Job summary
Sussex Partnership has an exciting opportunity to join the Senior Medical Leadership Team as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer is a full member of the Trust Senior Leadership Team responsible for the governance and performance of the Trust, its strategic direction, and for meeting its objectives and targets.
You will also have shared responsibility for developing an organisational climate which fosters genuine partnership with service users and carers, frontline staff and other statutory and non-statutory bodies in the development of socially inclusive, good quality mental health, social care and learning disabilities services.
Please note this post attracts a responsibility payment in addition to basic pay, and where appropriate, a £8000 relocation allowance.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer will have specific delegated responsibility for providing leadership to the medical staff, promoting excellent medical engagement and medical relationships across the system as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.
You will also be the Senior Management Team Medical lead for innovation, change and medical engagement in digital transformation.
The post will include 2 programmed activities of a clinical role (from available posts in the Trust) appropriate to the post holder; we welcome and encourage interested applicants to contact us to explore what clinical opportunities are available.
About us
Sussex Partnership provide specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services in South East England. We care for people at home, in hospital and through our community services. Our services are for people of all ages across Sussex. We also provide specialist mental health services for children and young people in Hampshire. Our services are rated 'good' by the Care Quality Commission and 'outstanding' for caring.
We're building an organisation that will impact future generations, where everyone is welcome. A place where you can be yourself and feel valued. Come build it with us.
You don't need to look any further if you're after outstanding countryside and beautiful beaches. We've got the sea, air and the sound of the surf. There's the hustle and bustle of Brighton and the scenic South Downs. Not only that, the Hampshire and Sussex coastline is the sunniest place to live in the UK (just ask the Met Office!).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be:
- Responsible for ensuring the right clinical stakeholder engagement in the transformation of quality patient centred mental health and care services and providing strategic medical leadership to the innovation and change supporting their delivery.
- Responsible for ensuring the Trust promotes social inclusion, ensures involvement and participation of service users and carers, delivers seamless health and care services and outcomes in partnership with the other statutory bodies and the third and independent sectors.
- Responsible for ensuring the Trust is a good employer, which promotes diversity, flexibility, staff involvement, and provides good quality jobs, career opportunities, development and work life balance.
- Responsible for ensuring the organisation performs effectively to meet its governance, quality standards, staffing and targets, its financial and legal duties in relation to the NHS.
Main Responsibilities - clinical role:
The specific responsibilities will depend on the clinical work the post-holder undertakes; as noted above, this will come from available opportunities in the Trust and we welcome interested applicants contacting us to explore what is available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be:
- Responsible for ensuring the right clinical stakeholder engagement in the transformation of quality patient centred mental health and care services and providing strategic medical leadership to the innovation and change supporting their delivery.
- Responsible for ensuring the Trust promotes social inclusion, ensures involvement and participation of service users and carers, delivers seamless health and care services and outcomes in partnership with the other statutory bodies and the third and independent sectors.
- Responsible for ensuring the Trust is a good employer, which promotes diversity, flexibility, staff involvement, and provides good quality jobs, career opportunities, development and work life balance.
- Responsible for ensuring the organisation performs effectively to meet its governance, quality standards, staffing and targets, its financial and legal duties in relation to the NHS.
Main Responsibilities - clinical role:
The specific responsibilities will depend on the clinical work the post-holder undertakes; as noted above, this will come from available opportunities in the Trust and we welcome interested applicants contacting us to explore what is available.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered and licensed medical practitioner on the specialist register and eligible for substantive consultant appointment.
- Education to relevant Masters level / Management qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Formal training in quality improvement
- Trained in program and project methodology
- NHS leadership development programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered and licensed medical practitioner on the specialist register and eligible for substantive consultant appointment.
- Education to relevant Masters level / Management qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Formal training in quality improvement
- Trained in program and project methodology
- NHS leadership development programme
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).
