Deputy Medical Director

The successful post holder will work to support the Medical Director to deliver high quality care by providing senior clinical leadership capability and capacity. Along with other Deputies, your portfolio will cover to deputise for the Medical Director. You will have the opportunity to hold professional portfolio responsibilities including external partnerships, development of consultants, medical leaders, locally employed doctors and medical mentorship. The post holder will work closely with the DPME in the ABC wellbeing programme. The Medical Director is supported by a team to include PA support., We are an ambitious organisation with a deep commitment to the continuous improvement of our services to deliver safe, high quality and effective care that is sustainable for the future health and wellbeing of our populations. We have an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of our patient care and for our research, education, and innovation. As our role in the Integrated Care System continues to evolve, we are working closely with partners to meet increasing demands and to effect sustainable system change. Through our "People First" initiative, we have set out a clear and ambitious roadmap for the future of the Trust, which demonstrates how we will address our three top priorities of flow through our hospitals, leadership and culture and recruitment and retention., + Support to undertake medical leadership training such as NHS Leadership Academy including at Masters Level
+ Access to executive coaching and mentorship
+ Study leave budget
+ Support to attend Regional Medical Director development meetings
If you believe you have the necessary leadership experience required to undertake such an important role, we look forward to receiving your application. Remuneration will be in accordance with seniority on the Consultant contract. The role comprises 5 PAs for the DMD post and 5 clinical PAs for a full time 10PA post with a responsibility allowance

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and inspirational leader to join us on our journey to support our staff and improve patient care by developing a highly performing clinically led organisation. We are looking for a proven medical leader with experience at senior level position to motivate and has ambition to develop and lead with compassion.

NUH is one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country. With over 20,000 staff and a budget of around £1.5bn, we deliver a range of emergency, planned and specialist services to more than two and a half million residents of Nottinghamshire, to surrounding communities as well as those that access our specialised services from across the country., Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
+ Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
+ Start an Apprenticeship
+ Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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+ Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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