Chief Medical Officer

Are you a forward-thinking Medical & Dental leader, passionate about working with place and system partners to shape clinical services to address health inequalities and sustainability for the population of Morecambe Bay? If so, you could be the next Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.

It's an exciting time to join our team, as we re-imagine services with a focus on the left shifts of treatment to prevention, hospital to community and analogue to digital, with a focus on sustainability. A new clinical service blueprint across Lancashire and South Cumbria has been developed that we now need to make a reality, we are working with place partners to implement innovative neighbourhood programmes to address health inequalities and are now implementing a new operating model across the Trust.

As our Chief Medical Officer, you have a great opportunity to shape the future. We need you to be a team player, be willing to push the boundaries on traditional thinking, provide inspirational medical leadership, and be committed to our journey of change and transformation.

Main duties of the job

Direction of the medical staff at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) to ensure the safe delivery of excellent patient care.

The Chief Medical Officer will play an active role in the determination and implementation of clinical, corporate and improvement strategies and plans to achieve clinical transformation and financial sustainability across the Bay and the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care system.

The Chief Medical Officer is a full voting member of the Board of Directors and is expected to play a significant role in the corporate affairs of the organisation as an Executive Director and member of the Unitary Board.

The Chief Medical Officer will take responsibility, with other executive directors for the safety and quality of care provided to patients, leadership of the workforce, the strategic direction of the Trust, the delivery of performance and financial sustainability, and relationships with external partners.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals: Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications & registrations

Essential

• GMC / GDC registration without restrictions or undertakings

Desirable

• Management leadership qualification

Knowledge & experience

Essential

• Extensive senior medical leadership experience
• Cross system working experience
• Service reconfiguration / development (within available resources)

Desirable

• Strategic business planning (resource based approach)
• Implementing system wide service reconfiguration

Skills & abilities

Essential

• Influencing and creating followership
• Conceptual and innovative thinking
• Data driven decision making
• Relationships and team dynamics

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 Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.