Job summary
The post of Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards is pivotal to the development and success of the Chief Medical Officer's Office and delivery of the Chief Medical Officer's portfolio. The post holder will ensure the delivery and proactive management of the CMO office's services, priorities and objectives.
The post-holder will ensure that there is a highly effective governance arrangement supporting the business of the team, including ensuring that all of the Chief Medical Officer's team remain in-date for all mandatory training and PDRs.
Main duties of the job
Working directly for the Chief Medical Officer, the post-holder has specific responsibility for developing and managing the core business of the Chief Medical Officer's portfolio, including ensuring the appropriate administration of all committees and groups that fall within the remit of the Chief Medical Officer.
The post holder will also lead / support the implementation of medical workforce projects, to enable the Trust to meet the challenges of the national and local medical workforce agenda.
Ongoing engagement and relationship building with the medical workforce at all levels will be a key function of the post.
About us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- NHS Pension Scheme:
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Career development and training;
- Wellbeing support and activities;
- In-house physiotherapy Service;
- On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards will have significant scope to make decisions and influence clinicians and managers in the delivery of service and performance across all elements of the Chief Medical Officers portfolio. The post holder will require exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to successfully manage the sharing of highly complex, highly sensitive and / or highly contentious information. The Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards will ensure that the Chief Medical Officers office achieves the performance measures and standards required within the Trusts strategic plan.
The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the Chief Medical Officers portfolio and that it is consistent with the standards expected. The post-holder will also be responsible for tracking the action plans and action trackers under the direct responsibility of the Chief Medical Officer, liaising with relevant teams to ensure sufficient traction and escalating slippage where required.
The Associate Director will support the Medical Director and the medical leadership team in the strategic management and oversight of services, including:
Consultant / SAS job planning,
Medical revalidation and appraisal,
Local and national Clinical Excellence Awards
Trust medical workforce planning
Leadership development for current and future medical leaders
Relevant medical staff policy development.
Ongoing engagement and relationship building with the medical workforce at all levels will be a key function of the post.
With the Chief Medical Officer, the post-holder will help define, agree and manage the budget for the Chief Medical Officer, pay and non-pay, identifying opportunities to reduce costs in line with CIP requirements. With the Chief Medical Officer and Chief People Officer procure leadership and other services related to medical education and development. Manage budget for several services delegated by the Chief Medical Officer and Chief People Officer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards will have significant scope to make decisions and influence clinicians and managers in the delivery of service and performance across all elements of the Chief Medical Officers portfolio. The post holder will require exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to successfully manage the sharing of highly complex, highly sensitive and / or highly contentious information. The Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards will ensure that the Chief Medical Officers office achieves the performance measures and standards required within the Trusts strategic plan.
The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the Chief Medical Officers portfolio and that it is consistent with the standards expected. The post-holder will also be responsible for tracking the action plans and action trackers under the direct responsibility of the Chief Medical Officer, liaising with relevant teams to ensure sufficient traction and escalating slippage where required.
The Associate Director will support the Medical Director and the medical leadership team in the strategic management and oversight of services, including:
Consultant / SAS job planning,
Medical revalidation and appraisal,
Local and national Clinical Excellence Awards
Trust medical workforce planning
Leadership development for current and future medical leaders
Relevant medical staff policy development.
Ongoing engagement and relationship building with the medical workforce at all levels will be a key function of the post.
With the Chief Medical Officer, the post-holder will help define, agree and manage the budget for the Chief Medical Officer, pay and non-pay, identifying opportunities to reduce costs in line with CIP requirements. With the Chief Medical Officer and Chief People Officer procure leadership and other services related to medical education and development. Manage budget for several services delegated by the Chief Medical Officer and Chief People Officer.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or can demonstrate equivalent level of skills and knowledge attained through significant relevant experience
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma
- Continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification, such as PRINCE 2
Experience
Essential
- NHS Strategy, vision and policy awareness.
- Experience in quality improvement/assurance
- Successful track record of leading and managing staff.
- IT skills including use of email and commonly used software
- Ability to produce KPIs relevant to the Chief Medical Officer's portfolio
Desirable
- Experience of successful senior management and achievement in a complex organization.
- Demonstrates evidence of leading innovation and improvement of multi-disciplinary teams in the provision of services.
- Extensive experience of devising and analysing complex statistical reports for Executive Committees.
- Extensive experience of leading successful bespoke projects across the Trust.
- Successful budgetary management and achievement of CIP's
- Evidence of successful operational and business planning achievement.
- Previous experience of working in one or more of an Executive Medical/ CMO Directorate or Executive Chief Nurse Directorate's functions.
- Knowledge and understanding of CQC requirements and developing, leading and implementing any required changes to policies and procedures within the Care Quality Directorate
- Proven leadership skills, including networking skills
Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Good working relationships and credibility with professional colleagues and relevant stakeholders
Quality
Essential
- Knowledge of local and national patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement systems and an understanding of how the Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards can work collaboratively to improve patient safety and quality of care by identifying sub-optimal clinical and organisational performance
- Demonstrates a commitment to and focus on quality
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data to make judgements and inform decisions regarding a range of highly complex management issues in order to make improvements.
- Ability to lead, manage and implement change to improve services to patients.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and delivery of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led services
Personal Qualities and Behavioural Attributes
Essential
- Significant commitment to on-going personal education and development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or can demonstrate equivalent level of skills and knowledge attained through significant relevant experience
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma
- Continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification, such as PRINCE 2
Experience
Essential
- NHS Strategy, vision and policy awareness.
- Experience in quality improvement/assurance
- Successful track record of leading and managing staff.
- IT skills including use of email and commonly used software
- Ability to produce KPIs relevant to the Chief Medical Officer's portfolio
Desirable
- Experience of successful senior management and achievement in a complex organization.
- Demonstrates evidence of leading innovation and improvement of multi-disciplinary teams in the provision of services.
- Extensive experience of devising and analysing complex statistical reports for Executive Committees.
- Extensive experience of leading successful bespoke projects across the Trust.
- Successful budgetary management and achievement of CIP's
- Evidence of successful operational and business planning achievement.
- Previous experience of working in one or more of an Executive Medical/ CMO Directorate or Executive Chief Nurse Directorate's functions.
- Knowledge and understanding of CQC requirements and developing, leading and implementing any required changes to policies and procedures within the Care Quality Directorate
- Proven leadership skills, including networking skills
Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Good working relationships and credibility with professional colleagues and relevant stakeholders
Quality
Essential
- Knowledge of local and national patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement systems and an understanding of how the Associate Director - Medical Performance & Professional Standards can work collaboratively to improve patient safety and quality of care by identifying sub-optimal clinical and organisational performance
- Demonstrates a commitment to and focus on quality
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data to make judgements and inform decisions regarding a range of highly complex management issues in order to make improvements.
- Ability to lead, manage and implement change to improve services to patients.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and delivery of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led services
Personal Qualities and Behavioural Attributes
Essential
- Significant commitment to on-going personal education and development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
