Medical Director

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Air Ambulance Service is an executive medical leadership role, reporting to the Chief Executive, with board-level responsibility for clinical governance, strategy, workforce planning and risk management, while continuing to operate as an HEMS flight doctor.

The appointee will lead the Clinical Governance Framework, act as Responsible Officer for doctors, and shape a long-term medical workforce plan, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective liaison with the Trustee Board.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration.
• Senior clinical leadership experience.
• Strategic level experience in the charity sector.
• Leading a high-performing team in a complex organisation.
• Experience in creating and delivering departmental strategy.
• Training, support and guidance to a multidisciplinary team.
• High-level reporting, business case preparation and board-level participation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and set clinical direction across clinical services.
• Design, implement and monitor the Clinical Governance Framework, including SOPs, education and CPD.
• Act as Responsible Officer for doctors employed or contracted by TAAS, including appraisals, revalidation recommendations and GMC liaison.
• Jointly develop and deliver the clinical strategy with the COO and Associate Director of Operations, linked to the charity business plan.
• Provide clinical advice to the Trustee Board and act as a bridge between clinicians and the board.
• Lead and line manage the Deputy Medical Directors and wider doctor team.
• Develop a long-term medical workforce plan and support recruitment of clinical and support staff.
• Assess and manage strategic clinical risk and ensure mitigations are in place.
• Monitor compliance with regulations such as CQC and JRCALC, and ensure statutory reporting requirements are met.
• Oversee the clinical response to serious incidents and give clinical advice on legal and coronial issues.
• Build clinical networks and partnerships with pre-hospital and hospital providers, and represent TAAS on the Immediate Care forums in the East and West Midlands.
• Maintain competencies as an operational HEMS flight doctor.

Skills

Communication of complex information

Networking

Influencing at all levels

Planning and organisation

Agile mindset

Education

GMC registration

Job description

Executive role as Medical Director at The Air Ambulance Service, reporting to the Chief Executive and carrying board-level responsibility for clinical governance. The post sets clinical strategy, workforce planning and risk management, and acts as Responsible Officer for the organisation's doctors. The holder also keeps working as an operational HEMS flight doctor, so frontline competence is part of the role. Full GMC registration and senior clinical leadership experience are required.

What the job involves

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and set clinical direction across clinical services
• Design, implement and monitor the Clinical Governance Framework, including SOPs, education and CPD
• Act as Responsible Officer for doctors employed or contracted by TAAS, including appraisals, revalidation recommendations and GMC liaison
• Jointly develop and deliver the clinical strategy with the COO and Associate Director of Operations, linked to the charity business plan
• Provide clinical advice to the Trustee Board and act as a bridge between clinicians and the board
• Lead and line manage the Deputy Medical Directors and wider doctor team
• Develop a long-term medical workforce plan and support recruitment of clinical and support staff
• Assess and manage strategic clinical risk and ensure mitigations are in place
• Monitor compliance with regulations such as CQC and JRCALC, and ensure statutory reporting requirements are met
• Oversee the clinical response to serious incidents and give clinical advice on legal and coronial issues
• Build clinical networks and partnerships with pre-hospital and hospital providers, and represent TAAS on the Immediate Care forums in the East and West Midlands
• Maintain competencies as an operational HEMS flight doctor

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Full registration with the General Medical Council

Experience

• Senior clinical leadership experience
• Strategic level experience in the charity sector
• Leading a high-performing team in an organisation of comparable complexity
• Track record of leading the formation and delivery of a departmental strategy
• Training, support and advice to a multidisciplinary team
• High-level reporting, business case preparation and board-level participation

Skills & knowledge

• Communicating complex information to all levels
• Strong networking and relationship-building
• Influencing at all levels
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with a long-term focus
• Agile, flexible approach to changing organisational needs

Other

• Behaviour in line with TAAS core values throughout career
• Genuine passion for and interest in TAAS work