Job summary
Deputy Executive Medical Director
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals
Consultant/GP/Specialist Doctor Pay Scale
8 Programmed Activities in Deputy MD Role
2 - 4 Clinical Programmed Activities - Negotiable
Closing Date 21st March 2024
Join us as Deputy Executive Medical Director and play leading role in improving the delivery of Healthcare across Warrington and Halton.
As a senior medical practitioner, you will bring extensive senior clinical leadership experience to this critical position, improving our services and developing our medical workforce to deliver the best possible care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deputise for and be accountable to the Executive Medical Director in the successful delivery of the objectives of the Medical Director Portfolio. As a senior medical leader, you will provide visible professional medical leadership across our hospitals; Providing support and guidance to the Associate Medical Directors, Care Group Triumvirates and the CBU Clinical Directors you will deliver an ambitious patient safety, quality and improvement agenda whilst ensuring the best use of available resources. The DMD will also play a key role in working with the Medical Director to further develop Medical Education and Medical Leadership capacity at WHH.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In conjunction with the Medical Director and acting as a direct report, the Deputy Medical Director (DMD) will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Medical Directors portfolio.
This will include, but not be limited to, providing visible professional medical leadership across the whole of Warrington and Halton Hospitals; Providing support and guidance to the Associate Medical Directors, Care Group Triumvirates and the CBU Clinical Directors in matters relevant to promoting a strong patient safety, quality and improvement agenda whilst ensuring the best use of available resources. The DMD will also play a key role in working with the Medical Director to further develop Medical Leadership capacity at WHH.
The role will include guiding the MD team in strategic and operational decision making, Board and sub-Board level deputisation and chairing sub-committees and groups linked to Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Productivity, Medical Education and Medical Workforce.
The successful candidate will own specific aspects of the Medical Directors office portfolio which will be agreed following appointment with consideration given to the successful candidates interests and development these could include an area such as Medical Education, Medical Workforce Strategy, Professional Standards, Appraisal and Revalidation, Clinical Productivity, or any other agreed area of the portfolio. The DMD will lead on medical Job Planning process for the Trust.
The DMD will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nurse (and their deputies) to provide strong medical leadership and direction to facilitate all aspects of operational practice and performance. In addition, the role will be an important conduit of communication between the MD office and the wider permanent and non-permanent medical workforce and will help to strengthen and build on the existing strong links between the Chief Nurses Office and portfolio.
It is also anticipated that the role will include deputising and representing Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals in attending a variety of externally facing as part of our commitment to the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board and System. In undertaking the duties of this post the post holder must comply with the Department of Healths Code of Conduct for NHS Managers (October 2002) and undertake a fit and proper person declaration and assessment at appointment and annually in line with NHSE FPPT requirements (2023).
Moving to Outstanding Care and Patient Safety
- Contributing to the further development of our Trust wide patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement programs directly aimed at improving the safety and care provided for all our patients, their outcomes and their care experience in our Hospitals.
- Supporting the Associate Medical Directors, Clinical Directors and when required, intervening to ensure the highest possible standards of patient safety are delivered across our services.
- Provide senior level guidance and input and direction to operational aspects of the patient hospital journey.
- Guide the development of clinical strategy, aligning specialty level strategy with Trust and wider system strategy and objectives.
- Contribute to and when necessary, lead the Safety Oversight Group and decisions regarding the level of investigation into incidents.
Medical Leadership
- In conjunction with the Medical Director and members of the Medical Cabinet, provide strong, visible clinical leadership at all levels throughout the Trust and the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS
- Deputise for the Medical Director, including contributing to the Board (and Board sub-committees) and other meetings both internally and externally in collaboration with other executives and their deputies.
- Contribute to the delivery of medical and inter-professional education strategy, ensuring staff are appropriately developed and therefore efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated.
- To help provide support to clinicians and non-clinical peers within the Trust and actively contribute to successful team development and working and to promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the workforce to develop and improve the care that we provide as an organisation.
- Contribute to the development of relevant Trust policies and decision-making activity.
- To act a role model for aspiring medical leaders and to set and support high standards of professionalism in all aspects of working and employment practice and to help identify, support and develop clinical leaders, at all levels, across WWH, working to develop and nurture a sustainable medical talent pool.
- Develop a pivotal role and place in supporting the wider Executive Team in times of significant activity or pressure such as Industrial Actions, Critical Incidents and Winter.
Operational Performance
- To contribute to performance monitoring of medical care and professional standards supporting the Associate Medical directors and deputising for the Medical Director as required.
- To contribute to delivery of key national standards working with the Medical Director and the Care Group Teams.
- To contribute to the development and implementation of Trust delivery plans to give effect to service and business strategy, including Trust-wide and external partnership working, through the development and monitoring of clinical and professional standards.
