Chief Medical Officer (Executive Medical Director)

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen to replace the outgoing incumbent, to support the organisation's continuing ambition to be at the forefront of meeting the health needs of its population, through inspirational clinical leadership.

This is an exciting opportunity to ensure that the organisation is at the leading edge of delivering sustainably high quality clinical and relevant support services. The postholder will be key member of our Executive Management Team and will be a full voting member of the Trust Board of Directors.

As an Executive Director, the post holder shares responsibility with fellow Director colleagues for our overall strategic direction and performance. They will contribute to the highest level of thinking and decision-making processes and will have overall responsibility for the management of a high performing, dedicated and clinically excellent medical establishment.

The portfolio includes Responsible Officer and Caldicott Guardian responsibilities as well as line management of the Pharmacy and Research & Knowledge Services, the Mental Health Act Office provision and clinical oversight of Community Dentists. The successful candidate will implement and communicate a clear vision for medical and dental service provision, that is sustainable, supports quality, improves outcomes and enhances service user experience., The postholder will effectively lead modernisation in medical management practices, including but not exclusive to: e-job planning, rostering and appraisal processes. They will have the drive and ambition to deliver a complex, challenging and exciting agenda whilst promoting an organisational culture that actively delivers the Trust's Vision and Values. They will positively engage clinicians, other colleagues, service users and other stakeholders within Place and ICB, in support of developing and sustaining our approach to delivering the best quality care. The postholder will particularly promote the further embedding in their portfolio areas in the organisation, our values of We Care, We Listen, and We Deliver in all productivity aspirations.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable colleagues to balance their work and home lives and support them by offering a fantastic range of benefits for employees and their families and realise our aspiration to be the best place to work, including

• Generous relocation package
• Increased mileage rates for >4500 miles per year
• A comprehensive range of in-house provided and externally commissioned mental and physical health and wellbeing support packages
• A wide variety of internal and external learning and continuous professional development opportunities to support colleagues to be the best they can
• Plus, much, much more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

We are dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All our colleagues are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.