Regional Medical Director

As Regional Medical Director & Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO)for the South West, the post holder will provide strategic clinical leadership to regional and local networks of clinicians, driving clinical effectiveness, clinical improvement and patient safety throughout the South West region and lead the Digital Transformation Team. The candidate will provide collaborative leadership, hold strong values as detailed in the South West Way and act as a role model for patient safety, clinical engagement & clinical improvement, ensuring that clinical input is integral to our improvement programmes. You will have a track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment, working collaboratively across organisations and systems to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care and you will bring significant experience as an executive medical leader in the NHS. The post holder will be a key contributor to overall strategy and decision-making within the Region and will work closely and collaboratively with other Executives in NHS England South West and throughout the Region. This includes discharging NHS England's Regulatory and Commissioning duties.

• As (HLRO) you will lead on Professional Standards, act as HLRO for all of the Designated Bodies Responsible Officers in the Region and reporting to the National Medical Director., providing system leadership and clinical advice and ensuring system resiliencewithafocusonpositiveoutcomesandoverall qualityandsafetyof patient care.
overseeing clinical commissioning of specialist services, health and justice servicesandleadingstrategicmedicalinputtopublichealth service commissioning. regionalsurveillanceandqualityassuranceofNHShealthcareproviders. determining clinical support for trusts in National Oversight Framework (NOF) 4 for reasons of qualityand or performance (andNOF 3truststhatareatriskofmoving to NOF 4) to ensure that trusts receive the necessary support to improve. This may include working with the National Medical Director to coordinate a network of Medical Directors to support Trusts in difficulty. oversightofprofessionalstandardssystemsandprocessestoensuredoctors are supported, fit to practice and are delivering high quality of care forpatients. leadingClinicalSenates,withresponsibilityfordevelopingandoverseeing implementation of senate work plans. providingclinicalleadershiptodigitaltransformationtoenhancepatientcare and to support self-directed care by patients., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

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.