Care Group Medical Director

In Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) we are a little bit different and working hard to change to be a community powered NHS organisation. Over the next five years we will use that difference to significantly transform outcomes and tackle health inequalities. This is why your skills could be just what we need, and why this might be the moment for you to join us, it's exciting work. There is a real chance for you to help shape what we do and for you to achieve this with us.

We are keen to recruit an inclusive, compassionate and collaborative Medical Director into the Rotherham Mental Health Care Group. You will join a committed and motivated senior leadership team led by the Care Group Director. Joined by your clinical colleagues (Director of Psychological Professions and Nurse Director) you will create a positive safety culture along with a robust quality governance framework and actively lead and manage our medical workforce across the care group. We have a strong research culture which we would want senior colleagues to continue to foster.

Main duties of the job:

• The Care Group is one of five other care groups which provide adult mental health, community physical health and children’s physical and mental health services.
• You will be joining Medical Director peers in the other Care Groups.
• This role does not require you to have a specific clinical background, as a leadership and management post it allows those skills to be transferable regardless of your clinical experience.
• The Medical Director has 4 PAs with it; but within the Care Group and wider organisation we have a range of clinical opportunities for the clinical PA’s.
• There may also be opportunities in research and medical education and so would be interested in having a conversation about what your interests are to build a portfolio, alongside the Medical Director element.
• The Care Group Medical Director post is 0.4WTE as a stand-alone post.

If you would like to have a discussion about how this role could be attached to one of our clinical vacancies to make the post full-time please contact Julie Thornton, Care Group Director.

Working for our organisation:

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: MB ChB or equivalent
• Current GMC Registration with a licence to practise
• Post graduate qualification in leadership and management.
• GMC registration without any restrictions.

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship (if eligible) under the skilled worker or health & care visa route. Please note, not all vacancies are eligible for sponsorship.

Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK’s point’s based immigration system.

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.

Name: Julie Thornton

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