Healthcare-Director - Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Description

We are looking for some interim support for 3-6 months to work as Joint Chief Medical Officer alongside Paul McArdle and our wider clinical and managerial leadership team to deliver a range of actions as part of our in year improvement strategy.

This is a fantastic development opportunity for an exceptional clinical leader to join us to provide clear leadership and direction in respect of some key clinical and medical quality, safety and improvement areas.

You will have the opportunity to work as part of the integrated Trust Board, and to contribute to the development and delivery of the wider organisation agenda, including implementation of the Trust's strategic vision.

You will need to work collaboratively with stakeholders and partners across the region to help transform care for the benefit of our population.

Ideally you will bring significant clinical and managerial leadership experience, with experience of service innovation and development, and ideally leadership of rapid service transformation.

To arrange an informal discussion with Mark Hackett, Interim Chief Executive, please contact Zoe Duke on or Tel:
by 5 th May 2024
Take responsibility with other executive directors for the safety, quality of service and care provided to patients, leadership of the workforce, the safety, strategic direction of the organisation, the delivery of performance and financial sustainability, and relationships with external partners

• Drive an ambitious service agenda within the organisation and across health and care systems to:
• Inform a new build to serve our Peninsula population
• Take corporate responsibility for the management of the medical director's office and Research and Development ensuring the delivery of efficient and effective services across UHP
• Fulfil statutory responsibilities as a Board member so that UHP adheres to national policy and practise in all of the post holder's key areas of responsibility
• Provide professional advice to the Chief Executive and Board of Directors on key service and medical workforce issues

Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. Provide effective visible leadership for medical staff on both professional and managerial issues, through the clinical leadership structure (divisional chiefs, chiefs of service, service directors)

• Ensure regular communication and meetings with medical staff, in conjunction with senior colleagues, ensuring they are engaged with the development and implementation of service plans and policies
• Lead on the development and implementation of medical workforce plans
• In line with national requirements, ensure arrangements are in place for appraisal, job planning, continuing professional development, relicensing and revalidation of doctors where UHP is the prescribed body
• Appraise Consultants and Doctors personally as required, and ensure a robust and transparent approach to job planning which takes into consideration the needs of the services.
• Lead on resolving issues relating to concerns about the performance of medical staff and the implementation of misconduct procedures.
• Manage and oversee the work of the Director of Medical Education, ensuring that UHP fulfils its role as a provider of high quality medical education

1- Promote an organisational culture committed to learning from complaints, incidents, audit, research and development.
1- Promote an organisational culture that facilitates teamwork in the design, management and delivery of clinical services, ensuring medical staff are both cognisant of and active in ensuring holistic models of care
1- Ensure there is a system to work with the Chief Pharmacist on the development and implementation of prescribing policies for services that are clinically and cost effective

1- Lead on Clinical Governance in support of the of the organisations overriding and ultimate focus on Quality and Safety, delivering strategies, systems and processes and ensuring the active participation of all medical staff.

20 - Provide input and advice on any relevant initiatives that require a medical perspective for example implementation of recommendations from NICE, National Inquiries, external investigations etc.

2- Be the Responsible Officer for revalidation of medical staff in accordance with Department of Health legislation ensuring that systems of clinical governance and appraisal are working and are appropriate for revalidation

2- Carry out the legislative requirements of The Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 by ensuring that robust clinical governance systems are in place and to ensure the active participation of all staff in order to secure high standards of patient care.

2- Lead on Mortality, using benchmark data to drive learning and action to manage and reduce patient mortality.
Demonstrable strategic and business planning experience
Qualified Medical professional
Further evidence of management training

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.

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