Job summary
- Main area
- Divisional Medical Director
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 years (To be reviewed and if agreed, extended for further 3 years)
- Hours
- Part time - 5 sessions per week (To be incoporated within job plan)
- Job ref
- 382-DOC88-24
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Could also be AfC Band 9 for non-medical appointee
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Divisional Director-Tertiary
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated clinician to join us as Divisional Director for the Tertiary Division here at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for someone with a passion for real change who will work closely with the Divisional Director of Operations and the Divisional Director of Nursing to lead and manage the division in a unified and collaborative way.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a clinician with the drive to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and experience of all our patients. You will possess the necessary skills and experience to successfully lead, and line manage service heads within the division.
The Tertiary Division has a key position in regional clinical networks and this role will have the opportunity for leading real development and transformational change.
You will have strong communication skills, a proven track record of being a team player, with the ability to influence and engage with a wide range of clinicians and services. Applications are required from individuals who wish to undertake this role while maintaining a clinical or specialist area of work, alongside this managerial role. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from outside the Trust who wish to bring their clinical practice, and also those who wish to practice elsewhere while leading the division.
Working for our organisation
This role is open to Consultant and SAS Doctors. The job will be based upon a time commitment of 5 PA’s and will include a responsibility payment of £25k.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To arrange an informal discussion Mr Chris Barben, Executive Medical Director, please contact Andrea Cobb on (01253) 953722.
Closing date: 23rd July 2024
Interviews: 20th August 2024
Person specification
Qualifications and registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council.
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualifications in associated management topic
- Leadership Qualification
Personal Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience at Head of Department, or equivalent level in a relevant healthcare organisation.
- Outstanding reputation as a clinician and clinical leader, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of services
- Experience in building organisational capabilities, including establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translation into successful outcomes
- Experience of leading significant investigations into clinical concerns relating to patient safety
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing postgraduate training
- Experience of leading a large complex organisation through significant change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth understanding of the complexity in providing secondary healthcare
- Successful team leadership/motivation of others
- Innovation and vision, including an ability to build organisation capabilities, establishing a clear strategic vision and direction, and translating this into successful outcomes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Cobb
- Job title
- Executive Assistant to Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953722
- Additional information
To arrange an informal discussion Mr Chris Barben, Executive Medical Director, please contact Andrea Cobb.
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