Associate Medical Director Health Inequalities

Job summary

We are excited to invite applications for an Associate Medical Director for Health Inequalities at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This is a trust wide post and involves working with colleagues at all hospital sites (Good Hope, Heartlands, Solihull and Queen Elizabeth Hospital). We welcome applications from GPs, public health professionals and consultants with an interest in public health. You will join a strong and motivated senior leadership team led by the Chief Medical Officer.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

• Professional leadership to medical and dental staff fostering a culture which values continuing professional development and excellence in the delivery of patient care.
• Secure effective engagement with clinicians at all levels and encourage cross professional collaboration to deliver service improvement.
• Advocate for and role model the use of quality improvement methodologies to improve health, levelling up to reduce health inequalities.
• Lead on reducing health inequalities through various workstreams.
• With colleagues and key stakeholders, develop ideas and innovation to address health inequalities.
• Provide strong individual and professional leadership through a compassionate, and problem-solving approach.
• Work as part of a collaborative, cohesive team taking appropriate lead responsibility for Health Inequalities.
• Attend, contribute and Chair (where appropriate) meetings, representing Health Inequalities workstreams and the CMO office.
• Support high quality care and professional standards.
• Support the CMO Office in implementing relevant strategy that is responsive, innovative, viable and sustainable and that can be effectively monitored to evidence quality improvement and patient safety.
• Encourage the achievement of a culture that supports continuous service development and improvement, innovation, and excellence, in the services across the CMO office and the Trust.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

The post holder is responsible for promoting the vision and values of University Hospitals Birmingham, leading by example, and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams and deliver our services.

Work alongside the clinical leadership teams at UHB. At the outset, the high-level responsibilities will involve, but not be restricted to:

• Support and close working with site Hospital Medical Directors and Clinical Delivery Group Medical Directors.
• Professional support and oversight to individuals and medical consultant teams.
• Health Inequalities work streams across the CMO portfolio.

Please see the attached JD/PS for any additional information.

If you wish to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Prof Kiran Patel on Kiran.patel2@uhb.nhs.uk.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC (or equivalent) with a license to practice.
• Evidence of CPD, including leadership development.

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of health inequalities requirements and application to improve equity, access and outcomes.
• Significant experience of operating at Consultant / GP / Public Health professional level.
• Experience in a senior clinical leadership role.
• Experience of successfully leading clinical teams and/or complex projects within the NHS or similar complex organisations.
• Significant experience of patient safety and clinical governance processes and systems.
• Highly developed knowledge and understanding of health inequalities work streams.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills.
• Proven track record in leading and motivating others; gaining confidence of colleagues through effective style and approach.
• Able to work across organisational boundaries and collaborate effectively.
• Confident dealing with patients, families, media and other external parties.
• Highly developed negotiating skills.
• Able to lead and/or contribute to policy development.
• Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.