Chief Medical Officer

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Chief Medical Officer to join our executive leadership team. This is a pivotal role responsible for shaping and driving the clinical strategy, ensuring the highest standards of care, and fostering a culture of excellence across the Trust.

The next CMO will lead the development and implementation of internal professional standards and work closely with acute and specialty medicine to strengthen relationships and improve capacity in general internal medicine. You will play a key role in addressing workforce challenges, including enhancing consultant engagement and optimizing service resilience to provide effective seven-day cover.

To act as the Trust Board Director for quality and safety in partnership with the Chief Nurse and ensure the medical workforce is fit to deliver high-quality care.

As a Trust Board member, you will share responsibility for developing and implementing the organisation’s vision, values and strategic objectives as well as operational performance and safety. This includes role modelling a multi-disciplinary triumvirate team with the Deputy CEO/COO, ensuring clarity of direction and communication to the Clinical Groups and Site teams.

To provide inspirational, professional, compassionate leadership and strategic direction to the Trust’s medical staff across all sites, in particular preparing them for strategic change programmes, in partnership with the Trust Board and Trust Executive Committee and through proactive leadership of a small team who directly report to you including the deputy and associate medical directors.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Bali Dhani, Recruitment Manager via email Balvinder.dhani@nhs.net.