Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The Deputy Chief Medical Officers will provide senior medical leadership across the Trust and work collectively with the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for People to support the delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives and continuous improvement ambitions.

Whilst each postholder will contribute to the collective leadership of the medical workforce and broader organisational priorities, each role will hold a distinct portfolio of responsibilities.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Effective Care

The postholder will provide strategic leadership for clinical effectiveness, outcomes, quality improvement, innovation and research. Key responsibilities include:

• Promoting evidence-based practice and reducing unwarranted variation in care.
• Supporting implementation of the Trust's Care Improvement System.
• Improving outcomes using audit, benchmarking, and outcome measures.
• Strengthening the translation of research and innovation into clinical practice.
• Supporting improvement in quality, effectiveness, and patient outcomes across services.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Timely Care

The postholder will provide strategic leadership for access, patient flow, productivity, and pathway improvement. Key responsibilities include:

• Improving access to services and reducing delays in care.
• Supporting improvements in patient flow and pathway effectiveness.
• Working with clinical and operational leaders to optimise demand and capacity management.
• Leading programmes that improve service responsiveness and patient experience.
• Supporting the development of sustainable and equitable models of care.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Safe Care

The postholder will provide strategic leadership for patient safety, quality governance, and organisational learning. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the development and delivery of the Trust's patient safety priorities.
• Promoting a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthening organisational learning from incidents, complaints, and patient feedback.
• Supporting Trust-wide quality and safety improvement programmes.
• Providing expert advice and assurance on safety, governance, and clinical risk.

All three postholders will be expected to work collaboratively across portfolios, support Trust-wide priorities and provide visible and influential leadership across the organisation.

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Medical Degree with Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• Substantive Consultant appointment, or eligibility for appointment to a substantive Consultant role within the Trust.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development, appraisal and revalidation.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, quality improvement
• Fellowship or membership of relevant professional or leadership body (e.g. FMLM).

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant senior clinical leadership experience at Directorate, Divisional or Trust level.
• Experience of working with or advising senior leadership teams, including Executive or Board-level committees
• Experience of influencing and leading across organisational boundaries, including clinical and operational teams.
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility through ongoing clinical practice within an agreed Consultant role.

Desirable

• Experience of working at system level for example within an Integrated Care System or through partnership working across organisations.
• Experience of leading or contributing to academic, research, or innovation programmes.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into delivery.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and use complex data and intelligence to drive improvement.
• Advanced communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams across organisational boundaries.
• Demonstrable credibility as a senior clinical leader, with the ability to influence senior clinicians and stakeholders.

Desirable

• Understanding of quality improvement methodologies, operational improvement approaches and organisational learning systems.
• Knowledge of NHS policy, regulatory frameworks (e.g. CQC), access standards and national mental health priorities.
• Understanding of population health approaches and health inequalities.

Role/Team specific requirements

Essential

• Able to work as part of a cohesive DCMO leadership team across Safe, Effective and Timely Care.
• Able to build effective working relationships with Clinical Directors, Service Directors and senior multidisciplinary leaders across the Trust.
• Able to work flexibly across portfolios, providing cross-cover and support to other Deputy Chief Medical Officers as required.
• Able to contribute to Trust-wide initiatives, major programmes and organisational priorities as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.

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Personal Qualities

Essential

• A visible, credible, and values-driven leader with strong professional integrity and a commitment to high standards of clinical care and patient safety.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure, managing competing priorities and organisational challenges.

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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).