Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Chesterfield

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We are looking for an exceptional person to be a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Trust. Supporting the delivery of the Executive Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) portfolio, the post can be offered up to full-time (5-7.5 PAs and appropriate clinical PAs); however, if you are offering part-time working in relation to this role, we would love to hear from you too, as this role could be undertaken by two post holders each responsible for a separate portfolio. This role can be additional to the clinical responsibility of the appointee. External candidates can discuss the exact format of any clinical role.

You will join the CMO’s team bringing your experience, inspirational leadership and influence to engage and support our people to be the best they can, delivering exceptional care to our patients. You will support the Trust's new 5-year strategy “Improving Care Together” and contribute to the Derbyshire system and wider ICB. You will support the CMO in providing senior executive clinical leadership, driving patient safety, and shaping healthcare strategy within our organisation.

Main duties of the job include:

• Accountability to Board for quality, safety and effectiveness of medical practice across the Trust.
• In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Divisional Clinical Directors, ensure there are effective systems and processes in place to monitor and improve the quality of care in regard to outcomes, safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience.
• Identification and implementation of improvements in care which reflect best clinical practice and performance against national and local indicators.
• Leading on mortality and learning from deaths, supporting the Trust’s GIRFT programme and undertaking MHPS investigations.
• Covering executive, board and system-level meetings and managing urgent clinical matters during CMO absences.
• Working with the Divisional Clinical Directors to disseminate and implement NICE guidance and effecting change following local clinical audit.

Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we provide a full range of district general services, including 24-hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery to the population of North Derbyshire – around 400,000 local people. We also offer primary care services through nine GP surgeries in Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We work closely with partners across health and care as part of the Joined-Up Care Derbyshire system.

The Trust’s Together as One Strategy and People Plan describe our organisational values and a pledge to support our people. A significant element of supporting our people includes compassionate and inclusive leadership. We know that people have a life outside of work; we offer a raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing including a purpose-built Wellbeing Hub free of charge for staff which includes access to a 24/7 gym.

The post holder will be embedded in the Medical Leadership Structure and will be directly answerable to the Executive Chief Medical Officer (CMO). In agreement with the CMO, the post holder will assume responsibility for, or contribute to the delivery of, specific corporate objectives that are within the CMO’s portfolio of responsibilities.

Qualifications and Training required include General Medical Council registration with no conditions applied to registration or practice.

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.