Job summary
- Main area
- Medical
- Grade
- VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR2112-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester/Ipswich
- Town
- Colchester/Ipswich
- Closing
- 16/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Medical Officer
VSM
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a new Chief Medical Officer to join our Executive Team and Trust Board as a full voting member. This role is a key leadership role, enabling our committed colleagues to deliver ambitious goals. This role will provide the opportunity for an outstanding clinical leader and talented and inclusive board director to provide strategic leadership to our medical workforce.
In joining our executive team, you will have the opportunity to support our vision and make a tangible difference to our patient population. We are an ambitious organisation, and as we continue our improvement journey to ensure the future success of the organisation, we will require an outstanding Chief Medical Officer to inspire staff to deliver the highest levels of patient care standards. You will also play a major system role across our ICS, developing strategic partnerships, contributing to the configuration of our community services model, embracing and working collaboratively across the local health, mental health and social care system, demonstrating a genuine commitment to patients, the promotion of excellent healthcare, and reduction of health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
To help us meet these objectives, we would like to appoint a Chief Medical Officer who can play a key role in the Trust, Integrated Care System and the local ‘place’. Whether you have operated at Director level previously or are looking to assume your first Executive post from a sub-board role at a major provider, as our successful candidate you will have a significant leadership track record within a complex healthcare setting and must have demonstrable commitment to putting patients first, have a vision for innovative clinical service delivery and be a genuine role model for our clinical workforce. You will also demonstrate the inclusive leadership abilities needed to develop a high quality working environment, embedding our values in every aspect of our organisation’s work.
In joining our Trust at this critical juncture, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a strong, capable, ambitious and committed executive team and Board of Directors, and will be instrumental in shaping and delivering real sustainable innovation and improvement in the delivery of our services.
We are seeking to increase the diversity of our Board to make it truly representative of our workforce and local population. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from people that are from groups that are under-represented at Board level.
If you feel that your ambition matches ours, we look forward to receiving your application
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information including the job description and person specification please see the attached candidate application pack
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- High level of general education to degree level or equivalent
- Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration with the GMC/GDC
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a medical leader within a large NHS provider
- A track record of leading service improvement in a complex environment and working collaboratively across systems
Desirable criteria
- Significant executive director experience in a similarly complex organisation or system
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Bryanton
- Job title
- EA to Chief Executive
- Telephone number
- 07564055699
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