Job summary
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is looking for a strategic and compassionate leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as a Deputy Medical Director, joining another Deputy Medical Director and Associate Medical Director in our Medical Directors office.
Candidates will already be a senior NHS leader with an excellent track record of delivering improved quality of care to patients and will also be a champion of the workforce delivering that care.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, our Deputy Medical Director, alongside our current Deputy Medical Director and Medical Director, the post holder will play a significant role in the reconfiguration of our services designed to enhance patient experience, as well as provide a positive environment for colleagues. By creating a brand new, purpose-built Emergency Department on our Huddersfield hospital site with the very latest digital and clinical technology and by expanding our services at our Halifax site we will further improve the services we offer to the communities we serve, including our community based services in Calderdale.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reports to: Medical Director
Accountable to: Medical Director
Key Relationships
Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director, Chief Executive, CHFT Executive Team, Deputy Directors, Directors of Operations, Divisional Directors, Clinical Directors, Clinical Commissioning Groups; Clinical Teams and External Partners
The Deputy Medical Directors (DMDs) will support the Medical Director to deliver effective clinical care and quality improvement at CHFT and in partnership with other health and social care providers. 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 one culture of care.
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, Medical Director and other members of the Executive Team in the delivery of corporate objectives and performance targets. It is anticipated that the post-holder will aspire to a full executive role in the future.
The Deputy Medical Director is a permanent role and a job plan will be developed in partnership with the Medical Director to allow the post holder to continue to work clinically and also deliver the role of DMD.
The DMD will have one of two key portfolio areas: Workforce and Operations, or Quality and Governance as outlined in the Medical Directors Office structure (see below). These portfolios will rotate at an agreed point so that experience across the Medical Director portfolio will be gained during the performance of the role.
Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register. Applicants must continue to hold a License to Practice.
This post requires a flexible working practice, recognising the importance CHFT places on strong colleague engagement and leadership visibility.
The post holder will help to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.
The DMDs will deputise for the Medical Director during periods of absence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration within the GMC Specialist Register, GP Register, or holding an equivalent clinical professional status.
Desirable
- Management qualification, MBA or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience at a senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
- Significant leadership development with a track-record for delivery
- Partnership working and credibility at a senior level, including significant workforce and service transformation.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and appreciation of diversity
- Key issues and complexity and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services.
- Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution
Desirable
- 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
Skills
Essential
- Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and developing high performing teams
- A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
- Solve complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
- Analyse complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
- Lead clinical activity to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls
- Cope with competing priorities and a heavy, demanding and complex workload
- Deal with uncertainty and complexity in a political environment
- Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations daily
Desirable
- Research complex information, together with audit skills, applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans.
- Lead and demonstrate advanced project management skills
- IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems.
- Imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working to meeting patient care and service needs
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Acre Street
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA