Deputy Medical Director

Job Overview

Working closely with our Executive Medical Director, we are seeking an innovative clinical leader for this role to join our existing Deputy Medical Director.

The Deputy Medical Director will have the portfolio for medical workforce and people alongside the existing DMD who has the portfolio for quality and safety.

You will work with the other Executive Directors and their deputies to deliver the relevant areas of the portfolio.

In addition, it is expected that the postholder will deliver clinical work in their specialty area. This will be discussed with the successful candidate and the relevant specialty.

Interviews will be held on the morning of Tuesday 13th May 2025

Main duties of the job

Ideally, you will have experience of delivering sustained change within and beyond your specialism. You will be an ambitious individual who thrives in a dynamic environment, and a skilled communicator with the personal qualities and credibility that will inspire our dedicated medical workforce. You will be a highly visible senior medical leader with drive, ambition, strong leadership and collaborative working skills. As a system connector and innovator, we are playing a leading role in our local system Bradford District and Craven. We are also part of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate ICS and WYAAT Acute Trusts.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our Values:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply? Please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The Deputy Medical Directors (DMDs) support the Executive Medical Director to deliver effective clinical care, people experience and quality improvement in the Trust and in partnership with other health and social care providers in our district Bradford District and Craven and beyond. Effective working with the other Deputy Directors, members of the Executive Team, corporate and divisional teams will be important and, in all aspects of leadership and care for patients, the Deputy Medical Director will personally demonstrate and role model our Trust values and behaviours.

The DMD will have significant experience in leading senior teams and will possess leadership ability to deal with complex issues, proactively leading on solutions and action plans in support of both the Chief Executive, Executive Medical Director and other members of the Executive Team in the delivery of corporate objectives and performance targets.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medically Qualified with current GMC registration and Licence to Practice
• Significant experience as a Senior Clinician
• Recent experience of working in a senior clinical leadership role within a Trust
• Significant local contribution to the transformation of NHS services and improvement
• Partnership working and credibility at a senior level, including significant workforce and service transformation

Desirable criteria

• Experience of line managing staff
• Experience of developing and implementing strategy
• Experience of system working such as WYAAT program or ICB role
• Management qualification, MBA or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Awareness, knowledge and understanding of the NHS and local agenda
• A detailed understanding of service delivery and patient pathways
• Analytical skills
• An ability to triangulate complex data and translate this into meaningful insights
• Willingness to undertake leadership training / development as required
• Skilled navigator of the medical and managerial landscape
• An understanding of local and regional systems leadership, and an appreciation of the stakeholder landscape

Desirable criteria

• An understanding of human factors and the importance of organisational culture in delivering high quality care
• Evidence of participation in an external leadership development programme for senior professionals
• Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
• Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy

Attitudes

Essential Criteria

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Demonstrates integrity and transparency in leadership
• High level of personal credibility within organisation and wider local health economy
• Able to demonstrate the ability to lead and embed the Trust’s values and behaviours

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of own leadership style, informed by leadership 360 and/or coaching