Chief Medical Officer

You will contribute across the full breadth of the corporate agenda and have responsibility for the professional leadership and education of the Trust's medical workforce ensuring that Trust policy, procedures and practices align with GMC guidance on 'Duties of a Doctor', 'Maintaining Good Medical Practice' and 'Maintaining High Professional Standards'
Acting as the Trust's Caldicott Guardian and Responsible Officer, you will ensure that the required standards of confidentiality and information sharing are adhered to and Trust values are embedded in all aspects of medical and dental clinical and professional practice.
You will provide credible and visible leadership in managing a wide portfolio of Medical Education, Research & Development, Quality and Innovation being responsible for ensuring all relevant legal and statutory obligations are met.
A driven and influential leader, you will have a proven track record of successful medical leadership in a large complex organisation and demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills. You will be experienced at Consultant level, hold current GMC/GDC registration and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register.
The post is offered on a full-time basis and can include some clinical time by agreement with the Chief Executive Officer., The Trust is actively working to achieve a diverse, gender balanced and representative workforce where diversity is actively valued and celebrated, including at Trust Board level. With this in mind, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds to ensure that our Board reflects the diversity of our communities and encourages diversity of thought.
Detailed responsibility:
Professional and Medical Leadership
+ To lead the development of a long-term medical leadership, engagement and education workplan which supports fulfilment and achievement of the Trust's strategy and objectives.
+ Provide strong and effective medical and clinical leadership and advice to inform corporate decisions, including leading the Deputy Chief Medical Officers and Clinical Directors to ensure that the views of clinicians are available to the Trust Board.
+ Ensure that the Trust delivers all of its clinical targets including those connected with clinical indicators, cancer, ED targets and financial balance working closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer on overall delivery.
+ Responsible for ensuring that Trust policy/procedures and practices align with GMC guidance on 'Duties of a Doctor', 'Maintaining Good Medical Practice'.
+ Ensure that effective systems are in place for job planning and appraisal of all medical staff working in conjunction with the Chief People Officer.
+ Establish and maintain regular and effective communication with the medical workforce in order to ensure a corporate approach to the development of medical policy and clinical protocols.
+ Directly manage Deputy Chief Medical Officers and relevant Associate Medical Directors as designated by the CEO and undertake annual appraisals and job planning for those individuals.
+ Undertake regular objective setting and performance reviews for direct reports to encourage individual development, continuous improvements and high standards of performance and conduct.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has a clear vision to be a 'national and international leader in healthcare, rooted in our communities'. As one of the UK's largest teaching Trusts responsible for managing two major hospitals in Coventry and Rugby, we serve a population of over a million people. We aim to be exceptional in everything we do, and this is an outstanding opportunity to join an organisation committed to improvement and innovation.
Our values-driven organisational development programme, and our long established partnership with Virginia Mason Institute; focussing on improving services via lean methodology, are key to us achieving our vision of becoming a national and international leader in healthcare.
We are seeking an inspirational leader to join our executive team as we continue on this journey; leading from the front, shaping strategy and initiating change, you will play a critical role in helping us to be 'More than a Hospital'. In return we can offer a unique opportunity to be part of an experienced Executive Leadership Team within an innovative organisation.
Please submit your Expression of Interest (on no more than two sides of A4) with an accompanying C.V. to Jenna Mcsheffrey, Deputy Resourcing Manager via email [email protected]., University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.