Divisional Medical Director - Surgery , Critical Care and Planned Care

NHS; Dartford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Job description

Divisional Medical Director - Surgery, Critical Care and Planned Care

Applications are invited for Divisional Medical Director (DMD) in the division of Surgery, Critical and Planned Care (SCPC). The successful applicant will have a strong interest in clinical leadership and strategic development with previous evidence of leadership roles. A commitment to education and training or other evidence of academic achievement will be an advantage. The appointee will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and be professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer.

The Trust welcomes both internal and external Consultants for the DMD role. The appointee will devote 4 PAs to the Divisional Medical Director role. Interested external applicants are encouraged to make contact early, to allow exploration of the additional 6PA clinical role.

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. Due to the government regulations for mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19 for NHS employees, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff and our patients. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require all of our staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Your vaccination status will be a condition of your employment and evidence of vaccination will be obtained during the recruitment process, unless you are medically exempt.

Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Job Responsibilities

The Divisional Medical Director (DMD) will have responsibility for the strategic planning and the leadership and delivery of the division's clinical services and performance, working with the Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) and the Divisional Director of Nursing (DDN). You will ensure that all staff are aligned with the Division's and Trust's objectives and are working in effective multidisciplinary/multi-professional teams.

You will ensure that services adopt a continuous quality improvement approach and comply with clinical audit standards to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and performance standards are achieved throughout the division within the agreed budget.

As the lead for the division, you have day-to-day line management responsibility of the DDO and DDN; however, you are expected to work together to lead and manage the division as the Leadership Triumvirate. The professional leadership of the DDO and DDN will sit with the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Nursing Officer respectively (such as appraisals, performance management, sickness, leave, etc.).

Person Specification

Education

• BM BS and postgraduate fellowship/CCT holder.
• MBA or other appropriate management postgraduate qualification.

Skills

• Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe.
• Leadership - highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and Division's performance expectations.
• Ownership - to take responsibility for divisional matters and joint responsibility for delivery of overall Trust objectives be they quality, safety, performance or finance.
• Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams in the delivery of clinical governance, performance targets, service delivery and change programmes.
• Strategic and business planning - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and gain agreement to relevant plans.
• Analysis - proven numeric and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
• Communication - relates to and communicates with all levels of staff, delivering often complex and sensitive information.
• Able to prioritise work in the face of competing demands.
• Strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Able to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working.
• Has a highly developed understanding of the changing NHS environment and its impact on service.
• Uses technical, non-verbal and visual aids effectively.
• Political acumen.

Experience

• Experience as a CD.
• Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
• Experience of delivering objectives linked to clinical governance such as research, audit cycles and managing risk appropriately.
• Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services.
• Experience of improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in performance improvement.
• Experience of managing large numbers of staff/multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of using redesign methodologies.
• Experienced in directorate management.

Personal Qualities

• Self-confidence - states own position on issues; unhesitatingly takes decisions when required within area of authority and commits self and others accordingly.
• Flexibility - adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments.
• Self-motivated - possesses high internal work standards, sets stretching yet attainable goals; wants to do things better and to measure progress against targets.
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• Commitment to ongoing lifelong learning and personal development.
• Motivation - driven by a genuine interest and concern for the quality and appropriateness of patient services and the welfare of staff.
• Impact - uses a variety of methods to gain support for ideas, strategies and values.
• Flexibility - identifies feasible alternative options in planning and decision making, holds different options in focus simultaneously and evaluates their relative pros and cons.

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.