- Support and participate in robust consultant AAC appointment processes.
- To work with the People Directorate to ensure case investigation under MHPS is consistently conducted in a just and robust manner in line with appropriate policies.
Clinical Expertise, Clinical Governance and Productivity
- Support and advise clinical and other staff on clinical care issues and the resolution of clinical problems and questions that arise following the provision of care, with escalation to the Medical Director and Chief Nurse as required.
- To participate in the dissemination of clinical advice and direction given from Regional and National bodies such as NICE, MHRA, NPSA, Royal Colleges or Specialist Societies (as examples) and ensure local implementation through patient safety and clinical effectiveness apparatus.
- Work with the Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Teams to ensure that appropriate clinical advice and learning is disseminated following PSIRF investigations.
- Provide challenge to existing practices and ensure that models of best practice, GIRFT programmes are duly considered and inform delivery of patient care thereby ensuring the best use of resources.
- Provide a WHH senior medical point of reference, helping to liaise with other health care providers and the wider Warrington and Halton places, the CMAST Provider Collaborative and the C&M Integrated Care Board and System, to facilitate the overall care of patients care matching their needs across all aspects of our health and social care system.
- Contribute to discharging the Trusts responsibilities in respect of Caldicott guidance and the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
- To contribute to the ongoing development and application of system control processes and risk management arrangements that ensure full compliance with internal and external governance and best practice requirements.
- Promote a culture where all staff are empowered and accountable for governance and risk management.
Medical Education & R&D agenda
- To work closely with the Medical Director and Director of Medical Education (DME) to allow the Trust to deliver an excellent educational experience for undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff in the Trust
- To work with the DME and Liverpool University Sub-Dean in the further development and improvement of the Liverpool University Undergraduate program at WHH
- To work with the DME and the Chester University Undergraduate Team to develop and implement planning for the delivery of University of Chester medical undergraduate program in our hospitals.
- Provide clinical guidance to the AMD Clinical Effectiveness and Deputy AMD Clinical Effectiveness (Research) in the further development and delivery of the Trusts R&D strategy.
Other Accountabilities and responsibilities
- This portfolio will be flexible over time and accountabilities and responsibilities may change or be added to, in accordance with the priorities of the Deputy Medical Director Medical Director and the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
In conjunction with the Medical Director and acting as a direct report, the Deputy Medical Director (DMD) will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Medical Directors portfolio.
This will include, but not be limited to, providing visible professional medical leadership across the whole of Warrington and Halton Hospitals; Providing support and guidance to the Associate Medical Directors, Care Group Triumvirates and the CBU Clinical Directors in matters relevant to promoting a strong patient safety, quality and improvement agenda whilst ensuring the best use of available resources. The DMD will also play a key role in working with the Medical Director to further develop Medical Leadership capacity at WHH.
The role will include guiding the MD team in strategic and operational decision making, Board and sub-Board level deputisation and chairing sub-committees and groups linked to Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Productivity, Medical Education and Medical Workforce.
The successful candidate will own specific aspects of the Medical Directors office portfolio which will be agreed following appointment with consideration given to the successful candidates interests and development these could include an area such as Medical Education, Medical Workforce Strategy, Professional Standards, Appraisal and Revalidation, Clinical Productivity, or any other agreed area of the portfolio. The DMD will lead on medical Job Planning process for the Trust.
The DMD will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nurse (and their deputies) to provide strong medical leadership and direction to facilitate all aspects of operational practice and performance. In addition, the role will be an important conduit of communication between the MD office and the wider permanent and non-permanent medical workforce and will help to strengthen and build on the existing strong links between the Chief Nurses Office and portfolio.
It is also anticipated that the role will include deputising and representing Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals in attending a variety of externally facing as part of our commitment to the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board and System. In undertaking the duties of this post the post holder must comply with the Department of Healths Code of Conduct for NHS Managers (October 2002) and undertake a fit and proper person declaration and assessment at appointment and annually in line with NHSE FPPT requirements (2023).
Moving to Outstanding Care and Patient Safety
- Contributing to the further development of our Trust wide patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement programs directly aimed at improving the safety and care provided for all our patients, their outcomes and their care experience in our Hospitals.
- Supporting the Associate Medical Directors, Clinical Directors and when required, intervening to ensure the highest possible standards of patient safety are delivered across our services.
- Provide senior level guidance and input and direction to operational aspects of the patient hospital journey.
- Guide the development of clinical strategy, aligning specialty level strategy with Trust and wider system strategy and objectives.
- Contribute to and when necessary, lead the Safety Oversight Group and decisions regarding the level of investigation into incidents.
