Divisional Medical Director - Women's & Children's

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust seeks a Divisional Medical Director for Women's & Children's services to drive clinical leadership and implement strategic initiatives. The role requires considerable experience and qualifications in medicine, focusing on improving clinical services and patient care in a dynamic environment. This position offers an attractive salary package with added responsibility allowance.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registration with the GMC and a Licence to Practice.
• Significant senior level experience in operational delivery.
• Knowledge of NHS issues and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and develop financial recovery plans.
• Manage performance and support clinical directors.
• Ensure compliance with medical practice policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Education

MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

Postgraduate Qualification

Life Support Qualifications

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Divisional Medical Director - Women's & Children's

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Job summary

UHDB is looking for a dynamic, influential, motivated and improvement minded senior clinician to join the Women's and Children's 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 improvement in clinical services. The Division is a diverse one, with an Emergency Department, Cancer Programme, Elective Programme and Maternity Service all within the portfolio and all of which attract regional and national scrutiny as we look to improve on Urgent and Emergency Care targets, reduce the substantial waiting list for treatment, improve diagnosis and treatment times for Cancer as well as making strides to deliver a safe and sustainable Maternity service.

You will work with the DMT quatrumvirate 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

o Professional medical leadership and leadership development

o Medical training and education

o Transformational change programme

o NICE guidelines - awareness and implementation

o CQC standards

o Strengthened medical appraisal and revalidation

o Clinical audit and effectiveness

o Clinical knowledge management

o Clinical coding

o 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:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership developmentOn-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

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

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 Medical Director 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 Medical Director 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 Medical Director on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.

To support the Executive Medical Director 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

• Registration within the GMC and a Licence to Practice at time of application
• Possession of Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent within specialty specific area
• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
• Life Support Qualifications
• GMC Specialist Register for Specialty OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR If applying for Full GMC Registration & Licence to Practice simultaneously with a CESR application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted & is under consideration by the GMC.

Knowledge

• Key issues and complexity and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems

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.

Skills

• Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and developing high performing teams
• 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.
• Solve complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
• Analyse complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
• Cope with 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

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearPlus £24,000 per annum responsibility allowance