Joint Chief Medical Officer

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Continued Professional Development (CP

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Joint Chief Medical Officer on a fixed-term 18-month secondment. The role starts at 0.4 WTE from January 2027, increasing to 0.8 WTE by January 2028, with escalating responsibilities and board-level leadership across mental health services.

You will hold GMC registration, be a medically qualified senior leader with executive experience, and work closely with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Executive and Board to maintain

Qualifications

• Must be a medically qualified senior leader with GMC registration and specialist credentials.
• Proven executive-level leadership experience in a complex healthcare organisation.
• Strong record of improving quality, safety and clinical governance.
• Ability to engage with medical colleagues and board-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership at executive board level during transition.
• Lead on quality, safety, professional standards and governance.
• Collaborate with Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive across system partners.
• Manage phased responsibility increase and strategic accountability.

Skills

Executive leadership

Medical leadership

Quality and safety

Collaborative working

Decisive leadership

Education

Medical degree

GMC registration

Specialist credentials

Job description

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Main area Medical executive Grade Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM Contract Fixed term: 18 months (Secondment cover) Hours

• Part time
• Job share

8 sessions per week (0.4 WTE increasing to 0.8 WTE) Job ref 311-H1083-26

Site Trust Headquarters Town Ashton-Under-Lyne Salary £113,565 - £150,569 PA, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/12/2026

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

Pennine Care and Greater Manchester Mental Health are launching a joint programme to procure and implement a new Electronic Patient Record system. Given the scale and strategic importance of the programme our existing Chief Medical Officer will be seconded on a phased basis to provide executive clinical leadership. This has created a great opportunity for an aspiring Chief Medical Officer to join our Board.

The role will follow a phased increase in hours and accountability: 0.4 WTE from January to June 2027, focused on operational and internal medical leadership; 0.6 WTE from June to December 2027, with enhanced delegation for quality, workforce and governance; and 0.8 WTE from January 2028, progressively assuming strategic, Board, statutory and external responsibilities

Main duties of the job

You will be an exceptional and experienced medical leader committed to providing visible, values-led leadership during an important period of transition and transformation. You will work closely with the substantive Chief Medical Officer, Chief Executive, Chair, Board colleagues, clinical leaders and system partners to ensure that quality, safety, professional standards and medical leadership remain central to decision-making.

The job profile and supporting documentation provides a detailed overview of the phasing of responsibilities between the substantive Chief Medical Officer and incoming Joint Chief Medical Officer during the transition period.

You will be a medically qualified senior leader with current General Medical Council registration, appropriate specialist credentials and substantial experience at executive, board or system level. You will bring a strong record of leading quality, safety, medical workforce and organisational improvement in a complex healthcare environment. You will be collaborative, inclusive and decisive, with the credibility to engage medical colleagues and the ability to provide objective challenge and assurance at Board level.

We welcome applications from individuals seeking a temporary appointment, secondment or other mutually agreed arrangement alongside an appropriate clinical role within the Trust.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Joint Chief Medical Officer (CMO) will provide management and leadership to medical staff of the Trust and take lead responsibility for professional leadership. This role is to work as a Joint CMO in a phased process, as the current CMO assumes leadership of the digital transformation across