Deputy Medical Director
Job Description
Job summary
Working closely with our Executive Medical Director, we are seeking an innovative clinical leader for this role to join our existing Deputy Medical Director.
The Deputy Medical Director will have the portfolio for medical workforce and people alongside the existing DMD who has the portfolio for quality and safety.
You will work with the other Executive Directors and their deputies to deliver the relevant areas of the portfolio.
In addition, it is expected that the postholder will deliver clinical work in their specialty area. This will be discussed with the successful candidate and the relevant specialty.
Main duties of the job
Ideally, you will have experience of delivering sustained change within and beyond your specialism. You will be an ambitious individual who thrives in a dynamic environment, and a skilled communicator with the personal qualities and credibility that will inspire our dedicated medicalworkforce. You will be a highly visible senior medical leader with drive, ambition, strong leadership and collaborative working skills. As a systemconnector and innovator, we are playing a leading role in our local system Bradford District and Craven.We are also part of the West Yorkshireand Harrogate ICS and WYAAT Acute Trusts.
About us
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Job responsibilities
The Deputy Medical Directors (DMDs) support the Executive Medical Director to deliver effective clinical care, people experience and quality improvement in the Trust and in partnership with other health and social care providers in our district Bradford District and Craven and beyond. Effective working with the other Deputy Directors, members of the Executive Team, corporate and divisional teams will be important and, in all aspects of leadership and care for patients, the Deputy Medical Director will personally demonstrate and role model our Trust values and behaviours.
The DMD will have significant experience in leading senior teams and will possess leadership ability to deal with complex issues, proactively leading on solutions and action plans in support of both the Chief Executive, Executive Medical Director and other membersof the Executive Team in the delivery of corporate objectives and performance targets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medically Qualified with current GMC registration and Licence to Practice ?Significant experience as a Senior Clinician. ?Recent experience of working in a senior clinical leadership role within a Trust. ?Significant local contribution to the transformation of NHS services and improvement. ?Partnership working and credibility at a senior level, including significant workforce and service transformation
Desirable
- Experience of line managing staff. ?Experience of developing and implementing strategy. ?Experience of system working such as WYAAT program or ICB role ?Management qualification, MBA or equivalent
Knowl
Essential
- Awareness, knowledge and understanding of the NHS and local agenda. ?A detailed understanding of service delivery and patient pathways. ?Analytical skills. ?An ability to triangulate complex data and translate this into meaningful insights. ?Willingness to undertake leadership training / development as required ?Skilled navigator of the medical and managerial landscape. ?An understanding of local and regional systems leadership, and an appreciation of the stakeholder ?Landscape
Desirable
- An understanding of human factors and the importance of organisational culture in delivering high quality care. ?Evidence of participation in an external leadership development programme for senior professionals ?Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems ?Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Attitudes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills. ?Demonstrates integrity and transparency in leadership. ?High level of personal credibility within organisation and wider local health economy. ?Able to demonstrate the ability to lead and embed, the Trust's values and behaviours
Desirable
- Understanding of own leadership style, informed by leadership 360 and/ or coaching.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Airedale General Hospital
Skipton Road
Steeton
BD20 6TD
