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Chief Medical Officer

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Gloucestershire

Salary

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Posted

4 weeks ago

About the role

Shaping the future of healthcare in Gloucestershire At 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. This is a pivotal role at a time of significant change for the NHS and our organisation. 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. Shape new models of care that improve patient pathways, support our workforce and deliver the ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Plan. We are looking for an accomplished senior medical leader with board-level experience and a proven track record of improving quality, safety and performance. You will bring the credibility, influence and strategic vision to lead through complexity, build partnerships and deliver lasting change across our organisation. Watch video:https://bit.ly/3SXntWF

Person specification

Essential

Full GMC registration (with license to practice and on Specialist Register)
Evidence of ongoing professional and leadership development
Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Ability to set strategic direction and deliver measurable outcomes
Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity and system change
Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills
Highly developed stakeholder engagement at executive and system level
Strong data literacy and ability to use insight to drive performance
Deep understanding of NHS regulatory framework (including CQC)
Deep understanding of performance and financial management in healthcare
Credibility with clinicians, executives and regulators and system partners
Board-level experience as a Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director or equivalent
All 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 improvement
Proven track record of delivering operational performance improvement at scale (flow, waiting lists, productivity)
Leading large-scale organisational transformation in a highly regulated environment
Working across organisational and system boundaries
Driving clinical engagement and workforce change
Experience driving financial sustainability and cost improvement
Visible, credible and values-driven leader
A genuine team player
High levels of resilience and integrity
Commitment to patient-centered care, equality, diversity and inclusion and continuous improvement
Ability to lead in a highly scrutinised and complex environment
Ability to balance quality, performance and financial priorities
Ability to intervene and challenge where behaviour falls below the standards we expect, for example on issues such as sexual safety, racism or discrimination

Desirable

Experience leading digital/EPR-enabled transformation
Experience in research leadership or academic partnerships
Experience of public-facing engagement on complex service change