Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional clinical leader who is a registered medical practitioner with the regulatory body (GMC) and has a track record of significant experience of board level and/or system leadership within a health care environment to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of our organisation, with a commitment to innovation, excellence, and equality.
NHS Devon is responsible for commissioning £2.3 billion of health services in Devon. Our aim is to improve people's lives - wherever they live in the county - to reduce health inequalities and ensure we can deliver these services for the long term.
As the organisation's medical leader, you will collaborate closely with our Board, executive leadership, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders to drive forward our mission of commissioning outstanding healthcare services to the communities we serve.
Along with all ICBs in the country, we are currently in a period of significant organisational change, which involves fundamentally restructuring the whole organisation. As CMO, you will play a crucial role in leading the change, and inspiring and supporting staff through compassionate, inclusive, and impactful leadership.
Main duties of the job
You will support our ambitions by leading the development and delivery of our long-term clinical strategy, working alongside the Chief Nursing Officer and inspiring and influencing clinical and professional colleagues across Devon and the south west region, to ensure this reflects and integrates the strategies of all relevant partner organisations within the integrated care system (ICS), and the needs of our population.
You will provide leadership that ensures collaborative working across organisational boundaries by building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate buy in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health management; transforming the health and care system across Devon to enable change at system and partnership level.
We are looking for a high-calibre individual with the ability to balance leading and empowering our organisation's medical directorate, as well as clinical and professional leadership across the county to recognise and realise system-wide opportunities and drive improvement in the quality of our services for the benefit of the communities we serve, with a focus on population health and outcomes.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.
About us
NHS Devon Integrated Care System
As an Integrated Care System (ICS), we recognise now more than ever that we can only provide the care that people really need by working together. Together for Devon therefore represents a partnership where health and care services work together with local communities to improve peoples health, wellbeing and care. It aims to transform health and care services so they are clinically, socially and financially sustainable.
Our vision is simple: equal chances for everyone in Devon to lead long, happy and healthy lives. To achieve this, we have set out six ambitions for the next five years that will help us transform services including: Effective and efficient care, embedding the Integrated Care Model, the Devon deal (a citizen-led approach to health and care), Children and young people, Digital Devon and ensuring Equality.
About NHS Devon
As part of the Devon ICS, NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is responsible for the majority of county's NHS budget, and develops a plan to improve peoples health, deliver high-quality care and better value for money. The organisation is led by a diverse board, with an aim to improve peoples lives in Devon wherever they live, to reduce health inequalities and make sure we can deliver these services for the long term.
For more information, visit our ICS website www.icsdevon.co.uk and our NHS Devon website www.devon.icb.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities
This role is being managed by Gatenby Sanderson on behalf of NHS Devon ICB. Therefore to apply, please follow this link rather than completing the application form on NHS Jobs. https://onedevonleaders.org.uk/job/chief-medical-officer.19280/
- Where the post is a temporary position there may be a possibility of the post becoming permanent.
- All posts can be considered as development opportunities if applicants do not meet the essential criteria at the time of appointment but would be able to meet this in a reasonable time frame.
- Vacancies may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities
This role is being managed by Gatenby Sanderson on behalf of NHS Devon ICB. Therefore to apply, please follow this link rather than completing the application form on NHS Jobs. https://onedevonleaders.org.uk/job/chief-medical-officer.19280/
- Where the post is a temporary position there may be a possibility of the post becoming permanent.
- All posts can be considered as development opportunities if applicants do not meet the essential criteria at the time of appointment but would be able to meet this in a reasonable time frame.
- Vacancies may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Person Specification
Personal values
Essential
- Personally committed to upholding the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution, the Joint Forward Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and Fit and Proper Persons regime, along with an ability to reflect them in their leadership role and the culture of NHS Devon
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice
- Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures where this thrives
- Committed to continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact
- Experience of managing highly sensitive situations with patients, families, or carers and/or with wider advocating agencies
- Experience of managing relationships with the media and political stakeholders
- Experience of providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level with demonstrable outcomes
- Experience of leading highly complex quality improvement/clinical change and digital transformation at significant scale
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health
- Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are 'Well-led'
- Sound knowledge of health and care financial planning and budgeting at a corporate and/or system levels
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership
- Demonstrate presence, dynamism, energy, vision and passion; engaging people by the way they communicate, behave and interact with others
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action. Analytical rigour and numeracy
- Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels
- Determination, perseverance and resilience to react flexibly and operate in a complex, rapidly changing and often ambiguous environment
- Demonstrate independence of thought, emotional intelligence, the ability to work through conflict and the ability to demonstrate a range of leadership styles to secure results
- A high level of political astuteness with a natural ability to thrive in complex political environments whilst always acting in a manner consistent with their values
- Ability to network and recognise key influencers; engaging them effectively to enable agreed outcomes to be delivered
- The ability to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced, not personal, view and to engage in constructive debate without being adversarial or losing respect and goodwill
- Self-aware and an ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses to optimise leadership impact; seeking advice when required and securing a full range of management expertise to enable achievement of strategic objectives to optimise leadership impact
- Think conceptually and plan flexibly for the longer term and continually seek ways to improve
- Demonstrate independence of thought, emotional intelligence, the ability to work through conflict and ambiguity
- The confidence to question information and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field
- The ability to take an objective view, seeing issues from a wide number of perspectives and especially external and user perspectives
- Leads by example to demonstrate a commitment to the NHS People Promise
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered medical practitioner with the regulatory body General Medical Council (GMC) with a highly competent level of professional expertise and knowledge
- Educated to Master's degree level, equivalent professional qualification or experience
Person Specification
Personal values
Essential
- Personally committed to upholding the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution, the Joint Forward Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and Fit and Proper Persons regime, along with an ability to reflect them in their leadership role and the culture of NHS Devon
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice
- Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures where this thrives
- Committed to continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact
- Experience of managing highly sensitive situations with patients, families, or carers and/or with wider advocating agencies
- Experience of managing relationships with the media and political stakeholders
- Experience of providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level with demonstrable outcomes
- Experience of leading highly complex quality improvement/clinical change and digital transformation at significant scale
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health
- Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are 'Well-led'
- Sound knowledge of health and care financial planning and budgeting at a corporate and/or system levels
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership
- Demonstrate presence, dynamism, energy, vision and passion; engaging people by the way they communicate, behave and interact with others
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action. Analytical rigour and numeracy
- Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels
- Determination, perseverance and resilience to react flexibly and operate in a complex, rapidly changing and often ambiguous environment
- Demonstrate independence of thought, emotional intelligence, the ability to work through conflict and the ability to demonstrate a range of leadership styles to secure results
- A high level of political astuteness with a natural ability to thrive in complex political environments whilst always acting in a manner consistent with their values
- Ability to network and recognise key influencers; engaging them effectively to enable agreed outcomes to be delivered
- The ability to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced, not personal, view and to engage in constructive debate without being adversarial or losing respect and goodwill
- Self-aware and an ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses to optimise leadership impact; seeking advice when required and securing a full range of management expertise to enable achievement of strategic objectives to optimise leadership impact
- Think conceptually and plan flexibly for the longer term and continually seek ways to improve
- Demonstrate independence of thought, emotional intelligence, the ability to work through conflict and ambiguity
- The confidence to question information and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field
- The ability to take an objective view, seeing issues from a wide number of perspectives and especially external and user perspectives
- Leads by example to demonstrate a commitment to the NHS People Promise
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered medical practitioner with the regulatory body General Medical Council (GMC) with a highly competent level of professional expertise and knowledge
- Educated to Master's degree level, equivalent professional qualification or experience
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