Medical Leadership
- In conjunction with the Medical Director and members of the Medical Cabinet, provide strong, visible clinical leadership at all levels throughout the Trust and the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS
- Deputise for the Medical Director, including contributing to the Board (and Board sub-committees) and other meetings both internally and externally in collaboration with other executives and their deputies.
- Contribute to the delivery of medical and inter-professional education strategy, ensuring staff are appropriately developed and therefore efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated.
- To help provide support to clinicians and non-clinical peers within the Trust and actively contribute to successful team development and working and to promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the workforce to develop and improve the care that we provide as an organisation.
- Contribute to the development of relevant Trust policies and decision-making activity.
- To act a role model for aspiring medical leaders and to set and support high standards of professionalism in all aspects of working and employment practice and to help identify, support and develop clinical leaders, at all levels, across WWH, working to develop and nurture a sustainable medical talent pool.
- Develop a pivotal role and place in supporting the wider Executive Team in times of significant activity or pressure such as Industrial Actions, Critical Incidents and Winter.
Operational Performance
- To contribute to performance monitoring of medical care and professional standards supporting the Associate Medical directors and deputising for the Medical Director as required.
- To contribute to delivery of key national standards working with the Medical Director and the Care Group Teams.
- To contribute to the development and implementation of Trust delivery plans to give effect to service and business strategy, including Trust-wide and external partnership working, through the development and monitoring of clinical and professional standards.
- Support and participate in robust consultant AAC appointment processes.
- To work with the People Directorate to ensure case investigation under MHPS is consistently conducted in a just and robust manner in line with appropriate policies.
Clinical Expertise, Clinical Governance and Productivity
- Support and advise clinical and other staff on clinical care issues and the resolution of clinical problems and questions that arise following the provision of care, with escalation to the Medical Director and Chief Nurse as required.
- To participate in the dissemination of clinical advice and direction given from Regional and National bodies such as NICE, MHRA, NPSA, Royal Colleges or Specialist Societies (as examples) and ensure local implementation through patient safety and clinical effectiveness apparatus.
- Work with the Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Teams to ensure that appropriate clinical advice and learning is disseminated following PSIRF investigations.
- Provide challenge to existing practices and ensure that models of best practice, GIRFT programmes are duly considered and inform delivery of patient care thereby ensuring the best use of resources.
- Provide a WHH senior medical point of reference, helping to liaise with other health care providers and the wider Warrington and Halton places, the CMAST Provider Collaborative and the C&M Integrated Care Board and System, to facilitate the overall care of patients care matching their needs across all aspects of our health and social care system.
- Contribute to discharging the Trusts responsibilities in respect of Caldicott guidance and the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
- To contribute to the ongoing development and application of system control processes and risk management arrangements that ensure full compliance with internal and external governance and best practice requirements.
- Promote a culture where all staff are empowered and accountable for governance and risk management.
Medical Education & R&D agenda
- To work closely with the Medical Director and Director of Medical Education (DME) to allow the Trust to deliver an excellent educational experience for undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff in the Trust
- To work with the DME and Liverpool University Sub-Dean in the further development and improvement of the Liverpool University Undergraduate program at WHH
- To work with the DME and the Chester University Undergraduate Team to develop and implement planning for the delivery of University of Chester medical undergraduate program in our hospitals.
- Provide clinical guidance to the AMD Clinical Effectiveness and Deputy AMD Clinical Effectiveness (Research) in the further development and delivery of the Trusts R&D strategy.
Other Accountabilities and responsibilities
- This portfolio will be flexible over time and accountabilities and responsibilities may change or be added to, in accordance with the priorities of the Deputy Medical Director Medical Director and the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Employed at Consultant, Specialist or General Practitioner level.
- Full registration with GMC without conditions or restrictions on license to practice
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent in clinical leadership or healthcare management.
- Formal management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- A track record of delivering in a senior medical management/ leadership role.
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working with evidence of leading such a team.
- Proven track record of delivery of significant change programmes.
Desirable
- Involvement in initiatives at national and/or regional level.
- Experience and knowledge of delivery of digital innovations.
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral and ability to communicate at all levels.
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets. Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Excellent standard of report writing and action planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Employed at Consultant, Specialist or General Practitioner level.
- Full registration with GMC without conditions or restrictions on license to practice
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent in clinical leadership or healthcare management.
- Formal management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- A track record of delivering in a senior medical management/ leadership role.
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working with evidence of leading such a team.
- Proven track record of delivery of significant change programmes.
Desirable
- Involvement in initiatives at national and/or regional level.
- Experience and knowledge of delivery of digital innovations.
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral and ability to communicate at all levels.
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets. Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Excellent standard of report writing and action planning.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
