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Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Directorate across the Midland’s Region as a Deputy Medical Director System Improvement and Professional Standards. 

The post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership internally and externally within the region and take a leading role in supporting local health systems to achieve improvements in care and drive change towards patient centred and value-based healthcare. 

The Deputy Medical Director for System Improvement & Professional Standards will work in conjunction with the Medical Directors and other leaders from across the system to drive improvement in clinical outcomes and experience for the region’s population. 

We welcome applications from registered Medical Practitioners with at least 5 years post registration experience, including GP’s and clinicians in secondary care including mental health trusts

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Medical Sub Directorate has four primary functions delivered across its teams:

Responsibility for the delivery of key statutory functions: including Medical Revalidation and Appraisal; Professional Regulation; Performers list; Controlled Drugs; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); Regulation 28 and Freedom to Speak UP 

Provision of Professional & Clinical Leadership: including Clinical Engagement; Subject Matter Expertise; Clinical Communication 

Provision of Clinical Improvement Support: Including activities to support system improvement; implementation of national policy to support delivery of Long-Term Plan programmes; digital transformation; delivery of medical and clinical workforce programmes; supporting and championing research, innovation and sharing good practice.

Supporting and leading the delivery of Quality and Patient Safety: including work to improve patient care and prevent future deaths by delivering expert support into high-risk areas; improve understanding of the patient safety agenda; supporting delivery of national patient safety strategy; acting as point of escalation; and embedding risk management strategies to ensure harm is minimised and mitigated. 

The Medical Directorate works collaboratively with systems and providers to translate national strategic clinical policies to uphold good professional standards for primary care practitioners and to drive improvement and ensure patient safety and quality.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.