Job summary
- Main area
- Directors
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 990-EOE-6451517-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Victoria House
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- ML2 / ESM scale Negotiable
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Director System Improvement
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The NHS England, East of England, Medical Directorate wishes to appoint a Medical Director for System Improvement. This is a key leadership role in the regional health system. In conjunction with other leaders, from across the professional spectrum, the key responsibility of the post is the delivery of high-quality clinical services for the population of the East of England.
The NHSE, East of England regional team supports local Integrated Care Systems (ICS) who play a major leadership role in the geographies they
serve. Our role is to assure the care provided, support system transformation and to secure ongoing improvement in clinical outcomes and patient experience.
The post holder will be accountable to the Regional Medical Director (RMD) who is also the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO). The post
holder will provide professional and clinical leadership to regional and local networks of clinicians. They will support local health systems to
achieve improvements in care and in collaboration with the regional Nursing team and other Directorates will provide assurance of the safety and quality of services.
We are seeking an exceptional candidate who is medically qualified with a current licence to practice. The successful candidate will demonstrate
proven senior level, leadership experience working as a board director or equivalent within an NHS organisation. They will also have a track
record demonstrating the delivery of quality improvement projects or programmes.
Main duties of the job
- Providing system leadership and clinical improvement advice to support local healthcare system resilience, with a focus on patient safety and high-quality care.
- Support the RMD/CCIO and Regional Chief Nurse in the delivery of regional quality surveillance and assurance for NHS healthcare providers and the independent sector.
- With the RMD/CCIO, determine clinical support for Integrated Care Boards and NHS Providers in Segment 4 of the Recovery Support Programme, to ensure that trusts receive the necessary support to improve quality.
- Support the RMD/CCIO in working with the regional Chief Operating Officer in the oversight, planning and delivery of regional planned and unplanned care.
- Provide professional and clinical leadership including addressing professional performance issues including complaints, untoward incidents and poor performance, whilst promoting whole system working.
- Work collaboratively with the multi professional members of the medical directorate.
- Provide support to the Regional Gold on call rota.
- Provide medical oversight for ICS through Regional System Co-ordination functions.
- Supporting the region effectively with specific areas of work requiring a secondary care perspective and clinical leadership.
- Supporting effective system leadership across the region within secondary care and supporting the development of clinical leadership skills
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job continued:
- To lead the development of a shared vision of how the region can contribute to enabling people to recover as quickly as possible from episodic ill health or injury, including those requiring urgent and emergency pre-hospital care, involving a wide range of stakeholders, particularly ICBs, and professional organisations.
- Supporting the regional team as an expert in secondary care, developing the authority and respect of peers and senior regional and local leaders in general practice.
- To support the improvement of outcomes for patients and drive up the quality of care by providing clear clinical leadership to use innovative approaches.
- Linking with the regional digital transformation programme to transform services and modernise care delivery.
- Provide expert advice to the Chief Operating Officer, Strategy and Transformation and Nursing Directorates.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven senior level experience working as a board director or equivalent within an NHS organisation and have a track record of delivery of quality improvement projects or programmes.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of interfacing with external agencies at a senior level and expert knowledge of the commissioning and provision of healthcare.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective clinical leadership within secondary care or equivalent community/independent sector environments.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of health system dynamics and policy with knowledge of quality in healthcare.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing mentorship and professional development of others at a senior level with demonstrable outcomes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of contributing to the development, articulation, and implementation of a comprehensive medium/long-term strategy.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access and the safety of care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- A demonstrable interest in health and social care and a strong desire to achieve the best sustainable outcomes for our population.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Edward Morris
- Job title
- Regional Medical Director and CCIO
- Email address
- [email protected]
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