Job summary
As the Associate Medical Director you will primarily be responsible for the provision of clinical and management support to the Medical Director, helping to define the clinical strategy and the clinical direction of the Trust and acting as second in command to the Medical Director. You will therefore need to be energetic, ambitious, ideally with board level experience.
You will be integral to clinical governance processes across the Trust, considering in particular patient safety, clinical risk, morbidity and mortality monitoring and learning from experience.
Main duties of the job
Working together with other EMAS clinical leads, you will have a focus on the emergency and urgent care aspects of service development, the broader Trust transformation strategy and delivery & take a lead role alongside the Medical Director in strengthening relationships and in working in partnership with integrated care systems. Ideally you will have experience of partnership or integrated and collaborative working.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Consultant Paramedic, Head of CARU & Trust Pharmacist and provide senior leadership and support to the rest of the Medical & Clinical Directorate.
As the Associate Medical Director will be required to deputise for the Medical Director in their absence and attend meeting on their behalf. You will also need to provide on call Strategic Medical Advisor cover on a rota basis.
With a varied portfolio you will also be involved in change programmes across EMAS. This role will be ideal for an aspiring Medical Director and the Medical Director will support your continued development and mentoring.
About us
EMAS NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to improving representation from all sections of the community and well-being of its workforce. We are keen to promote a positive work-life balance wherever possible and have introduced various policies and working practices to support this goal.
At EMAS we believe that our culture should be built upon our core values and that our behaviour should reflect these. Our values underpin everything we do - how we deliver our services and how we work with each other. We believe that it's our people who make EMAS what it is - and we have a team of great people, with great values: respect, integrity, contribution, teamwork and competence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of the roles and responsibilities for this role.
Closing Date 17th October 2023
If you havent heard back from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of the roles and responsibilities for this role.
Closing Date 17th October 2023
If you havent heard back from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Current and full professional registration with General Medical Council (GMC)
- Evidence of relevant continual professional development including relevant qualifications and or Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications)
- Formal management/ leadership qualification or willingness to work towards with relevant experience of leadership in an NHS or health care organisation.
Desirable
- Recognised module or qualification in Applied Research or Clinical Audit
- Formal mentoring and/or coaching qualification/accredited programme of study
- Recognised quality improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable recent medical leadership and management experience in an NHS or health care organisation
- Experience of implementing clinical governance processes and functions used to improve quality of care including patient safety.
- Clinical leadership across a variety of areas not exclusive to pre Hospital or Emergency care.
Desirable
- Experience of leading change across organisational boundaries delivering improvement initiatives including working with Integrated care boards
- Experience in strategy development.
- Experience of matrix working.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Current and full professional registration with General Medical Council (GMC)
- Evidence of relevant continual professional development including relevant qualifications and or Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications)
- Formal management/ leadership qualification or willingness to work towards with relevant experience of leadership in an NHS or health care organisation.
Desirable
- Recognised module or qualification in Applied Research or Clinical Audit
- Formal mentoring and/or coaching qualification/accredited programme of study
- Recognised quality improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable recent medical leadership and management experience in an NHS or health care organisation
- Experience of implementing clinical governance processes and functions used to improve quality of care including patient safety.
- Clinical leadership across a variety of areas not exclusive to pre Hospital or Emergency care.
Desirable
- Experience of leading change across organisational boundaries delivering improvement initiatives including working with Integrated care boards
- Experience in strategy development.
- Experience of matrix working.
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).
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).
