Job summary
CCS and NCH&C are merging into a new merged organisation on 1st April 2026. This position is a newly created secondment role for 1 year for a Deputy Medical Director with a focus on Norfolk Adult Care. It will involve oversight of inpatient beds, Urgent Care, and working with our Community teams to provide great care.
Are you an experienced Medical Leader ready to take that step into a Deputy role with all the knowledge and experience you have acquired? Do you have experience of Acute and Urgent Adult Care and want to bring that experience into the Community setting to help us facilitate the Darzi shift of Care into the Community? If so, then come and speak with us about this position and consider joining us.
"Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 10th October.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Medical Director will support the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the overall strategic development and day to day running of high quality and safe Adult patient care, mainly focused on the Norfolk provision, but there will be some cross working within the Group.
They will provide oversight and guidance to Medical and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP's), staff and their Leads, providing support, troubleshooting where necessary and providing senior clinical advice where required.
They will be responsible for overseeing medical job planning process across the Group and performance delivery as part of the annual cycle.
In conjunction with the CMO, and working with Senior Operational, Allied Health Professional (AHP), and Nursing colleagues, they will support the design and development of clinical pathways with system partners with specific responsibility for inpatient care, Urgent Community Response (UCR) growth, and increase the opportunities for admission avoidance across Norfolk and Waveney.
They will deputise for the CMO at local, regional and national meetings as requested, ensuring the organisation and profession is represented operationally and strategically. They will be responsible for deputising at Board meetings as required, developing and presenting papers, ensuring local and national issues that impact on the organisation are raised and addressed.
The postholder will participate in the Trust Strategic on-call rota.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Clinical Leadership responsibilities.
1.1. With the Clinical Director, to have oversight of all inpatient units across Norfolk, some of which will require more involvement and others will need less.
1.2. To work closely with the Clinical Director and ACP Lead to ensure effective day to day management and oversight of Medical and ACP provision within UCR and the Intermediate Care Directorate, dealing with or effectively delegating operational critical issues as they arise.
1.3. To provide clinical leadership of complex, highly specialised or challenging clinical cases, ensuring others learn and gain from their experience and clinical judgment.
1.4. Working with Directors, AHP and Nursing leaders, ensure that patients accessing UCR and Intermediate care services do so in a safe, effective and timely manner, including appropriate discharge.
1.5. To provide ward rounds weekly in two of the Intermediate Care wards.
1.6. To ensure that operational plans are understood with medical and ACP teams and that high standards of patient care are always delivered.
1.7. To work with Intermediate and UCR leads and System Partners in the creation of plans to support surge activity such as Winter planning.
1.8. To develop pathways from our UCR and Intermediate Care areas into the Acute providers, including Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and Emergency Departments (EDs) to provide a better experience for our patients and their care.
1.9. To work with the Director of Service and Finance team to ensure budgets pertaining to intermediate care beds and UCR are appropriate and effective.
1.10. To work with System Partners to develop pathways for patient care to provide seamless and great care for patients, and to facilitate admission avoidance to the Acute providers where possible.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Clinical Leadership responsibilities.
1.1. With the Clinical Director, to have oversight of all inpatient units across Norfolk, some of which will require more involvement and others will need less.
1.2. To work closely with the Clinical Director and ACP Lead to ensure effective day to day management and oversight of Medical and ACP provision within UCR and the Intermediate Care Directorate, dealing with or effectively delegating operational critical issues as they arise.
1.3. To provide clinical leadership of complex, highly specialised or challenging clinical cases, ensuring others learn and gain from their experience and clinical judgment.
1.4. Working with Directors, AHP and Nursing leaders, ensure that patients accessing UCR and Intermediate care services do so in a safe, effective and timely manner, including appropriate discharge.
1.5. To provide ward rounds weekly in two of the Intermediate Care wards.
1.6. To ensure that operational plans are understood with medical and ACP teams and that high standards of patient care are always delivered.
1.7. To work with Intermediate and UCR leads and System Partners in the creation of plans to support surge activity such as Winter planning.
1.8. To develop pathways from our UCR and Intermediate Care areas into the Acute providers, including Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and Emergency Departments (EDs) to provide a better experience for our patients and their care.
1.9. To work with the Director of Service and Finance team to ensure budgets pertaining to intermediate care beds and UCR are appropriate and effective.
1.10. To work with System Partners to develop pathways for patient care to provide seamless and great care for patients, and to facilitate admission avoidance to the Acute providers where possible.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experienced Medical Practitioner of Consultant grade.
- Primary clinical qualification BMBS or equivalent.
- Further other professional registration e.g. MRCP.
- Full, current, registration with the GMC & License to Practice.
- Track record of Continuous Personal Development.
- Track record of clinical leadership and leadership training.
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Relevant Masters level or equivalent education/ knowledge/ experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical management roles including job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment.
- Track record of successful clinical leadership.
- Evidence of leading multi- disciplinary service change.
- Experience of working on key clinical quality areas such as clinical effectiveness and managing concerns with performance.
- Demonstrate a good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implication of NHS drivers on Trust services.
- Good analysis and statistical collection skills.
- Evidence of system working.
Desirable
- Clinical experience/ expertise in community focused/ rehabilitation services.
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable organisational skills.
- Team leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the Trust.
- Excellent influencing skills and personal credibility.
- Detailed knowledge of NHS quality systems.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and their wider implications for community services.
- Up to date knowledge of medical management systems such as revalidation, appraisal and job planning.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Information Governance requirements.
- Knowledge of research and development agenda.
Communication
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - listening, verbal and written, tact and diplomacy.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent problem solving and decision making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to build and sustain relationships internally and with external organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of presenting information at Board level meetings.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Demonstrable significant management/ clinical experience at senior level of quality governance, quality assurance, patient safety and leadership.
- Demonstrable experience of NHS management, presenting to senior professionals and to Board.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective professional networks.
- Experience of developing and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of leading change successfully.
- Evidence of managing organisation wide assurance programmes.
- Demonstrable clinical leadership experience.
Personal attributes/ behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Demonstrates professional curiosity.
- Strong team player with the ability to inspire, influence and direct the work of others.
- Transformational leader with ability to effect change.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Exhibits drive, energy, enthusiasm and resilience.
- Ability to take initiative, assess risk and implement change.
- Demonstrates a 'can do' attitude and way of working.
- Evidence of personal style and approach that is in line with the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults.
Other
Essential
- The post holder will take part in the Senior Leader/ Strategic on-call system.
- Flexible approach to working hours.
- Ability to travel throughout the geography of the Trust to meet the needs of the service.
- Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle (if applicable).
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English language.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experienced Medical Practitioner of Consultant grade.
- Primary clinical qualification BMBS or equivalent.
- Further other professional registration e.g. MRCP.
- Full, current, registration with the GMC & License to Practice.
- Track record of Continuous Personal Development.
- Track record of clinical leadership and leadership training.
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Relevant Masters level or equivalent education/ knowledge/ experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical management roles including job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment.
- Track record of successful clinical leadership.
- Evidence of leading multi- disciplinary service change.
- Experience of working on key clinical quality areas such as clinical effectiveness and managing concerns with performance.
- Demonstrate a good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implication of NHS drivers on Trust services.
- Good analysis and statistical collection skills.
- Evidence of system working.
Desirable
- Clinical experience/ expertise in community focused/ rehabilitation services.
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable organisational skills.
- Team leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the Trust.
- Excellent influencing skills and personal credibility.
- Detailed knowledge of NHS quality systems.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and their wider implications for community services.
- Up to date knowledge of medical management systems such as revalidation, appraisal and job planning.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Information Governance requirements.
- Knowledge of research and development agenda.
Communication
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - listening, verbal and written, tact and diplomacy.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent problem solving and decision making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to build and sustain relationships internally and with external organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of presenting information at Board level meetings.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Demonstrable significant management/ clinical experience at senior level of quality governance, quality assurance, patient safety and leadership.
- Demonstrable experience of NHS management, presenting to senior professionals and to Board.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective professional networks.
- Experience of developing and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of leading change successfully.
- Evidence of managing organisation wide assurance programmes.
- Demonstrable clinical leadership experience.
Personal attributes/ behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Demonstrates professional curiosity.
- Strong team player with the ability to inspire, influence and direct the work of others.
- Transformational leader with ability to effect change.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Exhibits drive, energy, enthusiasm and resilience.
- Ability to take initiative, assess risk and implement change.
- Demonstrates a 'can do' attitude and way of working.
- Evidence of personal style and approach that is in line with the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults.
Other
Essential
- The post holder will take part in the Senior Leader/ Strategic on-call system.
- Flexible approach to working hours.
- Ability to travel throughout the geography of the Trust to meet the needs of the service.
- Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle (if applicable).
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English language.
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).
