• Co-ordinate the implementation of Job Planning within Job Planning
• Monitor the completion of Job Plans within agreed timescales.
• Advise and mediate in cases that cannot be resolved by Clinical Directors within existing job planning guidance.
• Ensure that the Job Planning process and outcomes reflects the Division/Directorate's service capacity needs.

Implementation of HR Policies for Medical Staff

• Co-ordinate and monitor implementation of all relevant policies including:
• Annual leave
• Study leave
• Performance
• Sickness absence
• Locum cover (long and short-term)
• Statutory and Mandatory Training
• Liaise with the Senior Business Partner for Human Resources for appropriate advice and support.
• Lead on resolving issues relating to the poor performance of medical staff within the Division including undertaking the Case Manager Undertake training provided by the Trust into MHPS.
• Liaise with the Director of Medical Education and College Tutors to ensure a plan is in place by specialty for the training of junior doctors in keeping with NIMDTA and GMC requirements (including managing the balance between service delivery and training demands).
• Work with the Guardian of Safe Working Hours in ensuring effective rotas within directorates and any actions resulting from exception reporting.

Clinical Governance Responsibilities

• Provide advice to colleagues on the application of existing and new standards and guidelines e.g., NICE, NSFs, Royal College Guidelines etc.
• Work with relevant managers and colleagues on required implementation plans and lead the implementation of such plans in relation to the medical workforce and clinical practice.
• Act upon the recommendations of any external audits/reviews in relation to the medical workforce and clinical practice working on the development and roll out of an implementation plan in conjunction with the appropriate Clinical Directors.
• Assist in the preparation for external inspections and peer

Service Development and Improvement

• Regularly review key service data in conjunction with the Clinical Directors to monitor individual consultant performance and gain assurance on patient safety and good clinical outcomes.
• Provide leadership within the Division on service reconfigurations providing a medical perspective on the development of service protocols and pathway changes and assess, and keep under review, the medical capacity required to deliver commissioned activity levels.
• Within the Division, lead on the development and implementation of medical workforce plans including the oversight of implementing 24/7 care across the Division in a consistent manner covering elective and emergency services.
• Work with Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to develop a focused approach to service integration and demand management and advise on developments or changes in clinical practices that commissioners need to reflect in their service plans.
• Set out a strategic direction for the development and delivery of clinical services within the Division and work in conjunction with colleague Divisional Medical Directors to ensure a coherent and consistent strategy for service delivery is established across the five Divisions.
• In conjunction with colleague Divisional Medical Directors act as a key point of contact with Medical Directors in strategic partnership NHS Trusts.

Communication

• Maintain effective communications with clinicians within the Division ensuring that the medical workforce is actively engaged in the development of services and clinical policy.
• Actively promote the development of clinical and professional networks within the Division and across Divisions alongside colleague Divisional Medical.

A practicing clinical professional

• Have knowledge of the NHS, its infrastructure and the recent reforms

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate management/further study qualification, Experience of working within the NHS within an acute hospital environment, preferably a teaching hospital
• Recent experience in managing clinical Services.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance gained from experience of working with such systems
• Experience of change management
• Experience of working within a devolved management structure, See management as an open, involving and participative process
• Have good insight and being able to handle constructive criticism
• Proven ability to work in partnership with managers and other Clinicians
• Demonstrate tenacity in dealing with issues
• Demonstrate the ability to hold clinical colleagues to account, Have the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structure way, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving to achieve sustainable outcomes
• Be able to anticipate problems, to understand the driving forces behind problems, or potential problems and being able to identify and use levers to achieve change
• Be skilled in influencing and negotiating internally and externally and using these skills to gain the best deal for the Trust and the clinical services
• Have the ability to understand and interpret clinical decisions for others and make informed judgements concerning clinical priorities
• Be articulate and skilled in presenting ideas to others
• Have the proven ability to operate and think laterally at operational and strategic levels, with good analytical skills
• Be articulate with practised and developed communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. The Trust is made up of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children's Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women's Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, north Oxfordshire. We provide a wide range of clinical services, specialist services (including cardiac, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation) medical education, training and research. Most services are provided in our hospitals, but over six percent are delivered from 44 other locations across the region, and some in patients' homes. Our collaboration with the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University underpins the quality of the care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research, bringing innovation from the laboratory bench to the bedside, to the delivery of high-quality education and training of doctors.