Chief Medical Officer jobs in United States

Job summary

MFT is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in England with over 30,000 staff, 5-7000 trainees and a turnover of £2.8bn. We are by definition a big and complex organisation on a different scale to most other NHS trusts and we are viewed as an organisation of national significance.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced medical leader with a track record in consistently delivering clinical effectiveness and patient safety to join our Board of Directors as Joint Chief Medical Officer. This is a pivotal role to our future success as we push to improve the care and services for the communities that we serve and the ideal candidate will provide inspirational leadership, with strong values that match ours and role model an unwavering drive to deliver the strategic ambition of the Trust as an anchor organisation in healthcare for Manchester, Trafford and beyond.

We are looking for an individual with significant recent clinical and leadership experience, ideally gained within a large complex Teaching Trust who is able to demonstrate the ability to deliver clinical effectiveness and ongoing improvements to patient safety. Effective teamwork will ideally be central to the successful delivery of our Organisational Strategy, with a style and approach which is consistent with our values.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Executive team, you will provide strategic and operational advice to the Trust Chief Executive and the Board of Directors and be expected to deliver on a range of clinical / patient safety and related objectives. You will provide highly visible leadership to the medical and dental workforce across all Trust sites, engaging and empowering them to achieve excellence in the delivery of patient care.

Our Joint Chief Medical Officers lead a wide-ranging portfolio with diverse responsibilities across key areas including, but not limited to, clinical governance and patient safety, appraisal and revalidation and professional matters, research and innovation, medical education and medical workforce.

Innovative and creative in your thinking, you will make decisions that encourage new ways of working to develop a culture of improvement, contributing to the development and implementation of the internal clinical service redesign, ensuring the Trust remains at the forefront of service delivery and clinical service innovation in line with any potential changes to the external environment.

About us

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Details Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Attractive Remuneration Package

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-COR-7240031-RL4

Job locations

Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

Job description Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. For more information or to apply, please visit www.odgers.com/94008.

Job description Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about MFT and full details of the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. For more information or to apply, please visit www.odgers.com/94008.

Person Specification Qualifications - Academic / Professional Essential

• High level of general education to degree level or equivalent.
• Second degree/master's level qualification in a related subject or equivalent knowledge, training and experience.
• Track record of continuous personal and professional development.
• Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration with the General Medical/Dental Council.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Strategic Leadership Essential

• Significant experience as a medical leader within a large NHS provider, preferably a Teaching Trust.
• A proven ability to deliver consistently on clinical effectiveness and patient safety.
• A track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment and working collaboratively across systems.

Desirable

• Significant executive director experience in a similarly complex organisation or system.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Effective Partnerships Essential

• A commitment to system excellence as well as organisational excellence.
• A commitment to close working with health and social care partners in Manchester and GM.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Wider NHS and health context Essential

• Knowledge of current systems change across Greater Manchester ICS, and the potential impact on MFT.
• Knowledge of NHS policy, particularly related to medical staff, patient experience, quality and safety; and also, the NHS regulatory framework.

Personal Attributes Essential

• Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and all staff.
• Innovation and creativity - ability to make decisions that encourages new ways of working and develop a culture of innovation with a willingness to take calculated risks.
• Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
• Politically astute.
• Resilient under pressure and calm in a crisis.
• Sets high standards for self and team and motivates and inspires others to achieve these.
• Committed to support and deliver a culture of continuous learning for both self and team.
• Initiative - sees opportunities and acts on them - proactive rather than reactive approach.
• Decision making - ability to make decisions based on an analysis of key financial, people or service concepts.
• A commitment to the ethical standards expected of public sector leaders in the UK including the Fit and Proper Persons test.

Person Specification Qualifications - Academic / Professional Essential

• High level of general education to degree level or equivalent.
• Second degree/master's level qualification in a related subject or equivalent knowledge, training and experience.
• Track record of continuous personal and professional development.
• Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration with the General Medical/Dental Council.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Strategic Leadership Essential

• Significant experience as a medical leader within a large NHS provider, preferably a Teaching Trust.
• A proven ability to deliver consistently on clinical effectiveness and patient safety.
• A track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment and working collaboratively across systems.

Desirable

• Significant executive director experience in a similarly complex organisation or system.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Effective Partnerships Essential

• A commitment to system excellence as well as organisational excellence.
• A commitment to close working with health and social care partners in Manchester and GM.

Skills, Knowledge Requirements & Experience - Wider NHS and health context Essential

• Knowledge of current systems change across Greater Manchester ICS, and the potential impact on MFT.
• Knowledge of NHS policy, particularly related to medical staff, patient experience, quality and safety; and also, the NHS regulatory framework.

Personal Attributes Essential

• Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and all staff.
• Innovation and creativity - ability to make decisions that encourages new ways of working and develop a culture of innovation with a willingness to take calculated risks.
• Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
• Politically astute.
• Resilient under pressure and calm in a crisis.
• Sets high standards for self and team and motivates and inspires others to achieve these.
• Committed to support and deliver a culture of continuous learning for both self and team.
• Initiative - sees opportunities and acts on them - proactive rather than reactive approach.
• Decision making - ability to make decisions based on an analysis of key financial, people or service concepts.
• A commitment to the ethical standards expected of public sector leaders in the UK including the Fit and Proper Persons test.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)