Assistant Chief Medical Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Chief Medical Officer to join our team on a 12 month secondment/fixed term contract to help us in implementing our Trust strategy that puts our clinicians at the heart of the service.

Please note this is a part time role offering 16 hours.

The successful candidate will display natural leadership, drive and determination and will have successfully delivered a complex portfolio. They will display outstanding communication, negotiating and influencing skills that will support clinical and non-clinical staff to the models of care that our patients and staff need. They will be passionate about patient safety and quality and will be committed to service improvement.

The ideal candidate will have exemplary track records as clinical leader and manager, with the proven ability to inspire, motivate and promote teamwork at all levels across the medical and non-medical workforce driving up standards of clinical quality and safety.

You should have pre-hospital care experience, be on a specialist or GP register with a minimum of five years’ experience. Reflecting the utmost importance that we attach to the quality of care and experience that each patient receives. We are an ambitious service keen to implement the highest standards of urgent and emergency care across South East Coast.

The Core Responsibilities For This Role Are:

• The provision of strong clinical leadership at all levels throughout the Trust.
• To participate in establishing systems throughout the Service, to provide safe and reliable care for its patients.
• To support the delivery of appropriate standards of clinical care in emergency, urgent and care settings.
• To participate in systems to monitor the delivery of clinical care across all areas of Trust activity. To ensure the safe and integrated care or treatment for patients across both health and social care systems.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of alternative models of clinical care/pathways to meet the diverse needs of patients.

Benefits Include:

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Richard Quirk
Job title: Chief Medical Officer
Email address: richard.quirk@secamb.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07769 881 740