Job summaryShaping the future of healthcare in GloucestershireAt Gloucestershire Hospitals, we serve 650,000+ people across our county and beyond, with a clear ambition to deliver the best care every day for everyone. We are seeking an inspirational clinical leader to join our Board as Chief Medical Officer. As the Trust's principal medical advisor to the Chief Executive and Board, you will provide leadership to drive high-quality, safe and sustainable care. Working alongside the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer as part of the executive triumvirate, play a key role in delivering our strategy, improving operational performance and providing clinical leadership across Gloucestershire and the wider Integrated Care System.Lead improvements in quality, safety and governance, operational performance and productivity, workforce redesign and clinical engagement, digital transformation and research and innovation. We are looking for an accomplished senior medical leader with board-level experience and a proven track record of improving quality, safety and performance. Watch video: duties of the jobAs Chief Medical Officer, working with the Chief Nursing Officer, you will provide executive leadership for clinical quality, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and governance across the Trust, to ensure the highest standards of care, assurance and continuous improvement.You will act as the professional lead for medical, dental and scientific staff, driving workforce transformation, clinical engagement, education, training and research as well as ensuring high professional standards and behaviours. Working closely with Executive colleagues, you will support financial sustainability through clinically led productivity and improvement programmes, ensuring alignment between quality, operational and financial performance.In partnership with the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide clinical leadership for urgent and emergency care, elective recovery, patient flow and clinical productivity helping us meet the expectations placed upon us in terms of quality, performance and finance. You will also lead the Trust's clinical strategy, to support transformation and delivery of new models of care to improve outcomes and strengthen our working relationships with system partners so that we can work together effectively to deliver the ambitions of the NHS Long Term plan.Tuesday 29 September and Wednesday 30 SeptemberAbout usGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2004, which was established following a reconfiguration of health services in Gloucestershire. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital. As well as maternity services at Stroud Maternity Hospital.The Trust continues to work closely with partners and local communities to improve health and wellbeing to ensure access to services.By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.Gloucestershire is a county with a strong sense of community and stunning landscapes. From its historic towns to its celebrated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it offers excellent schools, lively cultural festivals and a quality of life that makes it an inspiring place to live and work.Depending on experience Full-time For an informal conversation about the post please contact our Recruitment Consultant, James McLeod jmcleod@hunter-healthcare.For an informal conversation about the post please contact our Recruitment Consultant, James McLeod jmcleod@hunter-healthcare.Qualifications and Training EssentialAbility to set strategic direction and deliver measurable outcomesAbility to lead through complexity, ambiguity and system changeHighly developed influencing and negotiation skillsHighly developed stakeholder engagement at executive and system levelStrong data literacy and ability to use insight to drive performanceDeep understanding of NHS regulatory framework (including CQC)Deep understanding of performance and financial management in healthcareCredibility with clinicians, executives and regulators and system partners EssentialBoard-level experience as a Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director or equivalentAll Board members are required to meet the Care Quality Commission's Fit and Proper Person Requirements, demonstrating appropriate character, competence, and integrity as a condition of holding office.Proven track record of delivering clinical quality and safety improvementProven track record of delivering operational performance improvement at scale (flow, waiting lists, productivity)Leading large-scale organisational transformation in a highly regulated environmentWorking across organisational and system boundariesDriving clinical engagement and workforce changeExperience driving financial sustainability and cost improvementDesirableExperience leading digital/EPR-enabled transformationExperience in research leadership or academic partnershipsExperience of public-facing engagement on complex service change EssentialVisible, credible and values-driven leaderA genuine team playerHigh levels of resilience and integrityCommitment to patient-centered care, equality, diversity and inclusion and continuous improvementAbility to lead in a highly scrutinised and complex environmentAbility to balance quality, performance and financial prioritiesAbility to intervene and challenge where behaviour falls below the standards we expect, for example on issues such as sexual safety, racism or discrimination Qualifications and Training EssentialAbility to set strategic direction and deliver measurable outcomesAbility to lead through complexity, ambiguity and system changeHighly developed influencing and negotiation skillsHighly developed stakeholder engagement at executive and system levelStrong data literacy and ability to use insight to drive performanceDeep understanding of NHS regulatory framework (including CQC)Deep understanding of performance and financial management in healthcareCredibility with clinicians, executives and regulators and system partners EssentialBoard-level experience as a Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director or equivalentAll Board members are required to meet the Care Quality Commission's Fit and Proper Person Requirements, demonstrating appropriate character, competence, and integrity as a condition of holding office.Proven track record of delivering clinical quality and safety improvementProven track record of delivering operational performance improvement at scale (flow, waiting lists, productivity)Leading large-scale organisational transformation in a highly regulated environmentWorking across organisational and system boundariesDriving clinical engagement and workforce changeExperience driving financial sustainability and cost improvementDesirableExperience leading digital/EPR-enabled transformationExperience in research leadership or academic partnershipsExperience of public-facing engagement on complex service change EssentialVisible, credible and values-driven leaderA genuine team playerHigh levels of resilience and integrityCommitment to patient-centered care, equality, diversity and inclusion and continuous improvementAbility to lead in a highly scrutinised and complex environmentAbility to balance quality, performance and financial prioritiesAbility to intervene and challenge where behaviour falls below the standards we expect, for example on issues such as sexual safety, racism or discriminationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressTrustwideGloucestershireGL1 3NNUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressTrustwideGloucestershireGL1 3NNUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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