Job summary
- Main area
- Chief Medical Officer
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 269-SFT8712
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Closing
- 15/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Chief Medical Officer
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Job overview
Please apply with your CV and use the supporting statement box to input your covering letter.
We are seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join our Executive Team. You will receive a warm welcome to Team Salisbury from a supportive and friendly group of colleagues, and with an executive team which embodies inclusivity and warmth. We have a clear vision of delivering an outstanding experience for patients, their families and our staff supported by investment in our Improving Together approach.
The CMO is responsible for leading the Trust’s medical workforce, providing leadership to the Board of Directors on medical issues informed by high levels of engagement with the medical staff across the organisation.
As a key member of the Executive Team and Board of Directors, the CMO will shape the Trust’s strategic direction, ensure delivery of performance against objectives, resource utilisation and value for money and work within high standards of corporate governance.
Main duties of the job
We are incredibly fortunate to maintain a special relationship with our local community, consistently receiving outstanding support. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the CQC and aspire to build on this.
In addition, the CMO will:
· Provide leadership and oversight to Deputy and Associate Medical Directors in operational and corporate roles, providing supportive, effective, and cohesive medical leadership across the Trust.
· Create effective working relationship with NHSE medical leaders and play a lead role in the ICB clinical leadership supporting a focus on greater integration and excellent primary and secondary care partnership working in BSW and Wiltshire.
· Act as responsible officer in relation to the General Medical Council revalidation requirements.
· With the Chief Nursing Officer, act as co-lead for quality and governance, with responsibility for clinical effectiveness, audit, mortality, antimicrobial stewardship, and the Trust’s clinical academic programme.
· Be the Trust’s Caldicott Guardian and work with the Trusts Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) to ensure robust information governance arrangements.
· In support of the Chief Nursing Officer, ensure the Patient Safety Agenda is fit for purpose and delivers on its objectives.
Be the responsible Executive Director for Research, ensuring that the Trust maintains excellent academic and research relationships.
Working for our organisation
Our determination is to make Salisbury NHS FT not only a provider of exceptional care but also an exceptional place to work. Substantial investments are being made in staff engagement, developing our leaders at all levels of the organisation giving our teams the best opportunities to deliver high quality sustainable services. Our people at the heart of everything we do – they are fundamental to our ability to deliver on our vision.
Salisbury offers an exceptional living and working environment due to its rural location and boasts its famous cathedral featuring the United Kingdom's tallest church spire at 404 feet (123 m) and is ranked as one of the top ten places to live in the UK. This role represents an extraordinary professional and personal opportunity to join an ambitious and dedicated executive and be part of an effective Board .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached a candidate brief
Please apply with your CV and use the supporting statement box to input your covering letter.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Master degree or equivalent level postgraduate qualification
- Appropriate professional qualification and current registration with GMC/GDC
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an Associate Director or Deputy Director role
- Track record of success in a complex healthcare organisation
- Evidence of leading and participation in corporate decision making and managing in a complex change environment creating sustained improvements
- Leading multi-professional and cross-organisational service development and evidence of successful delivery of agreed service objectives
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
- Lisa Thomas
- Job title
- Interim Chief Executive
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
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