Assistant Chief Medical Officer

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job description

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

The core responsibilities for this role are:

• To provide 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, ensuring 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.

About us

• 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.

Date posted: 04 April 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year Pro rata

Contract: Secondment

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 278-ACMO-0325-CC

Job locations: South East Coast Ambulance, 4 Gatwick Road, Gatwick, RH10 9BG

Job description

Job responsibilities

• In conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer, to provide clear and direct clinical advice to all areas of the South East Coast Ambulance Service regarding clinical standards, appropriate treatment regimes and its statutory duties with regard to clinical care.
• Support and advise staff on clinical care issues and the resolution of clinical problems and questions that arise following the provision of care, with escalation to the Chief Medical Officer according to Trust policy.
• To participate in the dissemination of clinical advice and direction given from bodies such as NICE or JRCALC (as examples) and ensure local implementation.
• Advise on and contribute to the development of new models of service delivery, which increase efficiency and lead to better health outcomes for patients, in line with current Department of Health recommendations and Trust plans.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Registered medical practitioner with a minimum of 5 years' experience. Appropriate higher qualification (FIMC, FRCA, MRCGP, FRCEM, FRCS*)

Experience Essential

• Evidence of recent on-going personal development action, as well as activity.
• Evidence of significant clinical experience in a hospital, ambulance service or primary care environment alongside relevant pre-hospital experience.
• Evidence of supporting decision making from low acuity cases through to more complex critical cases.
• Evidence of experience of participation in, or oversight of, clinical audit and research programmes.

Knowledge Essential

• Has current general knowledge of the national NHS context, particularly those in relation to the ambulance service.

Desirable

• Has knowledge of the challenges facing health and social care.

Skills Essential

• Can evidence innovative and change management thinking ability.
• Has good analytic and critical reasoning skills and capable of effective problem solving.
• Ability to lead on clinical development and capable of monitoring their progress and outcomes.
• Ability to discuss evidence-based medicine.
• Evidence of well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: SECamb

Address: South East Coast Ambulance, 4 Gatwick Road, Gatwick, RH10 9BG

Employer's website

https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/