Chief Medical Officer

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Chief Medical Officer is a pivotal Executive Board role, providing vision, professional leadership and strategic direction in the delivery of the Trust's ambitions in the provision of care, learning and research. The Chief Medical Officer will apply their clinical and wider leadership skills and experience, together with curiosity in service of driving great care, teaching and research.

The post holderprovides strong and effective clinical and medical leadership and engagement within the organisation and across professional boundaries and takes lead responsibility for the medical implications of clinical service strategy, service configuration, clinical performance, governance and professional conduct.

The Chief Medical Officer maintains effective working relationships with the Trust's academic and healthcare partners. The post holder also champions the Trust's status as a leading University teaching hospital and major centre for research anddevelopment andis responsible for leading a portfolio of responsibilities. These change from time totime and currently includes for example infection prevention control (the CMO being the Director of Infection, Preventionand Control (DIPC), clinical audit, medicines management and medical education

Main duties of the job

Patient safety, quality & improvement and operational performance

Provide professional clinical leadership to all Medical and Dental staff, championing the participation and engagement ofclinical leaders in the management and delivery of effective and efficient care, learning and research.

Ensure effective relationships are maintained between the Trust and Deanery/NHS England (post-graduate medicaleducation), and University of Cambridge Clinical School (undergraduate medical education).

Lead, from a medical perspective, the development of new models of care, fit for the future, that put patient need at thecentre, harness new technology and work collaboratively with professionals in and outside the hospital

Lead and promote the Trust's research and development agenda internally and externally, ensuring that high qualityresearch is able to flourish and is aligned with the strategic ambitions of the organisation.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with external agencies and the local community, includingcommissioning bodies, GPs, local politicians, health organisations, interest groups, patient reference groups, the ShelfordGroup, and the local media.

About us

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is an internationally renowned healthcare organisation and one of the largest and highest profile NHS teaching hospitals in the country. We deliver expert care for patients while our vibrant teaching community equips and empowers the healthcare leaders of tomorrow. CUH - Addenbrooke's and The Rosie - is a team of over 13,000 people and a range of partners who are passionate about improving people's lives. We have an annual budget of over £1.5bn and provide services as a local hospital for people in Cambridge, South and East Cambridgeshire, and as a specialist hospital for a wider population. As an academic medical centre we work across 75 medical and surgical specialties, with corporate and support teams - and health, care, academic and industry partners - to deliver care, learning and research in support of our vision of a healthier life for everyone.

We are situated on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of life science and medical research in Europe, and aspire to develop cross-industry partnerships that further improve outcomes for patients while powering economic growth through working with some of the greatest minds in the country on cutting edge research which can then directly impact patient care. Building for the future is an essential part of our strategy, and we see this coming to fruition through our exciting plans for the development of new Cancer and Children's hospitals.

Date posted

05 December 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on Experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

180-ASN-92737

Job locations

Corporate-Directors

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Applicant Information Pack.

Closing date for applications Monday 27th January 2025.

Selected candidates will be invited to attend preliminary interviews with Odgers Berndtson. The final interview process with CUH will take place on a date to be confirmed in February.

The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/92737If you are unable to apply online please email: 92737@odgersberndtson.com

All applications will receive an automated response.

Any postal applications should be sent directly to Carmel Gibbons, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD.

As an executive/senior officer at CUH, you are accountable for the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the Trusts work activities in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. You must ensure workplace injuries and work-related ill-health are prevented so far as is reasonably practicable and provide strong leadership and commitment to health and safety by ensuring that the principles and practices described within the Trusts H&S Policy are discharged and embedded throughout the organisation. You must also ensure your responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the policy and that the necessary resources and infrastructure for health and safety are provided.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Applicant Information Pack.

Closing date for applications Monday 27th January 2025.

Selected candidates will be invited to attend preliminary interviews with Odgers Berndtson. The final interview process with CUH will take place on a date to be confirmed in February.

The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/92737If you are unable to apply online please email: 92737@odgersberndtson.com

All applications will receive an automated response.

Any postal applications should be sent directly to Carmel Gibbons, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD.

As an executive/senior officer at CUH, you are accountable for the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the Trusts work activities in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. You must ensure workplace injuries and work-related ill-health are prevented so far as is reasonably practicable and provide strong leadership and commitment to health and safety by ensuring that the principles and practices described within the Trusts H&S Policy are discharged and embedded throughout the organisation. You must also ensure your responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the policy and that the necessary resources and infrastructure for health and safety are provided.

Person Specification

Please see attached applicant information pack

Essential

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Person Specification

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Essential

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Corporate-Directors

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Corporate-Directors

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

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information@odgersberndtson.com

02075291111

Date posted

05 December 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on Experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

180-ASN-92737

Job locations

Corporate-Directors

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


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