Executive Medical Director

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Strategy and Direction:

Provide clear and direct medical advice and direction to the Trust Board regarding clinical standards, appropriate treatment regimes and its statutory duties with regard to clinical care.

Provide medical advice and leadership in the implementation of national policy including national service frameworks.

Support and advise clinical and other staff on medical issues and the resolution of medical issues and questions that arise following the provision of care.

Ensure that the medical advice and direction given to the Trust Board reflects the guidance received from bodies such as National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) and ensure that the Trust is fully informed where local implementation differs from national guidance.

Work alongside and support the Director of Nursing and Paramedic Practice and Patient Safety Director.

Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are in line with legislation and are reviewed in as required.

Clinical Leadership

Provide strong medical leadership at all levels (strategic, tactical and operational) throughout the Trust including the ability to undertake personal delivery of clinical care.

Provide clinical direction and supervision to all medics working on behalf of the Trust.

Contribute to the development of corporate strategy, policy and decision making activity.

Actively contribute to the successful team working of the Trust Board and executive team.

Assume joint responsibility, with other directors, for corporate performance and the achievement of the Trusts strategic objectives.

Be responsible for the medical leadership of the Hazardous Area Response Team.

Actively contribute to the reduction of clinical risk to patients from Trust activities through participation of risk management, complaint resolution and incident investigation. Also, ensure that the Trust learns lessons from experiences with regard to BASICs (British Association for Immediate Care) doctors and other medics working with and for the Trust.

Chair the appropriate Medical Committees to provide guidance and direction to the Trust ensuring correct reporting lines exist to enable the Trust to meet both internal and external requirements to provide a safe system of clinical care for patients.

Clinical Education & Development

Act as the representative for Trust staff who hold a medical professional registration in such matters directly linked to that professional status.

Clinical Audit & Research

Participate in relevant continuous professional development (CPD).

Maintain doctor revalidation in accordance with national requirements.

Regularly report on the performance of the medical professionals within the Trust.

Establish a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the workforce to meet required performance standards.

Working with External Stakeholders

Ensure that the Trust provides medical advice and leadership at the Emergency Care Networks within the Region.

Support the Trust by providing, as requested, a media presence and informed comment to journalists.

Fully participate as a member of the national forum of Medical Directors of the Ambulance Trusts.

When available, act at major incidents within a gold or silver management role taking on, as appropriate, either an advisory role or if required a formal medical or the Trusts management function.

Support effective corporate governance arrangements.

Embrace high standards of employment practice and act in accordance with the Manager Code of Conduct

Promote the vision, values and goals of the organisation.

Act within the General Medical Councils Good Medical Practice guidance; maintain personal General Medical Council registration

Ensure that the Trusts management processes are open and transparent and which encourage the confidence of staff, the public and other agencies.

Promote a positive organisational image

Key Relationships

Trust Chair and Non-Executive Directors

Chief Executive Officer

Director of Nursing

Paramedic Practice and Patient Safety Director

Senior Management Team

Other Ambulance Trust Medical Directors

Local BASICs schemes

National Professional Organisations

Local A&E Consultants

Air Ambulance Services

Local Medical Committees

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Can evidence innovative and strategic thinking ability
• Can lead, motivate and inspire others
• Has strong analytical and critical reasoning skills and capable of effective problem solving
• Ability to translate strategic goals into effective and achievable operational plans and capable of monitoring their process and outcomes.
• Able to make sense of conflicting priorities and reach effective and speedy solutions
• Highly developed influencing skills
• Evidence of well developed communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to assess risks, anticipate difficulties and successfully address them
• Is politically astute with knowledge of national and regional decision making an influencing bodies

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registered
• Registered medical practitioner with a minimum of seven years experience.
• Membership of relevant Royal medical college and in the case of a GP candidate inclusion on a PCT performers list
• Evidence of recent on-going personal development action, as well as activity
• Has current broad knowledge of the National NHS context
• Has knowledge of the challenges facing health and social care

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of significant experience in a senior clinical role in either a hospital or primary care environment, with an interest in developing care outside of hospitals.
• Can demonstrate experience of leading, introducing and managing major change programs.
• Experience of business planning, objective setting and performance management
• Evidence of recent involvement in pre hospital care at hospital consultant or equivalent primary care level

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ambulance Headquarters

Waterfront Business Park

Brierley Hill

West Midlands

DY5 1LX

Employer's website

https://wmas.nhs.uk/careers-staff-room/ (Opens in a new tab)