Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer

Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, WC1N 3JH London
Contract: Permanent – Full Time
Salary: Dependent on experience

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join our Board as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of healthcare for children at one of the most respected children’s hospitals globally.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in child healthcare, GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex, and difficult-to-treat conditions. We are the oldest children’s hospital in the English-speaking world and since our formation in 1852, we have been dedicated to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.

We are a busy hospital that treats children from across the UK and internationally. We have more than 60 different specialist and sub-specialist paediatric health services and see nearly 300,000 patient visits (inpatient admissions or outpatient appointments) every year in our 400+ bedded facility.

Main duties of the job
As Chief Medical Officer, you will be a pivotal member of our Executive Team and a voting member of our Trust Board. You will lead across the organisation, and in partnership beyond it, to provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to champion clinical excellence, quality, and patient safety while embedding a culture of compassion and inclusivity. An exceptional, inclusive leader, you will bring a thoughtful, adaptable approach to relationship-building and leadership, and inspire colleagues to make important changes to the ways we work.

The post holder provides strong and effective clinical and medical leadership and engagement within the organisation and across professional boundaries and takes lead responsibility for the medical implications of clinical service strategy, service configuration, clinical performance, governance and professional conduct.

Working for our organisation
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s.

To apply, please submit a covering letter and CV via the Apply button.

Closing date: 29 January 2025.