Job summary
Collaboration and innovation is at the heart of everything we do and we seek an Associate Medical Director for Patient Engagement that shares this commitment.
As OTDT Associate Medical Director for Patient Engagement, you will play a key role in supporting the current OTDT Medical Director by providing leadership and professional input with regards patient engagement and involvement, within the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation directorate, as well as the wider donation and transplantation community.
Main duties of the job
In addition to supporting the OTDT Medical Director, the AMD for Patient Engagement will have a key role in the OTDT Clinical Team, and will be expected to support in the delivery of our strategies- Organ Donation and Transplantation 2030: Meeting the Need, Tissue & Eye Services Strategy 2023-26, as well as supporting other national patient engagement and involvement initiatives.
The role requires a proven track record of delivering sustained change within and beyond your specialism, as well as good communication skills and innovative leadership, in order to contribute to our key projects and programmes.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Tuesday 26th August.
Interviews are anticipated to be held Tuesday 9th / Wednesday 10th September – subject to confirmation
For informal enquiries please contact MDOfficePAs@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Tuesday 26th August.
Interviews are anticipated to be held Tuesday 9th / Wednesday 10th September – subject to confirmation
For informal enquiries please contact MDOfficePAs@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical qualification and experience of working at consultant physician level in a transplant unit
Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge and experience of caring for patients in end stage organ failure awaiting transplantation and post-transplant recipients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical qualification and experience of working at consultant physician level in a transplant unit
Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge and experience of caring for patients in end stage organ failure awaiting transplantation and post-transplant recipients
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).
