Medical Director

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization in Cardiff seeks an experienced Senior Clinician to lead clinical governance initiatives. The role requires strong leadership skills, a background in medical management, and the ability to inspire the clinical workforce. Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership across various services and contributing to strategic planning. Applicants should possess relevant medical qualifications and extensive leadership experience within the NHS or health sectors. A flexible working arrangement is available, including remote options.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Focus on continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Qualified Medical Professional with GMC registration.
• Membership or fellowship of a Royal College, MD or equivalent.
• Knowledge of professional standards and quality duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive clinical leadership across various medical services.
• Continuously improve professional practice and promote engagement.
• Work collaboratively on organisational strategy and planning.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiating and influencing skills

Sound judgement and decision making

Welsh Language Skills (levels 1 to 5)

Education

Qualified Medical Professional

GMC registration with a licence to practice

Relevant Postgraduate medical qualifications

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Clinician to lead, shape and influence clinical governance and engagement within NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP). This is a very influential and visible role, as such you will benefit from having solid medical management experience, strong leadership skills and resilience. You will also need the ability to easily build trusting relationships with peers and stakeholders and to act as an ambassador for NWSSP, as well as the ability to inspire, engage and empower the clinical workforce across a range of medical specialties. Finally, you will need to be passionate and people centred, embodying the values of NWSSP and NHS Wales. Further, as a Corporate Director, you will contribute effectively to the operation of NWSSP and work collaboratively with executive colleagues on organisational strategy and planning.

This is a demanding but rewarding role. Therefore, if you believe you can make a real difference and deliver improvements in clinical outcomes for the people of Wales, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Medical Director, you will provide executive clinical leadership on behalf of the Shared Services Committee (SSC) to a number of services - namely the General Medical Practitioners Indemnity scheme (GMPI), Medical Examiners Service, Primary Medical Care Advisory Service, Welsh Risk Pool (WRP), Central Intravenous Additives/ Transforming Access to Medicines, the Welsh Infected Blood Support Scheme (WIBSS), international medical recruitment and Welsh General Ophthalmic Service (WGOS). You will also provide professional advice to the Single Lead Employer Team responsible for the Resident Doctors, pre-registration dentists and pre-registration pharmacists in NHS Wales. You will be responsible for continuously improving standards of professional practice; developing an organisational culture that supports engagement; and promotes excellence in the provision of services throughout the organisation and, with the Chief Medical Officer and peers, across the NHS in Wales.

Interview Process:

There will be a 2 stage recruitment process including a Presentation with a Stakeholder panel followed by a formal panel interview. These processes will take place on separate days, and depending on circumstances may be conducted virtually.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Qualifications

• Qualified Medical Professional
• GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Relevant Postgraduate medical qualifications, including membership / fellowship of a Royal College, MD or equivalent
• Knowledge of current of relevant processes such as UPSW (Upholding Professional Standards Wales), Speaking Up Safely, Duty of Quality and Duty of Candour etc

Experience

• Medically qualified with a background in Primary or Secondary Care or Public Health
• Extensive leadership and management experience at a senior level in the NHS or health related sector with a demonstrable track record of delivery
• In depth understanding of the context for medical education in Wales, the NHS and a strong grasp of all aspects of medical career development
• In depth understanding of medical regulation including local and General Medical Council processes
• Experience of working in partnership with bodies such as GPC Wales, BMA, Welsh Government

Skills & Attributes

• Innovative, with strong service focussed approach, exceptional communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
• Exercises sound judgement and decision making and is willing to be held to account for decisions, actions and choices made personally and by staff
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

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.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working