Executive Medical Director in Derby

Derbyshire Healthcare is looking for an Executive Medical Director to join our Trust. This is a very exciting time to join our Trust as we are opening a range of new and refurbished inpatient facilities as part of a £150 million capital programme that transforms the environments from which we offer acute mental health services across Derbyshire. Our new model of care promotes personalised, therapeutic care and trauma-informed services, intended to improve people's experiences of our services.

We have recently co-produced and agreed a new Trust Strategy setting out our ambition for the next three years. The Executive Medical Director will have a key role in delivering our strategic priorities: patient-focused, people, productive, and partnerships. This includes working closely with partners and colleagues across our integrated care system, Joined Up Care Derbyshire, and the wider East Midlands region.

The Trust is a member of the East Midlands Alliance for mental health, learning disabilities, and autism and leads the perinatal provider collaborative across this regional footprint, alongside leading the East Midlands Gambling Harms service. Derbyshire Healthcare has a strong organisational identity, and we are very proud of our values-led approach to healthcare.

The Executive Medical Director will develop and lead a strong culture of clinical engagement and leadership in all aspects of Trust service development and delivery, helping to create a culture and environment where safe and high-quality patient care is consistently delivered across the organisation. We are also proud of our approach to staff engagement and the positive feedback we receive through our staff survey results. However, we have an ambition to be even better, and the Executive Medical Director will have a key role in driving forward change, establishing effective and meaningful staff engagement both across the medical workforce and beyond.

The Executive Medical Director has an important role in our Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team, ensuring that quality and safety standards are met by each of our services and that we achieve continuous quality improvements and outcomes. A psychiatrist by background, the postholder will provide professional leadership for medical colleagues working across a wide variety of specialities including mental health and children's services. This includes ensuring our medical workforce delivers effective, safe, and high-quality care that supports the development of a values-led, compassionate leadership culture.

The Executive Medical Director will also respond to current challenges in order to secure an appropriate workforce to meet our current and future challenges. This includes continuing our positive work on international medical recruitment, establishing partnerships both locally, nationally, and internationally.

I am looking for a proactive, values-led individual who can lead this and wider changes, working closely with the Chief Delivery Officer and Director of Nursing, AHPs, Quality and Patient Experience to promote triumvirate working across the Trust. In partnership with the Director of Nursing, AHPs, Quality and Patient Experience, the successful postholder will share joint responsibility for developing the Trust's Quality Plan and for the overall achievement of safety and quality metrics.

Additional responsibilities include being the lead director for research and development, information management and technology, digital developments, medical education, and pharmacy/medicines management. You will have strong leadership skills to secure the support and commitment of others, and a professional approach that demonstrates our Trust vision and values.

We fully embrace principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion for our colleagues, patients, and communities. We are committed to making improvements that will ensure our services are more inclusive and meet the needs of our vibrant and diverse populations. This role will play an important part in continuing these improvements. Therefore, you must have knowledge of equality, diversity, and inclusion issues and evidence of success in addressing discrimination and inequalities in employment and service delivery.

If you feel you have the skills and determination to take on the challenge described, please get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity further. Please be aware we are not looking to work with recruitment agencies on this appointment. Please see the job description attached for the full list of responsibilities. Please ensure you review the full details before submitting your application. Please apply via Trac Jobs where you should attach a CV that covers your full employment history and a covering letter that outlines your motivation for applying for this position, including the knowledge, skills, and experience you have that will make a positive impact on achieving our strategic objectives. You should also highlight how you align with our vision and values and how these contribute to the delivery of high-quality care.