Medical Director | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

EKHUFT is committed to continually improving the outcomes for our population, ensuring that all who use our services are at the centre of everything we do. We are committed delivering the most efficient, safe and effective hospital services, through engagement with our staff and through collaborative working with partners across the integrated health and care system.

Each Care Group is led and overseen by a Managing Director reporting to the Chief Operating Officer. Each Care Group will oversee a range of services and have a clear leadership structure working to the Managing Director. The senior leadership team for each of the Care Groups are also responsible for the day to day running of each of the hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother, Margate, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford and Kent and Canterbury, Canterbury. The Care Groups work collaboratively across the Trust and the local and sector systems for the purposes for continually improving the care for our patients and those who use the service. The detail of each Care Group is given in the attached appendix

The predominant responsibilities of the role will be to lead the development of the East Kent Care Group, ensuring that the intended outcomes for quality, performance, finance, workforce, transformation and collaborative system working are delivered. Medical Directors will also hold responsibility for an element of the Chief Medical Officer's portfolio which will be agreed as a member of the Chief Medical Officer's team.

10 Programmed Activities, of which 8 sessions/PAs per week will be for the Medical Director role and at least 2 of which will be clinical sessions in base specialty.

Role participates in Medical Director on call rota

We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment, and review it with you after three months and then annually - so you can keep the perfect fit.

We will also provide the essential resources to support you in your duties, including administrative support.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.